A region for all seasons: Tuscany with its colors should be seen 365 days a year .. obviously in the summer is even more beautiful. In August between festivals in the country, art exhibitions in the city, concerts and ballets, so many things to do. For instance ...

Take a look here, below are some of the appointments not to miss...

Sienna's Palio Horse Race
Of course we could not not start with putting into evidence "primarily" in the second and final annual gathering with the Palio Horse Race of Siena. The famous competition between the block of the city lives of roll of drums and colored flags on August 16, the day of the Assunta. Siena, like every year, has already celebrated the event last July 2, the day of prize of Provenzano.

Balestro of Girofalco in Massa Marittima - Grosseto
As a gleaming historical commemorations in Tuscany there are in summer different places...between these, Balestro of the Girofalco in Massa Marittima, which takes place twice a year, the fourth Sunday of May and the second Sunday in August. This time, however, the knights will challenge on Thursday, August 14. An exciting racer for a truly folkloric show.

Impressionism in Florence
It 'started last July 11, will end next September 28: the capital Florentine hosts during this time an interesting exhibition about Impressionism: sixty masterpieces that testify the great artistic value of this particular painting movement-
Van Gogh, Renoir, Gauguin, Monet, Manet are only some signatures accompanying the prestigious event, in an exhibition where painting technique is exalted and analyzed with a new perspective!

Festivals in Tuscany
The beautiful season lends itself well to spend evenings, weekends or not, in the open air, eating tasty dishes of local cuisine, dancing traditional dances, with family and friends.
Tuscany in this period is rich in village festivals.. Places on August 12 the festival of saffron to Marsili, August 14 that of a wild boar on Palazzuolo Senio (Florence) and the steak in Cortona. And it could go much further ...

Mid-August in Tuscany is guarantee of true holiday, the right mix that satisfied everyone, both those who want to dive in the culture, both those who prefer entertainment of folk festivals ..
So there is something for all tastes, even as an accommodation: hotels, farmhouse b & b, for an August in Tuscany not to miss!