If you want to spend a magic, and unforgettable new year’s eve, at the sound of music, surrounded by magnificent buildings rich of culture Italy is the place to be!
This year 2011, Italy doesn’t miss the change to surprise us another time with events suitable for every age and for every kind of wallet!

Starting from Turin the capital of Piedomont , in Piazza San Carlo from 22:30 to 01:30 , you will have the chance to partecipate to a free concert full of culture and risorgimental spirit.. Renzo Arbore one of the most famous italian musicians, with the help of his orchestra,will make us dream of the past with his music rich of memory and tradition.

On the other hand, Milan with its charming Castello Sforzesco, will be the setting of a celtic celebration. Internationl groups such as the Irish Kila and the Scots Wolfstone, will project us into the world of the scottish Highlands, with its nostalgic but at the same time, full of life ballads.

Are you ready for spending a special Christmas in Italy?

If you’re in the neighbourhood of Turin (Northern Region of Piedmont), you will have the opportunity to visit the yearly Christmas Market, which this year will be held in Piazza Borgo Dora from 2nd to 23rd December 2011.

So, come on! Let’s go shopping for this Christmas! Find your Christmas gifts in this striking local market taking place in the “Cortile del Maglio” and Piazza Borgo Dora.

Over 140 exhibitors coming from all Italian regions and abroad,

On 13th November 2011, the 25th edition of Turin Marathon will be held in Turin.

150 years after Italian Unification, this event will be full of surprises!

The run will be 42,195 km long, a striking itinerary that will start and end in Piazza Castello, the historical centre and heart of the city. Such an itinerary will go across the city of Turin and other

Halloween night is coming!

Get ready for the most frightful night in the year in the best way. Many Italian cities are planning to give parties and masked balls for 31st October to remind macabre atmospheres of ghosts wandering on earth.

This typically American party has become popular in Italy in the last years, with a bigger success every year. Don’t lose the chance to spend this night at best. There are lots of opportunities to spend a mysterious and frightful night both for adults and children, let’s see some!

Milan gets ready for the “witches’ night”

From 4th to 6th November 2011, get ready for a striking explosion of art in the city of Turin, Italy: Artissima 18, the International Fair of Contemporary Art will be held at Oval Lingotto Fiere.

A world-famous cultural appointment offering a full overview over the world of the new art. The ideal match point for both emerging and already famous artists, art galleries and collectors.

In the course of time, Artissima has been known in the whole world of contemporary art at national and international level; it has become a great cultural event able to draw

From last 17th September 2011 until 8th January 2012, the royal palace Reggia di Venaria Reale (located near Turin) will host an exhibition called Moda in Italia (Fashion in Italy), an event for celebrating 150 years of elegance.

A real journey in the Italian style and fashion from 1861 until today, from the stars of cinema to the great contemporary fashion designers. This extraordinary exhibition is one of the several celebrations scheduled in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Unity of Italy and it will present

Obviously, it’s Leonardo da Vinci we are talking about. The universal Italian genius and great myth. His world-famous Self portrait will be put on display for the first time ever in the halls of Scuderie Juvarriane at Reggia di Venaria (province of Turin).

Such a great exhibition will be held from November 18th 2011 to January 29th 2012 and will offer visitors the chance to marvel at this great genius together with the artworks of those artists

From 3rd to 22nd September 2011, the Festival hosting great Italian and international artists comes back in Milan and Turin: MiTo Torino Milano Festival Internazionale della Musica (International Music Festival).

MiTo, one of the greatest cultural events in Europe, presents over 200 concerts of classical, contemporary, jazz, pop, rock, regional and ethnic music, with free admission or “low-cost” tickets.

Since 2007, Milan and Turin have become open-air theatre and music

From July 3rd to 17th 2011, the World Archery Championships take place in Turin in special locations: the park of Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi, the residence built by Filippo Juvarra and declared part of UNESCO world heritage, whereas the finals will be held in the center of Turin, in Piazza Castello.

Here are some numbers of this World Archery Championships: 1500 athletes are expected to be representing 80 different countries.

The world championships will be held in Turin just on the year of the celebrations for the 150th

Turin Traffic Festival 2011 has many surprises in store. This edition will show its very Italian side: the goal is representing about 40 years of Italian music during four evenings, with different themes by linking past, present and – why not – future.

From the youth of ‘70s to the youth of today. This is the stylish way in which Traffic pays homage to the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity.

From July, 5th to 10th 2011, get ready for a great agenda full of special events, with great names of Italian music: on July, 7th the festival begins with Francesco De Gregori’s