Le Jour de l'An en Toscane
Traditionally, Italians spend Christmas with their families, but New Year’s Eve is a time for celebrating with friends until the early hours of the morning.
The ideal New Year’s celebrations start with a large dinner, called cenone, with friends or in a good restaurant where the meal is usually accompanied by live music. After dinner the celebrations move outdoors to the piazze, or town squares where numerous events are organized.
In Siena, the New Year’s celebrations are concentrated in the Piazza del Campo, where each year a concert is organized.
In Florence, there are numerous activities organized for New Year’s Eve and the choice of restaurants featuring meats, seafood or ethnic dishes is vast. Events are organized throughout the city centre.
In Grosseto, the celebrations take place in the Piazza del Duomo.
In Siena, at 10:00 pm in Piazza del Campo there will be a concert called « 50 anni a memoria » – Mauro Pagani e l’Orchestra Straordinaria. Moreover, from December 16th to January 20th, La Lizza hosts an ice-skating rink. Download the program for the events of Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations in Siena.
For something different on New Year’s Eve
If you want to spend New Year’s in Tuscany doing something a little different, why not ring in the new year while soaking in the thermal hot springs at the nearby Petriolo Thermal Baths. Or you can try Saturnia or any of the many other spas in the Siena area in the company of a bottle of good spumante.
Take in the ancient spectacle of the fiaccolate (torchlight procession) on Monte Amiata where the rites of fire have been practiced for centuries.
Or go back in time on the Treno Natura (Nature Train) whose path takes you all the way to Monte Amiata through beautiful countryside and past spectacular fireworks displays.
Casina di Rosa has several travel deals for your New Year’s Eve in Tuscany.
In the Links page a list of Holidays related links is available.
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