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From July 14 to the 24, 2010 Banfi Castle presents his program for the 13th Edition of the Jazz & Wine Festival in Montalcino. There will be artists of great standing, from Robin Eubanks to the Avion Travel for a total of eight greats to celebrate the pairing of fine jazz and fine wine. The [...]
From July 14th to the 18th in Pistoia, Italy will be held the 2010 Pistoia Blues event. Like every year the series of concerts in Tuscany will see the greatest stars among Italian and international blues singers and players. Names like North Atlantic Oscillation, Gamma Ray, Mario Biondi, Jame Hunter, The Robert Cray Band and [...]
Summer just begun, but many important art exhibitions in Tuscany already opened their doors some time ago. Large cities and small towns host unique, must-see exhibitions from ancient Egypt to contemporary art. Museums all over Tuscany land their spaces for these art events. Florence and Siena are at the top of the list with their [...]
On June 19, 2010 was held the nocturnal edition of the Saracino jouster in Arezzo, Tuscany. What is the Saracino? It is a medieval reenactment of a horse jouster. It is a massive scenic event that involves the entire city. The four opponents represent the four districts of Arezzo that fight against one another to [...]
Since 2009 there is a fun game that unites treasure hunting, technology, history, art and curious facts. It is called Firenze 2054. What is it all about? A map, a cell phone and a notebook full of stories to decipher. This is everything participants need to discover the mysteries of Florence living a true urban [...]
There are many traditions in Tuscany that are not as famous as the Palio of Siena or the Calcio in Costume of Florence, or again as the Gioco del Ponte in Pisa. Some are minor traditions that nevertheless used to be very present and popular in Tuscany up to a few decades ago. Some are [...]
The coming of nice weather in Tuscany brings many fairs and celebrations that each year return renovated and enriched by events and appointments. Street artists, gastronomic events and social dinners, street costume parades, and musical events are just some examples of the many attractions taking place in medieval villages and hamlets. Serremaggio is a town [...]
Tuscany is a very devoted land where catholic faith is rooted in the culture. Through the centuries the popular expression of this faith has developed a great many characteristic rituals that differ from town to town. It is in the Tuscan towns that these celebrations have survived, much more than in cities. Florence is an [...]
The father of the Italian language, the highest poet, the master pillar of the Tuscan and Italian cultural heritage, author of the first vulgar masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, often cited for its most famous Inferno. The news, which is outraging all the Tuscan people, and also all of Italy is that Dante Alighieri was not [...]
On March 26, 2010 opened the exhibit dedicated to the Sienese Renaissance from Jacopo della Quercia to Donatello. The exhibit will close on July 10, 2010, and can be found at the Santa Maria della Scala museum complex. There are 306 works on display, twenty polyptychs have been rebuilt for the occasion, 25 restorations have [...]
