There's an extraordinary Tuscan festival this coming weekend, starts Friday celebrating the 'largest white Oxen' - called the Giant White. The Festival is in Bettolle looks like a must for any of you near enough to attend. There will be food sampling, music, wines and plenty to do for children. Here's a brief resume for the three days and the link in Italian for those of you who would like the official program, unfortunately no link in English.
http://www.amicidellachianina.it/
Friday May 28th
The official opening ceremony, inauguration of various art exhibitions.
Cocktails, food tasting and music, outside eating and lots more.
Saturday 29th -
At 14.00 there's a cattle show with animals from farms around the provinces of Siena and Arezzo. At 15.00 A cookery competition. At 16.00 there's a basketball game for children born between 1999 - 2004. Many other street food and music events.
Sunday 30th
Plenty to do for everyone.
There's an Exhibition of Vespas and motorcycles for the boys!
Street music, food, drink organised events for children
A competition between the butchers of the localities
Food competitions, tastings, folklore traditional events
Antique stalls etc. etc.
All this looks as though it could be a great weekend. If you can't make the Friday and Saturday be sure to get there for the Sunday.
Getting there:
Arriving from the South or the North
Take the A1 motorway, exit at al casello Valdichiana and at the roundabout take the third exit to Bettolle.
By TRAIN
Take a train to Arezzo (Stazione di Arezzo) then bus to Bettolle with the L.F.I. Bus Service.
Nearest Airports
Florence (Firenze) is 90 Km, Pisa is 160 Km, Rome (Roma) is 250 Km
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