Learn English: Siena tagged articles

  1. 5 top locations to learn Italian this autumn

    Experience Cultures, Destinations for you: 5 top locations to learn Italian this autumn

    Italy can be a great place to visit any time of year, but there’s something to be said for visiting in the autumn: gone are the summer crowds and in come the quieter days, lower prices and pleasantly warm (rather than stifling hot) days.

  2. Visit Italy this August and enjoy the ‘Ferragosto’

    Experience Cultures: Visit Italy this August and enjoy the ‘Ferragosto’

    Ferragosto, or Assumption Day (15th August), is the most important summer holiday in Italy, when thousands of Italians escape the hot cities and head for the coast or the countryside.

  3. The Siena Palio

    Experience Cultures: The Siena Palio

    The Palio in Siena, which is known locally as Il Palio di Siena or simply Il Palio, is a folk festival based around horse races.

  4. The best festival in the world?

    Experience Cultures, Food and Drink: The best festival in the world?

    There are weird and wonderful festivals all over the world. It is the Italian city of Perugia though, that plays host to what has to be one of the most heavenly festivals you’ll ever find…Eurochocolate.