The countdown is finally over: in Siena, everything is ready for the famous Palio di Provenzano, the yearly horse-race which will be held in Piazza del Campo on Thursday 2^nd July.

But we remind you that from today on, preparations have started in order to offer a lot of initiatives and events which will take place in the days preceding the race.

In fact this morning, horses will be drawn in order to assign one of them to each of the seventeen contrades of the city, which on next Thursday will challenge in Piazza del Campo.

Three laps around the picturesque square in a well-groomed and marked race course which reveals

Nottarno comes back with its 3^rd edition, the sleepless night in Oltrarno, in Florence.

Yes! As all the great cities, also Florence enjoys its Sleepless Night and awaits you all in great numbers for a long night full of events and shows.

Nottarno, commonly known as Diladdarno, is an extraordinary event which every year tries to increase the value of the ancient district of Florence, Oltrarno, in order to make it know to the world public.

For a whole night, really everyone, from the museums to the craftsmen workshops, from the cafes to the restaurants will stay open to the public in order to celebrate with

A new expression is rising in the art world, especially among young artists from all over the world, and every year Venice pays homage to its artworks.

We are talking about Fiber Art, in other words, artworks created with textile fibers and materials of animal or vegetable origins. The exhibition is held once again at Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice, this year with a really particular title: “Matrix Natura” and it will be open to the public until August, 31^st.

54 mini textiles (this is the name of Fiber Art works) will be put on view on the first floor of the museum, created by the genius of artists coming from 51 different countries of the world.

Often the works are made up of real

Hey Guys…Finally it’s Summer!

And for all of you who, despite the warm days and muggy weather, decide to remain in the city of Milan, a wonderful summer has just begun: La Bella Estate di Milano 2009!

In fact, the most expected series of summer events has come back, and the city of Milan organizes for you all summer long, from 16^th June to 30^th August, 400 different appointments to

The most expected appointment by all fashion lovers comes back in Florence: Pitti Immagine Uomo n° 76.

In fact, from 16^th to 19^th June, the pavilions of Fortezza da Basso in Florence will be transformed to host this new event of Pitti Immagine, which as usual, schedules a wide range of events, many initiatives and international previews.

The 13 sections of this Pitti Uomo will be arranged in 59,000 sq. m., and as always, the event will launch new brands and new trends, and it will show the new collections of the most prestigious and stylish fashion houses.

International guests, great side events and many novelties. The most important one?

Until 21^st June San Gimignano, placed in the province of the wonderful city of Siena, will be the protagonist of a very particular exhibition entitled “Benedetto da Maiano in San Gimignano, the rediscovery of a forgotten crucifix”.

On the occasion of this event, the beautiful wooden polychrome crucifix will be publicly put on display, a work attributed to the Florentine artist Benedetto da Maiano, sculptor belonging to the Renaissance who has always showed his interest in the human body’s shapes and proportions. And this beautiful crucifix is the proof.

It is not only a religious symbol,

On Sunday 7^th June, the 53^rd International Art Exhibition of Venice Biennale 2009 has come back.

The Biennale, which will open its doors to the public until 22^nd November, as every year will charm the whole Venetian landscape, especially the site reserved for such an event, the Giardini dell’Arsenale (Arsenal Gardens).

The exhibition is titled “Fare Mondi” (“Making Worlds”), title chosen by the director of the exhibition, Daniel Birnbaum, and it depicts the theme and the central idea of this Art Exhibition on its own.

Yes, because Venice Biennale’s aim is to

A very special exhibition is still under way in Rome, set up to celebrate the “birthday” of one of the greatest personages of our history. In fact, the notorious Tito Flavio Vespasiano this year has his 2000^th birthday, and his city, the wonderful Rome decided to celebrate the event with a particular touring exhibition which until January 2010 will go through the whole capital.

The great exhibition “Divus Vespasianus. Il Bimillenario dei Flavi” (“Divus Vespasianus The two-thousand-year Flavian”) is dedicated to the plebeian emperor, who coming from the army was able to wear the emperor crown; it is divided into six sections in which portraits,

Tomorrow, Tuesday 2^nd June is the Italian Republic Day, a usual recurrence which every year schedules any sort of events and activities in order not to forget this very important day which deeply marked the history of our country.

Pisa will be the city which this year will celebrate this important day with a spectacular and stunning event which comes back after four years: the Regatta of the Ancient Maritime Republics.

This year it’s Pisa‘s turn, which on the river’s water which goes through the city, will show the proud boats parade carrying the coats of arms of their own city. The event is aimed not just to suggest again the ancient competition between the maritime republics but also to