Four ideas for the weekend

Everyone’s going crazy for board games, which are enjoying a second golden age. This weekend, head to Milan’s former Morel Milano industrial complex for COMBO, the Festival of Pawns, Dice and Cards. Summer continues in the south, particularly in Tropea, where, whilst the days are brightened by sunshine and mild weather, the evenings come alive with the sounds of jazz and blues. In October, the month of wine par excellence, there can be no better place to celebrate it than in Merano, home to the famous Grape Festival. On 31 October, following in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi, the Urban Trekking Day returns – an opportunity to combine walking with the discovery of magical places in 81 towns and cities across Italia.