Infiorata – Flower Festival in Noto 2027
14 May 2027
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18 May 2027
Every year on the third weekend of May, the baroque town of Noto in south-eastern Sicily lays a flower carpet down the whole length of Via Corrado Nicolaci. It covers around 700 square metres and uses roughly 400,000 flowers — mostly daisies, along with roses, carnations and wild flowers gathered locally. The first Infiorata was held in 1980 and the festival now draws visitors from across Italy and abroad.
The design follows a different theme each year and is divided into panels, each worked by its own group. Only untreated plant material is used: petals, seeds and leaves, with no dyes or preservatives. The laying is done through the night, and by Saturday morning the finished carpet is opened to the public from a raised walkway that runs along the street.
Noto is a UNESCO World Heritage town, rebuilt in honey-coloured limestone after the 1693 earthquake and one of the finest baroque townscapes in Europe. Via Nicolaci climbs between palace facades to the church of Montevergine, which frames the carpet from above. Early morning is the best time to see it: the light is soft, the stone glows and the crowds have not yet arrived.
Noto, Sicily
Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and its church were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The old town, Noto Antica, lies 8 km directly north on Mount Alveria. A city of Sicel origin, it was known as Netum in ancient times. In 263 BCE the city was granted to Hiero II by the Romans. According to legend, Daedalus stayed in the city after his flight over the Ionian Sea, as did Hercules after his seventh task. During the Roman era, it opposed the magistrate Verres.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was home to several notable intellectual figures, including Giovanni Aurispa, jurists Andrea Barbazio and Antonio Corsetto, as well as architect Matteo Carnelivari and composer Mario Capuana. In 1503 king Ferdinand III granted it the title of civitas ingeniosa ("Ingenious City"). In the following centuries, the city expanded, growing beyond its medieval limits, and new buildings, churches and convents were built.
The medieval town of Noto was virtually razed by the 1693 Sicilian earthquake. It was decided to rebuild the town at the present site, on the left bank of the River Asinaro, closer to the Ionian shore. These circumstances have led this town to have a unique architectural homogeneity since the core of the town was all built over the next decades after the calamity in what is a typical and highly preserved example of Sicilian baroque. The layout followed a grid system by Giovanni Battista Landolina and utilized the sloping hillside for scenographic effects. The architects Rosario Gagliardi, Francesco Sortino and others each participated in designing multiple structures. The town was dubbed the "Stone Garden" by Cesare Brandi and is currently listed among UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. Many of the newer structures are built of a soft tufa stone, which assume a honey tonality under sunlight.
Noto is famous for its buildings from the early 18th century, many of which are considered to be among the finest examples of Sicilian baroque style. It is a place of many religious buildings and several palaces.
Learn more about the Infiorata – Flower Festival in Noto
Here are the steps to plan your trip
1. Go to the official website and double check the event dates, prices and regulations.
2. Book hotel rooms in Noto available during the event. ⤵︎
This event runs from 14/05/2027 to 18/05/2027. The highlight is the weekend, when the finished carpet is open to the public on 15/05/2027 - 16/05/2027, so the hotel search below covers those days — change the dates on the map for your own trip.
2.1. Pick a hotel room by location and by price.
2.2. The search is done for 1 guest and the entire duration of the event. Click on the 'Filter', 'Guests', and 'Dates' buttons to adjust the search.
🏨 In the 'Filters' section, you can tell if you are looking for hotels or vacation homes. Here, you can filter the results by stars, review ratings, and budget.
👨👩👧👦 In this section, you can specify the number of guests (adults and children) and the number of rooms you want to book.
📆 Finally, you can change the date of your stay.
2.3. Save more money! Some hotel rooms are provided by multiple hotel booking websites. You will see them on the top of the hotel room details when you hover the mouse over the room. Be it Booking.com, Expedia, Trivago, Opodo, or other providers, select the best price provider for the room during the chosen period.
2.4. If hotel rooms are not available around the event location, you can zoom out or search by a nearby city/town name. If you have a specific hotel in mind, you can even search the particular hotel name.
2.5. Bonus tip: Switch to Experiences search. Perhaps you will find great tours and activities!
2.6. Pro tip: The map of the experiences may help you find the most vibrant areas in the city and the best locations where you can look for accommodations for your stay.
3. If everything is fine you can buy all the tickets
