NEW GENERATION FESTIVAL

What is it? This classical music festival in Florence has concertos early evening, and DJ raves late at night. Who’s the crowd? Cultured folk of all ages. What you will see: Straw hats and bottles of the finest Chianti. What you won’t see: Girls in flower crowns peeing into cups. High points: Late-night revelling to sets by DJ Harold van Lennep in the magical private gardens of the Palazzo Corsini. Disaster potential: Waking up in a hedge with a hot violinist, surrounded by discarded red-wine bottles.

Comfort factor: ‘Picnic furniture’ is provided. What the organisers might say: “We love Beyoncé as much as Bach.”

29 Aug-1 Sept; Newgenerationfestival.org