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Continuing from our introductory article on Ten fantastic summer events taking place in Tuscany, here’s the rest of our exciting list! Why not book into a beautiful villa rental in Tuscany to enjoy relaxing at between your festival attendance?

6) Terre di Siena Festival – This marvellous events runs from June to September, most of which takes place in Siena city with some others hosted in surrounding towns and villages. It encompasses other Sienese celebrations like the Val d’Orcia Festival, Montepulciano’s International Art Exhibition and the Chigiana Musical summer Festival among many more. You could spend a very festive summer in Siena this year!

Wondering what to do on your summer holiday to Tuscany this year? Then look no further than this selection of ten fantastic events taking place in this magnificent region between June and September! Stay in a peaceful luxury villa rental in Tuscany where you can unwind in peaceful surroundings after a few days of festival attendance!

1) Palio di Siena – This famous event takes place on the 2nd July and the 16th of August in the city’s Piazza del Campo and draws thousands of spectators each year. This historical celebration dates back to 1633 and is a truly endeared tradition of Siena.

Come to a magnificent medieval fair which takes place in the Tuscan town of Volterra on the third Sunday of August and lasts for a full week! Live just like people did here during the Middle Ages by dressing up in traditional medieval costume and even trading for food goods and crafts with medieval currency! There is an abundance of food and wine stalls throughout Volterra at this time for tourists to enjoy browsing around.

Stay in a stunning vacation villa in Volterra where you can be close to all the action of this fair in August!

A town once enveloped by the cork forests that filled the hills around it, Suvereto is indeed a wonderful Orange Flag town to visit! This town is not only revered as a cultural hotspot thanks to its Orange Flag award, it’s also well known as being a loyal advocate of traditional Italian Slow Food and Slow Living traditions.

Also famous for its olive oil and wine, Suvereto is definitely a place to visit if you love your food and want to try exciting new flavours and recipes! Stay in a pretty vacation rental in Suvereto and experience a wonderful tourist experience

On a pretty hilltop near Siena, the quaint medieval town of Montepulciano stands proudly over the surrounding countryside. A place full of Renaissance beauty and splendour, Montepulciano is the perfect spot to visit on your travels of Tuscany!

Walk around the many spectacular palaces, ancient churches, market squares and mysterious corners and corridors of this enchanting town! Montepulciano offers superb views of the surrounding Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana for tourists to enjoy when they get here.

Stay in a stunning vacation rental in Montepulciano where you can relax and unwind in peaceful scenery after a few days of touring around the area.

Montepulciano is close to the lovely towns of Pienza and Montalcino as well as the natural outdoor thermal pools of Bagno Vignoni. Despite the famous Hollywood vampire saga film ‘New Moon’ suggesting part of its location in the Tuscan city of Volterra, a lot of the movie was actually filmed here in Montepulciano.