Villas make bvacationing/b there more economical and allow a true Taste of Italy, living as a local. Shopping in the markets, eating in local restaurants and meeting the residents of your village will make lasting impressions and perhaps even friends. ... The historical battle of bMonteaperti/b (mentioned even on the ?Divina Commedia?, Dante Alighieri) is remembered with torchlight procession. Festa del Luca (Festival of Luca) ? (San Gusm?) first 2 weeks of September. ...