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Florence Youth Festival Various venues, Florence |
festival in the Chiesa di Santo Stefano al Ponte in Florence, which has since continued and developed with great success each year during Holy Week. The festival runs for one week before Easter and offers up to 3 concert... more
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Scoppio del Carro Piazza del Duomo, Florence, 50122 |
An event with roots deep in history, the Explosion of the Cart - Scoppio del Carro - has evolved into something very different from its obscure origins. On the morning of Easter Sunday the cart enters the cathedral squar... more
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Festival dei Popoli Borgo Pinti 82 rosso, Florence, 50121 |
and has made known to its audience the most noted authors of the sector (Jean Rouch, Ken Loach, Vittorio de Seta, Fred Wiseman, Richard Leacock, Gianfranco Mingozzi, Lindsay Anderson, Abbas Kiarostami, Nagisa Oshima, Ian... more
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Festival of Saint John Various locations, Florence, 50100 |
Florence and Saint John have a long history: very early on the city took the saint to its heart as patron. Just as Christian theology considers John to be the herald of the coming Messiah and the age of the Kingdom of Go... more
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Christmas in Florence Various venues, Florence, 50121 |
Another delightful procession, organised by the Florence Canoe Society, is held with Father Christmas travelling by boat down the River Arno to wish everyone a very happy Christmas (December 23rd). Like most other cities... more
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Teatro della Pergola Via della Pergola 12/32, Florence, 50100 |
The best place to hear chamber music in Florence is this gorgeous historic theater done out in splendid red and gold. Inaugurated in 1656, it is an intimate performance space with three tiers of boxes ideally suited to s... more
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Umbria Jazz Festival City Center, Various venues, Perugia, 06123 |
In OrvietoThe primary focus of the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival in Orvieto—now in its 15th year—is the country’s solid jazz tradition, arguably the best example of jazz having come of age as a global mus... more
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Puccini Festival Piazzale Belvedere, Torre del Lago, 55048 |
. Our wine visits will show the best now coming from the Lucchesi Hills, with tastings and lunches at several estates in the region. Ourfirst lunchtime will be at the superb estate of Tenuta di Capezzana, in Carmignano i... more
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Festa del Grillo Parco delle Cascine, (north of Arno River), Florence, 50144 |
This festival features a variety of stalls selling lucky singing crickets in cages, a tradition that dates back to the 19th century. What started as a festa where Florentines gathered in the park to enjoy a day out playi... more
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Opera Festival Teatro Verdi, Via Ghibellina, 99, Florence, 50122 |
The Medici family called in Niccolò Pericoli, known as Tribolo, to design them; this artist had already given ample proof of his talent with his designs for the gardens of the Medici Villas of Castello and Petraia. Tribo... more
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