Like every year, the marathon of Florence is back. The contestants will run through centuries of history and art, in the beautiful setting of the city of Florence; a unique atmosphere which has made it an unmissable event for thousands of sportspeople from all over the world.

42.195 Kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards) through lots of breathtaking glimpses of world-famous landscapes and sights; a race through Piazza Duomo, Piazza della Signoria and the unique Ponte Vecchio, to have its end in the prestigious Piazza Santa Croce.

This is the most important street running event in Tuscany, and by now it’s also become the main one in Italy and among the first 20 in the world for number of contestants and quality.

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St Michael Feast was born in 16th century in a “sacred and profane” context and it offers visitors musical entertainment, folk songs, games and much more!

It takes place in September, from 28th to 30th, during which the four districts of the little town of Carmignano (in the province of Prato, Tuscany) challenge each other showing their own parade, with music, costumes and decorated floats.

The districts are distinguished by name and colour: white for “la Torre” (the Tower district), yellow for “il Leone” (the Lion), green for “l’Arte” (the Art) and blue for “l’Arcangelo” (Archangel).

When the parades are over, it’s time for the “Donkey Race”:

Energycon is a 2 yearly event that is organized by IEEE Region 8 (including Europe, Africa and Middle East).

The conference offers participants the opportunity to share and compare ideas and opinions about issues concerning generation, transmission, supply, conversion and use of electric energy.

Each edition is hosted by a different country and this year, it’s Florence, where

Fragrances n. 10 will be held at Stazione Leopolda in Florence from September, 14th to 16th. Organized by Pitti Immagine, this international fair event where the olfactory culture and the best perfumery proposals are celebrated.

The most exclusive and high-quality craft fragrances will be the protagonists of the event together with a lot of products for body care and wellness, cosmetics and sophisticated scented accessories proposed by the greatest international brands.

The most renowned names of the sector will be compared in this international olfactory scenery, pondering the ever closer ties between

Pitti Uomo is the most important event dedicated to Male Fashion. Just like every year, it will take place in Florence at Fortezza da Basso, from June 19th to 22nd.

With its Spring-Summer collection (more than 1,000 prestigious brands) Pitti Uomo will show the men’s fashion trends for 2013 to the world.

Many fashion designers will take participate and show their new creations and, among the others, the eco-fashion brand Edun created