historical re-enactment

Palio dei Caci di Volterra

A historical re-enactment in Volterra, Pisa, Tuscany. It is usually held in October.

Cheese-themed palio held in Volterra on 25 October.

We publish the month, not the dates: this one comes back every year and the comune sets the days. Confirm with borghi.toscana.it before you travel.

The same month, nearby

Other festivals in the same month, in towns we hold a measured distance to.

Everything else on in Tuscany in October, the whole country in October, or the year in full in The Italian Year. And the town itself: Volterra.

The Sunday letter

Every Sunday we send one letter. The week's town, what is worth eating there, and when to turn up. It is free, and you can leave whenever you like.

The button takes you to the letter's own page on Substack, where you leave your email. About the letter