Relive Your Fairy Tale Stories at Sestri Levante

If you are visiting Sestri Levante when to go is probably what you need to decide. You can also enjoy your vacation as you savor Sestri Levante’s uniquely one-of-a-kind festival. Sestri Levante is a town in Liguria, Italy. This was one a quiet village but now it is turning into a tourist spot.

Andersen Festival of Sestri Levante

Sestri Levante has been hosting this festival for several decades now. The festival is usually held in the month of May. The festival is named after the world renowned children’s fairy tale author, Hans Christian Andersen. To jog your memory a bit, he is the author of the "Princess and The Pea," "The Emperor’s New Clothes" and "Ugly Duckling," to name a few.   

Two Sides

This festival has actually two guidelines to follow which is the oral narrative and street theater. It is actually a festival that mixes the adult with the children, akin to mixing the real world with the world of fairy tales. People who love theater, arts and literature will surely be mesmerized by the programs directed to celebrate the Andersen Festival.

Tourists and locals alike will be entertained in an open air stage or street theater in the Bay of Fables while the other event, the oral narrative will be heard in the Bay of Silence, each guideline befitting the place.  This unforgettable event is filled with performances, dancing and music performed by local and international street artists.