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What’s happening in Italy this month — and what’s actually worth your time. Each episode is a curated round-up of festivals, events, and seasonal moments across Italy, from major national highlights to local traditions most visitors never find. Produced by Dolcevia.com an independent Italy travel publication, founded in 2001 — this is a more selective, editorial view of the country, built on experience rather than algorithms. Travel slower. See better. Choose well.

Episodes

  1. May 29

    What to Do in Italy: June Events Roundup

    What is happening in Italy this June? Find out in the latest episode of our popular podcast! Dive deep into Italian culture and—yes, really—historical warfare. Discover our curated roundup of June’s top five events. This episode was made with everyone in mind, but it is a must-listen for slow-food enthusiasts and culturally curious travellers.

    46 min

  2. Apr 26

    What's Happening in May in Italy 2026

    This month we explore why May may be one of the smartest times to visit Italy. From flower festivals, food fairs and historic traditions to coastal escapes, city energy and under-the-radar local events, we look at what makes Italy in May feel so special. Expect practical inspiration, seasonal highlights and a few reasons to rethink waiting for summer. For more Italy events, travel ideas and insider inspiration, visit Dolcevia.com.

    22 min

  3. Mar 29

    What's on in February 2026

    February in Italy is usually quiet. Not this year. With the Winter Olympics pulling half the country into orbit, everything else has shifted around it — Carnival, Sanremo, medieval festivals, and one of the largest religious processions in the world, all compressed into a few weeks. In this episode: Olympic Italy, masked Venice, an organised orange battle, and a calendar that doesn’t quite make logistical sense. These are the things actually worth your time in Italy this February. Let’s begin.

    27 min

  4. Mar 29

    What's on in March 2026

    March in Italy gets dismissed as shoulder season which is usually a polite way of saying: don’t bother. That’s a mistake. This is the month when Italy opens what it normally keeps closed, stages events it doesn’t repeat in summer, and briefly becomes easier to navigate without a strategy. In this episode: almond blossom festivals in Sicily, a political assassination reenacted in Rome, private palaces unlocked for a weekend, and a donkey race in Tuscany that refuses to behave. These are the things actually worth your time in Italy this March. Let’s begin.

    20 min

  5. Mar 29

    What's on in April 2026

    April in Italy is not a shoulder season. It’s when everything happens at once ancient rituals, design week, Holy Week processions, and a food calendar that briefly makes sense of the country. In this episode: a two-thousand-year-old solar alignment inside the Pantheon, a fireworks cart in Florence that either works or doesn’t, Sicily at its most intense, and Milan at its most self-important. These are five things actually worth your time in Italy this April. Let’s begin.

    42 min
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What’s happening in Italy this month — and what’s actually worth your time. Each episode is a curated round-up of festivals, events, and seasonal moments across Italy, from major national highlights to local traditions most visitors never find. Produced by Dolcevia.com an independent Italy travel publication, founded in 2001 — this is a more selective, editorial view of the country, built on experience rather than algorithms. Travel slower. See better. Choose well.

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