THE‘Italian autumn lights up with discoveries and participation thanks to two appointments that have now become tradition: the FAI Autumn Days, 11 and 12 Octoberand the and the three days for the garden, from 17 to 19 October to Castle and Masino Park in Caravino in Turin. Two different initiatives, but united by the same spirit: to make known and take care of the cultural and natural heritage of our country, Thanks to the constant commitment of FAI, the Italian environment fundwhich for decades has been inviting to look at Italy with more attentive and aware eyes.
FAI Autumn 2025 days: Italy that reveals itself
Now in its fourteenth edition, The Fai d’Autunno days return to propose hundreds of extraordinary openings in each region: residence, churches, gardens, historic buildings, naturalistic sites and unusual places usually closed to the public. A very long list that can be consulted in a complete way, on the official website www.giornatefai.it. To accompany the public visiting the places open by FAI, 9,000 apprentices Ciceroni, students specially trained for their territory will be apprentices.
Historical residences and masterpieces found
Among the most anticipated openings, the Casino Giustiniani Massimo at the Laterans in Romeaccessible exclusively to FAI members, with its nineteenth -century frescoes dedicated to Dante, Ariosto and Tasso, made by the Nazarenes, German artists who reinterpreted medieval and Renaissance painting in a romantic key. In Turinalways for members, You can visit Palazzo Mossi Pallaviciniwhich crosses three centuries of Sabauda architecture and holds the refined Sala degli Specchi, attributed to the circle of Beaumont, the court painter of the Savoy.
Modern architecture and places of faith
The 2025 edition also embraces the twentieth century and the contemporary, with The opening of the Sant’Elia kindergarten in Comomasterpiece by Giuseppe Terragni (1934–1936), and of the SDA Bocconi headquarters in Milansigned by the Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa (Sanaa Studio), an example of dialogue between fluid lines and urban landscape. Always in Milan, it will also be possible to visit The headquarters of the International Law Firm DLA PIPER, hosted in the famous Edison palace (former Banco di Roma) in via della Posta 7, a trapezoidal building built between 1938 and 1941. A rare example of Milanese rationalist architecture, which returns to open up to the public for the occasion. On the religious heritage front, they stand out instead The Regina Coeli monastery in Naplesreopened in 2025 after years of closing, e The cathedral of Christ the king in La Speziarationalist masterpiece signed by Adalberto Libera and Cesare Galeazzi.
Unusual places and hidden curiosities
The days you do, however, always reserve many surprises and the 2025 will not make an exception. TO Florence, The Rai headquarters designed by Italo Gamberini will open for the first time In the sixties: a bructist building outside but with elegant interiors, where you can visit the studies and the suggestive “noise room”. TO Paduainstead it will be possible to enter the Reading cabinetone of the most ancient cultural institutions in the city, proposed in a new reading thanks to the contribution of the group you bridge between cultures, made up of volunteers of different nationalities. Space also to underground places and ancient villages: in Matera, in the caveoso stoneyou can visit two recently restored private hypogei, while in Piedmont the village of Bene Vagienna In the province of Cuneo, it will open the doors of the Castle Costa Costamillennial and perfectly preserved.
In Calabria, the rock settlement of Verzino in the province of Crotone, inhabited since prehistory (photo Antonio Biafora)
Nature and landscapes to discover
Green lovers will have the opportunity to explore little known corners of the Italian territory. In CataniaThe Cryptoportic of the Bellini gardennormally closed, will show an underground gallery dug in the lava and inspired by the Vanvitellian architecture. In Calabria, the rock settlement of verzino In auditions, inhabited since prehistory, he will testify centuries of life in symbiosis with the rock. AND In Emilia-Romagna, The Sassoguidano reserve in Pavullo in the province of Modena It will offer spectacular panoramas on the Panaro valley, from Mount Cimone to the Bolognese Apennines. Finally, among the villages not to be missed, Nidastore In the province of Ancona, the northernmost of the Castelli di Arcevia, surrounded by an intact landscape and linked to the medieval tradition of hunting with the “Astori” hawks.
“Three days for the garden”: the word to young people
From 17 to 19 October 2025on the other hand, the Masino Castle and Park in Caravino in Turin will host the XXXIII Autumn Edition of the “Three days for the garden“, This year dedicated to the theme” Time, care: the voice to young people “. In this edition, The protagonists will be the young gardeners, researchers, historians and popularies from international experiences, called to share reflections and projects related to the relationship between nature, time and sustainability.
Time, care and sustainability: a message for the future
The event reflects on how care and maintenance are acts of knowledge and relationship, essential for understanding and respecting natural cycles. The garden, large or small, becomes the symbol of the link between man and nature. Sowing, cultivating and taking care of a plant means reconnecting with the slow time of the earth, a value today more than ever essential in the face of the climatic crisis.
Market exhibition and news
Like every year, The event will be enriched by the market exhibition curated by Emanuela Orsi Boriowith over one hundred Italian nurserymen and numerous specialized exhibitors. Between rare plants, ideas for vegetable gardens and orchards and creative solutions for green care, visitors will be able to discover new practices oriented not only to beauty, but also to environmental sustainability. The complete program of the event will be available after mid -September on www.tregiorniperilgiardino.it
A autumn to discover, participate, take care
The FAI initiatives of October 2025 represent much more than simple events: These are opportunities for knowledge and sharingtools to rediscover the Italian heritage and to support it concretely. From historical homes to natural landscapes, from gardens to contemporary architecture, You make everyone invites everyone to live the territory with new eyes and actively participate in its safeguard. A calendar that, also this year, returns the profound meaning of doing culture in Italy: to know to protect, participate to keep the beauty that belongs to us alive.