Italy in March

Italy is one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and one of the side effects of this popularity is that the traditional “shoulder season” most places experience where prices (as well as the number of visitors) go down while weather stays reasonable is being pushed further out. Italy’s shoulder season used to be mainly April and September, but in many parts of Italy it’s getting more and more difficult to find those travel deals in those months anymore. What does that mean for you? It means that Italy in March is your next best option.

While the weather in Italy will certainly vary, and you’re more likely to get rain and some chilly days in March than you are in June, unless your vacation centers on lots of outdoor activities you may not notice the difference - except, of course, for the fact that you might be wearing a scarf instead of sunglasses. Many of Italy’s most famous sights are indoors, in which case the temperature outside is of little concern. Plus, it’s much easier to stomach the occasional rainstorm when you can take advantage of lower prices on things like airfare and accommodation.

Italy in March isn’t just about travel deals and wet weather, however, because there are festivals in Italy and events that take place in March and which can help ake an average vacation unique and memorable. Some of the events which you might consider attending March are the Sanremo Song Festival, EuroChocolate Rome and the end of Turin’s chocolate festival (they’re attempting to ride the wave of Perugia’s famous annual festival), the Rome Marathon, Oleum (Florence’s Olive Festival), Fritelle Festival (fried rice cakes in Montefioralle’s town center), the “Burning of the Buffoon” in Treviso, the palio of donkeys in Torrita di Siena, Vinitaly in Verona (Italy’s main wine event), and the “Open Monuments Weekend,” the one day a year when many gardens and monuments throughout Italy which are normally closed to the public are opened up to visitors (generally free of charge). To learn more about the festivals and events in Italy that are taking place in March, be sure to check out this excellent festival finder - simply choose “March” and the region(s) you’re visiting from the drop-down menus and click “Search.” You’ll get a list of events in that region throughout the month.

By Jessica | Permalink

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