XIINTERNATIONAL FESTIVALof folklore, choirs & orchestras“Terra delle Gravine“TARANTO– PALAGIANELLO, ITALY
Palagianello
Italy
July 31 – August 04, 2026
About Festival
Festival is organized by Mediteranian Organization in cooperation with local municipalities, chambers of commerce and local folklore ensemble. The festival will be covered in media by the local and international press and television. Mayors or the deputy mayors, from the cities of festival contestants, will be honored guests of the festival at the expense of the organizer.
Palagianello – is the smallest municipality in the western part of the province of Taranto. Historically associated with the civilization of the Stone Age: the current center of the village is located near the eponymous gorge, which for centuries represented the natural defenses, and on whose slopes of the Middle Ages developed a complex and stony village, which is now visibly linked to the modern part of the city.
Taranto – is across the bay with the same name in the Ionian Sea. It is also called the “city of the two seas” because it is engulfed by 2 seasides. Τhe brightness, the colors, the air, the friendly people, the history, the culture, the sea … thousands and thousands of elementsform a unique combination that make Taranto a unique place full of charm.
Program
1st day – 31.07. Arrival at Palagianello, Massafra. Accommodation in the selected hotel. Free time for individual activities. Dinner. Overnight.
2nd day – 0 1 .08. Breakfast. Free time for individual activities or optional excursion to Taranto (national museum, castle of Aragoneze, cathedral of San Cataldo…). Dinner. Opening ceremony of the festival. Group performances. Optional night out. Overnight.
3rd day – 02.08. Breakfast. Optional excursions and guiding in Palagianello (church of St. Girolamo, castle, museums…). Group performances. Closing ceremony of the festival. Dinner. Optional night out. Overnight.
4th day – 03.08. Breakfast. Trip to Rome. Optional Rome city tour (Colosseum, Trevi fountain, St. Peter Basilica, Spanish Square, Forum Romanum, etc.). Accommodation in the selected hotel. Dinner. Optional night out. Overnight.
5th day – 04.08. Breakfast. Check out from the hotel. End of program.
Price per person
| Price per person | |
| Hotel 4**** | on request |
| Hotel 3*** | on request |
| Hotel 2** | on request |
| Hostel / Budget | on request |
Price includes
• Accommodation at the selected hotel in double, triple or four bedded rooms with
half board (breakfast and dinner)
• Participation fee for the festival
• Accompany during the festival
• Certificates, plaques, photos and videos
Price does not include
• Optional excursions
• Individual costs and all costs not covered by the program
Optional excursions and services
• Ticketsfor all trips, tours and attractions
• The guide for city tour (price depends on the language)
• Transfer to /from airport
• Boat ride
THE PRICE INCLUDES:
• Disco
• City tour to Taranto
• Tour to Palagianello
• Live music in a restaurant, dinner and one drink included
• City tour:
– Tourist Guide for Rome (price depending on the language)
– Ticket Roman Forum +Colosseum + Palatine: 12€ + 2€ group reservation mandatory
– National Gallery of Modern Art (YUM): 9€
– Pyramid: 6.5€+ booking required 1.5€
– Vatican Museums & St. Peter’s Basilica: ticket 17€ (booking advised: 4€ per person)
– Single ticket valid for 7 days to the sites of the Baths of Caracalla, Villa dei
Quintili and the Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella: 7€
*(booking advised: 2€, for the groups 30€)
– National Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo: 11€
*(reservations recommended for the groups: 1€ per person)
* (the price of the ticket is subject to change during exhibitions)
– House-Museum of Giorgio de Chirico: 8€, reservations required
• City Tour Hop on Hop off bus: 21€ per person
• Dinner with live music 18€ (food and one drink included)
• Club 8€
Extra Charges
• Extra charge for double rooms: 7 € per person per day.
• Extra charge for double rooms:
▪ Massafra: Hotel ** & Hotel *** : 22 €
▪ Roma: Hotel ALBA, STAR *** : 34 €
Hotel VILLA MARIA , ALBERGO DEI LEONI*** : 30 €
Hotel VALERY *** : 27 €
Note
The organizer reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the
performances, the performance of excursions and components of the program,
due to objective conditions.