On Sunday 25th March 2012, the new edition of Milan Marathon…Stramilano!

Once again, Milan, the capital of fashion, wants to pay homage to open-air sporting events, solidarity, reflection and fun, and hosts this spectacular event gathering every year thousand visitors.

Stramilano International – Half marathon, is one of the fastest and most famous urban routes in the world. It is 21,097 km long and the whole route

From 23rd March to 1st April 2012, the 24th edition of Expo Pisa will be held in the city of Pisa, Tuscany.

This important fair in Pisa every year wants to show the best of Tuscan handmade and manufacturing products, and thousands visitors come from every corner of Italy.

Promoted by Confesercenti Pisa and sponsored by Regione Toscana, Provincia di Pisa, Comune di Pisa and Camera di Commercio, the fair will take place at the exhibition center

Spring is the best time to visit the wonderful city of Florence, Italy. Not only is the city rejuvenating during this time, the weather is milder and the festivities are fun and exciting. If you and your friends are still thinking about whether or not to visit the city in spring, here are a few additional reasons to help you decide.

Fewer crowds

For those who get suffocated from the crowds of people, spring in Florence is your sure bet to avoid these. As there are less tourists coming to the city during this time, you can enjoy all the wonders and beauty of this Italian city without having to worry about getting lost or being bumped around by other tourists. And because there are less travellers roaming around during this season, you can

Ready to go? Start is near and the city of Rome is already shivering with excitement. Rome Marathon comes back with its 18th edition on Sunday 18th March 2012.

Participants will start  at 9 am at Fori Imperiali and you will also have the chance to watch the whole events on TV on La7 channel for the first time from 8 to 12 am and on streaming on the official website.

This edition will boast of 16,000 runners, who,

If you’re planning a trip to Genoa or you’re there now on holiday, don’t miss the chance to visit an extraordinary exhibition about the discovery of South Pole that took place one hundred years ago.

“Race. Alla conquista del polo sud” (“Conquering the South Pole”) is the exhibition held by the American Museum of Natural History of New York at

The 55th edition of Palio dei Somari, a race among donkeys, will take place in Torrita di Siena (a town located near Siena, in Tuscany) from 17th to 25th March 2012.

It is a competition among 8 donkeys, each one representing one of the eight contradas (districts) of the city and it has become a traditional event appreciated by Tuscans and also many visitors.

Celebrations will begin on Saturday 17th,

You still have a few days for marvelling at Salvador Dalì’s artworks in Venice.

An exhibition entitiled “The Dalì Universe” will be held until 18th March 2012 at S. Apollonia Museum in Venice, a few steps away from the charming and famous Piazza San Marco.

This exhibition, dedicated to one of the greatest artists of 20th century, puts over 100 artworks on display.

Visitors can admire a collection of artworks lesser known to the public, which include bronze sculpture (such as his Profile of Time

From 2nd to 11th March 2012, a sweet initiative will be held in the city of Turin, Cioccolatò, the famous, yearly chocolate fair taking place in Piazza Vittorio Veneto.

The 9th edition of this event will be entitled “O ci vai o ci sei”, a funny sentence cross-referring an Italian way of saying (“Ci sei o ci fai?” – “Are you just plain stupid or what?”) and inviting in a very explicit way tourists and Turin citizens to the event. With its several initiatives scheduled, this event is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy and taste many kinds of chocolate and

Two Israeli contemporary artists, Maya Attoun and Hilla Ben Ari, present their artworks at the Marie-Laure Fleisch gallery in Rome until 25th February 2012.

Their works are exhibited for the first time in Italy by the gallery in an exhibition entitled “Falling in Line”, the first of a cycle of four exhibitions scheduled in a year (December 2011 – December 2012).

Such a project, called About Paper. Israeli Contemporary Art, has been

The first exhibition dedicated to the founder of Apple Steve Jobs, ongoing at the Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali (Regional Museum of Natural Science) in Turin, will be held until 15th April 2012.

This exhibition has been extended for being a success with critics and having popular appeal. Devoted to the Californian businessman, inventor and co-founder of Apple Inc, the exhibition boasts of one of the largest collections of