Late spring and early fall have always been times of the so called Sagre. A Sagra is a local festival usually taking place in smaller villages and towns rather than cities. Most of them are dedicated to a special kind of food, like pasta, fish, artichokes, cardoons, frogs (yes we do have this Sagra). Some are related to a theme, like the middleages, a time, which characterises our area, and which attracts so many tourists, who want to have an idea of how people lived 700 hundred years ago.
One of the best organized, and the most well-known (also abroad), is the one held in Monteriggioni the first two weekends of July. This year for example, the festival is dedicated to "war and peace". (See the link below)
But, however small a Sagra is, what's important is to eat well, that is enjoy the food and the wine, to have fun with friends, maybe meet some people, and dance or sing during the free concerts, which are always a must in these events.
For some information on the Sagre in the Province of Siena here are some of them. (Not much information in English unfortunately!)
www.monteriggionimedievale.it
www.sagradellapastasciutta.it
www.festaincollina.com/
www.serremaggio.it
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