Sagra Mercato della Castagna di Montemonaco

"In the medieval hill-village of San Ginesio, perched above the Sibillini mountains, Ferragosto brings the Palio della Pacca, a ring-joust on horseback in which the four rioni compete for the drappo in one of the most intimate and authentic giostre in the Marche."

Palio della Pacca - San Ginesio

"The tiny walled town of Servigliano, laid out on an Enlightenment grid inside its intact bastioned walls, stages a medieval knightly tournament each August in which the contrade revive the martial customs of Castel Clementino with lance-work and pageantry."

Torneo Cavalleresco di Castel Clementino

"The oldest white-truffle show in Le Marche, held across the UNESCO-recognised truffle-hunting town of Sant'Angelo in Vado, combining a piazza truffle market, guided truffle hunts with dogs, cooking shows, an international motorbike rally and medieval cellar tastings over seven autumn days."

Mostra Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco di Sant'Angelo in Vado

"Running since 1966 in a small Apennine town that processes around two-thirds of Italy's truffle trade, this multi-weekend fair draws truffle hunters, Michelin chefs and gastronomes to the dramatic Furlo Gorge countryside of the Marche."

Fiera Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco di Acqualagna

"Italy's foremost inland truffle fair, held since 1966 in a small town that handles two-thirds of the national truffle trade, filling its piazza with Tuber magnatum pico hunters, cooking shows and a competitive truffle market across five autumn weekends."

61ª Fiera Internazionale del Tartufo Bianco di Acqualagna

"A deeply local truffle celebration held in a Sibillini mountain village, where around two hundred local truffle hunters supply the stands and guided forest hunts, cooking workshops and street entertainers fill the medieval centre across two November weekends."

Diamanti a Tavola - Festival del Tartufo Pregiato dei Sibillini

"On Ferragosto, the ArtEtroubles sculpture school lines the lanes of this open-air museum village with artisans and woodcarvers exhibiting alongside the permanent outdoor artworks of the borgo medievale."

Mercatino dell'artigianato di tradizione, Étroubles

"Named in the Valdostan dialect for a market of odds and ends, this charming annual flea market and antiques fair fills the historic centre of Morgex with old skis, vintage furniture, gerle baskets and bric-a-brac each summer after mid-August."

Martciä di Barradzüe

"Set in the shadow of the early 19th-century fortress of Bard, this is the valley's premier food and wine market, gathering Fontina DOP, Lard d'Arnad, DOC wines, honey, and mountain liqueurs from all corners of the region."

Marché au Fort

"Above the Capuchin Gardens in Lana di Sopra, 20 stalls of local craftspeople gather for this Advent market themed on the Grimm fairy tale of the Star Money girl, with a Christmas Post Box, extended hours on New Year's Eve, and a children's story competition running throughout the season."

Sterntaler Weihnachtsmarkt Lana

"Held across Advent weekends in the unspoilt Sarntal Valley, this market of 20 handcrafted stalls is renowned for its lack of kitsch and abundance of genuine Sarner specialities including quill-embroidered goods, Sarner Striezl bread with speck, and the ancient Klöckeln custom on Thursday evenings."

Alpenadvent Sarntal

"High in the Val Gardena at 1,563 m and encircled by the Sella group and the Dolomites, Wolkenstein's Advent market famously features 13 festively decorated red gondola cabins circling above the mountain village throughout the season, with an annual snow-sculpture competition in late December."

Mountain Christmas Wolkenstein