Florence is renowned across the world for its Renaissance art but, throughout May, the focus shifts to music and dance for the
Maggio Musicale festival, which features a range of concerts and ballet performances. Spending a couple of days in the city at the end of your
holiday in Tuscany will provide a wonderful contrast to your week of walking or cycling. (Florence isn’t the only place to catch a festival in May: in
Catalonia, the historic city of
Girona is decorated with colourful blooms as part of its annual flower festival, while in the
Dordogne, there is a cheese festival in Rocamadour on Whit Sunday).