Unmissable events: what to do in Italy in September and October

In September Italy return from its vacations and many festivals and events take place to celebrate this new season. You’ll find food festivals, historical and cinematographic events and much more.

Ferrara Balloons Festival 2015, 11th-20th September

The most important Balloon Festival in Italy and one of the most prestigious in Europe, in the beautiful setting of Bassani Urban Park. Multicoloured, handicraft and special shapes of air balloons flying free for a spectacular competition between 30 teams from Italy and abroad. The hot air balloons competition takes place twice a day: at 7,30 AM and at 5 PM and during the day will be organized also sport events, artistic and musical activities.

Venice Film Festival 2nd-12th of September

The Festival was founded in 1932 and is the oldest film festival in the world as well as one of the most prestigious and famous. The festival takes place from 2nd to 12th of September in several wonderful venues including the historic Palazzo del Cinema. Be sure to book your tickets early because the Venice Film Festival is extremely popular. Moreover don’t forget to book a tour with us!

Rome Film Fest, 16-24th October

Also for its tenth edition the Rome Film Fest that, held from October 16 to 24, 2015, confirms as main venue the Auditorium Parco della Musica and its open-air theatre called Cavea. For ten days the building designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano will be the headquarter of journalists, hosting screening, exhibitions, events, conferences, debates about cinema. An unmissable event for cinema fonds.

Cous Cous Festival, 18-27th September

Every year in San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani (Sicily) takes place an interesting food event that permit to people from all over the world to know each other, talking about a simple but very tasty dish. Every year famous chefs land in Sicily to cook together original recipes of cous cous surrounded by people flocked there also for cultural events, cooking workshops, and seminars; while in the evening, in the main square of San Vito Lo Capo you can find live music and shows. The Cous Cous festival, in the beautiful surroundings of San Vito Lo Capo, is not just about that simple dish, but it’s a real intercultural exchange.

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Clayton Killinger 2 year ago

My wife and I had an incredible 2 day private tour with Max. Be ready to experience a lot, learn a lot, and walk a lot. Best tour guide ever. We highly recommend him.

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dan1184 2 year ago

Had a wonderful time seeing Rome with our tour guide, Marco. He was very informative, personable, and great sense of humor. It may not be possible to see all of Rome in a day, but you’re going to get your money’s worth on this tour! Highly recommend. Definitely a highlight of our vacation!

Room-in-my-suitcase 2 year ago

The Capitaline Museums, located on Capitaline Hill, lays claim to one of the finest collections of ancient sculpture in Rome. My DIY tour had me meandering through the museum's various buildings, 2 of which were designed by Michelangelo. Most of the buildings housed a 'major in' sculpture and a 'minor in' art galleries with collections closely linked to the
ancient city of Rome. My favorite exhibit was the 'She Wolf' a major symbol of Rome. I browsed the gift shop chucked full of guidebooks and I did relish the Museum's rooftop restaurant with it's fine view over the city.

A great option to explore the ancient city of Rome.

Courtney Brickey 3 year ago

We booked Max for the 2-day tour of Rome. It was truly a VIP experience! The knowledge that he has of Rome is extraordinary. And the skip the line benefit was awesome. We would have never seen a quarter of what we saw with Max if we had done this with another tour company or on our own. We learned so much about the beautiful city from him. He is passionate about Rome’s history, and you can tell he knows everyone. Thank you, Max, for making our two days in Rome fun and educational. We can’t wait to visit again and see more! We highly recommend Italy Rome Tours and Max, when you are in Rome. It is worth every penny.

GS 3 year ago

Having researched every company that offered a private Rome tour, I decided to go with Italy Rome Tour based on prior reviews for my family’s quick 3 day trip to Rome. We booked the private 2 day tour with the owner, Max Parini, , as our guide and also booked the optional luxury Mercedes Van as the source of our private transportation. Let me just say this was the absolute best decision for our trip. Max’s knowledge was never ending when it came to the history of this amazing city and he knew the answer to every question my children ( 13 and 16 y.o) asked. Having witnessed so many other tour groups both large and small throughout our 2 days, it was clear we were with the best. Max chose a wonderful pace and itinerary for our 2 day tour and we couldn’t be happier with how much we accomplished and were able to see so many major sites in Rome all while feeling like a VIP throughout the entire tour. If you are looking for a 5 star truly remarkable private tour of Rome…look no further… Max’s Italy Rome Tour is it. I just can’t say enough great things about it. Ciao.

Adam Page 6 year ago

Exceptional Tour-Skip The Lines. If you want to feel like a celebrity and to be treated like a VIP then this is the tour company for you! The lines at the Coliseum and Vatican were over three hours long but with Max, our guide, we walked by them all and went straight in. Max has 20 years of experience and navigated us around the city with knowledge only an insider would know. I highly recommend this tour company.

Bruce Olson 8 year ago

Max,

Thank you for the awesome tour of your Beautiful city. Dawn and I both felt like we just had one of our best friends show us around the city. Seeing all the great places that Rome has to offer, your suggestions on places to go to eat. Everything was great and loved every minute of the tour.
Thank you again

Bruce and Dawn

Jill Wade 9 year ago

My husband and I had 3 short days to spend in Rome, and knew right from the start that we had to make the most of our time. While planning our trip, I happened across Italy Rome Tours, here on TripAdvisor. With over 400 excellent reviews, and nothing less, it was an easy decision to choose this company as our way to see as much as possible, in our limited time in Rome.
We decided on the Rome in a day tour, and made our reservation, very easily, online. The day of the tour arrived, and there was Max himself, right on time, in the Mercedes mini van, waiting to whisk us away through the beautiful, ancient city.
The next eight hours were nothing less than amazing. The Vatican, the Catacombs, the Appian way, lunch in a quaint villa garden,the Colosseum, and so much more! All of this with Max giving us more information than we could have imagined. He has a real passion for his city and it's amazing and varied past.
This was undoubtedly the best tour we could have taken. As all the other reviewers seem to state - "Worth every penny!" We'll use this company any chance we get!! I would highly recommend Italy Rome Tours to anyone who wants to do more than just see Rome.

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Unmissable events: what to do in Italy in September and October

In September Italy return from its vacations and many festivals and events take place to celebrate this new season. You’ll find food festivals, historical and cinematographic events and much more.

Ferrara Balloons Festival 2015, 11th-20th September