It’s nightfall by Lake Garda and you’re dancing with a bloke called Freedom.

You’ve lost all your inhibitions and you’re getting weird with strangers and pulling off all your clothes and goddam, you kind of like it.

Yeahh, Mandrea Music Festival will do that to you.

This hippie extravaganza in the foothills of the Dolomites attracts tie-dye wearing types from all over.

Join ‘em for dancing and spontaneous bongo-playing in a magical hidden fairy camp.

It’s not for the faint-hearted. These aren’t just hippies, these are ITALIAN hippies. So bloody in touch with themselves that they’ve basically got their hands in their pants at all times.

But it’s kind of the best thing ever. You get to listen to Toots and the Maytals, General Levy, Vaudou Game, Sam and the Womp, and Lazy Habits with the friendliest of folk.

So embrace the hell out of it (and your new festival besties). You can’t be cynical all the time ✌

Mandrea Music Festival runs from the 16th - 20th August, €110.