Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
September
This is a glorious month to travel in Italy. Summer wanes into autumn and the start of
the harvest season sees local
sagre
(food festivals) spring up. September is also the
start of the grape harvest.
Regata Storica
On the first Sunday in September, gondoliers in period dress work those biceps in Venice's
Historic Regatta. Period boats are followed by gondola and other boat races along the
Grand Canal.
Festival delle Sagre
On the second Sunday in September more than 40 communes in the province of Asti put
their wines and local gastronomic products on display at this festival
Couscous Fest
The Sicilian town of St Vito celebrates its famous fish couscous at this six-day event in late
September (
www.couscousfest.it
). Highlights include an international couscous cook-off,
tastings and world music.
