Month: April 2011

Florence Notte Bianca 2011

April 27, 2011

The night between April 30 and May 1, 2011 in Florence will be a fun “notte bianca”, a “white” all-night arts festival all around the city. This year, the city of Michelangelo’s David will live a long sleepless night with special opening of several museums until midnight and entertaining events lasting until the early hours…

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Events for Easter and Easter Monday in Tuscany

April 21, 2011

Just a few days to Easter and Easter celebrations throughout Tuscany start tomorrow, Holy Friday. Friday 22 and Saturday, April 23 According to Christian tradition, the Friday before Easter, called Holy Friday, commemorates the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. For the occasion, many Tuscan cities organize processions and small religious celebrations. In Castiglion Fiorentino…

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Where in the world is the David?

April 16, 2011

We’re talking of Michelangelo’s David here: how many of them are spread out throughout the world? It seems that as the most famous statue in the world, the likeness of the marble David appears not only in small plaster statues, but as lamps, aprons and even in the Simpsons! Of course there are also official…

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Culture Week 2011

April 1, 2011

The upcoming 13th edition of European Culture Week looks very promising thanks in large part to the success of previous editions with the public. From the 9th to the 17th of April 2011, Europe will be the protagonist of important cultural events, and so will Italy and Tuscany.

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