Start to Run!!! The Marathon of Rome is come back

Here we go again! The marathon of Rome is coming again, this year at its 16th edition and it intends to pay homage to the legendary Olympic Ethiopian champion Abebe Bikila, 50 years after his barefoot challenge at the Olympic Games of Rome in 1960.

Are you ready to run? The start is scheduled on 21st March 2010 at 9.00 am from Via dei Fori Imperiali (near the Coliseum) in Rome, in order to start a lovely spring with a day entirely dedicated to sport and fun.

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Discover the new tourist guide About Liguria

Web Marketing Team Staff is proud to present its new creation, the brand new website “About Liguria”.

This is a useful tourist guide which has been created in order to provide many interesting and detailed information about everything concerning the Region of Liguria, its towns, its castles, its churches, its traditions and culture, its stunning landscapes made up of sea and mountains.

Ever you ever been in Liguria?

It is a very small region located in the North-West of Italy. This thin strip of land surrounded by mountains and deep blue sea will enchant you at first sight. For your next holiday, you’d better think about it.

This is a land where it is possible to find fun, relax, nature, sport, wellness and excellent food, that is to say all visitors here can find their ideal holiday. That’s why About Liguria offers all the necessary (more…)

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Firenze Marathon 2009: running between history and art

You should visit the most beautiful Italian cities… with running shoes on! After Venice Marathon, which took place some weeks ago, now it’s time for the Florence Marathon, whreas the Marathon of Milan will “change season” this year, and will be organized in spring.

On Sunday, November 29th, 10,000 athletes are expected at the beginning of the 42 km Florentine race, a sport event whose importance and popularity are exponentially growing year by year.
It is not by chance that noteworthy top-runners participate in the 2009 edition of this competition, included in the calendar of the official international races. For example, the Italian athletes Danilo Goffi and Denis Curzi, seeking for a call for the 2010 European Athletics Championship in Barcelona, for whom this marathon will be a really important showcase to show their skills.

An outstanding stage not only for the qualitative level of the competition, but in particular for the fascinating course and the beautiful locations along which it offers. For example, just think about the starting point: the natural terrace of Piazzale Michelangelo, (more…)

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Venice Marathon: the 42 most striking kilometers in the world

Venice Marathon gives evidence to be an unfailing event for all the international runners: the 6,000 entries available have been sold out before the competition beginning - scheduled for October, 25^th.

And the reason is easy to understand! The Marathon path is really fascinating, impressing, unique in the world!

The 42,195 Kilometers competition starts from the Venetian hinterland, under the majestic villas of the famous architect Palladio which are located along the “Riviera del Brenta” (the riverside beloved by ancient noble Venetians). The landscape changes halfway, when runners enter in Mestre, the part of the city of Venice which lies on the mainland. But the most exiting moments are yet to come!

At this point, only four spectacular kilometers (more…)

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On August 16th, the famous Horse-Race in Siena: “Palio dell’Assunta”

The renowned Palio dell’Assunta will come back in Siena on August 16^th, and as usual, it will take place in the picturesque and stunning Piazza del Campo.

It’s a very ancient competition between the city wards, which dates back to Middle Ages and from time immemorial draws the attention of tourists from all over the world.

The feast lasts 4 days, during which visitors will have the chance to watch the meticulous preparation of the race. The morning of August 13^th for example, is a symbolic date during which the so-called “Tratta” takes place, that is the assigning of the horses to each contrada. (more…)

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The Redeemer’s Day Makes Venice Shine Once Again

As tradition would have it, every third Sunday of July the wonderful background of San Marco’s basin in Venice celebrates the Redeemer’s Day. We are talking about one of the most beloved historical events by Venetians, also thanks to the historic reason which got this event started, dating back to July 1577.

On that date in fact, the plague was overcome in Venice: that awful infectious disease affected the Serenissima about in 1575, reducing enormously its population.

Then, in order to glorify the Lord who saved the citizens, the doge Venier ordered to build a temple in honor of Christ the Redeemer on the Giudecca island, one of the most known islands in the lagoon.

Also this edition summer 2009, which will take place on 18^th and 19^th July, schedules really several events.

On Saturday 18^th, at 7 PM there will be the wonderful inauguration of the votive bridge (a floating structure on boats, 330 m long) which (more…)

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A Roman Summer…in the Shade of the Coliseum!

Once again, the beautiful Italian capital will host until 5^th September one of the most famous events in Rome summer: the time-honored “All’ombra del Colosseo” (“In the Shadow of the Coliseum”) which at its 20^th edition, takes place in the Parco del Celio.

For the summer 2009, such an expected event, awarded by the President of Italian Republic and carefully organized by the cultural association Castellum, will bring many changes. The event’s aim is in fact to “refresh” (the keyword has become the symbol of the promotional campaign) and to renovate the activities and the performances offered to the Roman public.

This edition presents an interesting innovation: the opening of the famous panoramic swimming pool, which (more…)

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Notte Lido Blu: the Blue Night of Lido di Camaiore

On Saturday 11^th July, the most expected and coolest Italian summer event will come back in Lido di Camaiore: Notte Lido Blu, a wonderful evening that for 12 consecutive hours will entertain and amuse adults and children, with any kind of shows and initiatives, many stands dedicated to sport and most of all…live music!

Everything will take place along the amazing and renowned Lido waterfront, where every kind of commercial activities will remain open to the public till late: beach resorts, several shops, clubs, pubs and restaurants.

This new edition 2009 will present 6 different themes, (more…)

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Ready, Steady…Go!!! Palio di Siena Starts Again

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 (more…)

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The VII° edition of the MotoGP 2009 is taking place next weekend in Mugello.

The Gran Premio d’Italia represents an important event that is seeing this year a momentary stop in the general outcomes, with 4 pilots competing for victory.
Valentino Rossi, after a series of errors that caused his retire from the Le-Mans circuit, is following his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo together with the Ducati pilot Casey Stoner, 8 scores behind (57) we can find Dani Pedrosa.

For those who have purchased a ticket valid for the entire weekend, there is the possibility to have free access to the pit-lane, to look closely to the box of their idols. Again, the “Ducati pack” that, with a cost of 165 euros, gives access to the correntaio gallery for three days, carachterized by particular choreographies realized by the Desmodromiclub of Rome. Tribune spectators will enjoy the big screen of 33mq and the entrance ticket’s price includes parking for motorbikes and wardrobe for putting your helmets and jackets.

The Mugello race represents a test of truth for the Ducati team, that has to show improvements caused by the Melandri-Hayden change, yet. Hayden has not shown the energy of his motorbike yet. His team is confident about the innovations introduced in Le-Mans, so Hyden in Mugello - one of his favourite circuits - should be able to emphasize his motorbike speed features, developed just in such Tuscan circuit.

So Valentino Rossi challenge his opponents. This experienced, invincible pilot representing an insurmountable obstacle for new recruits, goes beyond his professional skills and makes of this situation a matter or honour. There is no doubt that we can expect this challenge to be really intense.

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