MAIN EVENTS IN TUSCANY
April
Montepulciano
Festival Nazionale del Teatro
May
Firenze
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
San Casciano V.P.(Firenze)
Fiori e Pittori
Incisa Valdarno (Firenze)
Festa della Cioccolata
San Casciano V.P.(Firenze)
Alla corte del vino
Castelfiorentino (Firenze)
Incanti e banchi
Firenze
Concorso Internazionale per l'Iris più bello
June
Firenze
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Fucechio (Firenze)
Palio delle Contrade
July
Pontassieve (Firenze)
Onda Mediterranea
Siena
Palio di Siena
Montepulciano (Siena)
Cantiere Internazionale d'arte
Pelago (Firenze)
On the road festival
August
San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI)
Festa di S.Cassiano
Rignano (Firenze)
Festival Suoni e Colori in Toscana
Siena
Palio di Siena
September
Firenze
Benedizione del vino
Greve in Chianti (Firenze)
Rassegna del Chianti Classico
Chianciano terme (Siena)
Festival Nazionale dei Corti Italiani
Firenze
Festa della rificolona
Rignano (Firenze)
Antica fiera del bestiame del Valdarno
Scandicci (Firenze)
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Impruneta (Firenze)
Festa dell'uva
October
Impruneta (Firenze)
Fiera di S.Luca
Certaldo (Firenze)
Festa delle zucche
Aulla (Massa)
La notte di Halloween
November
Scarperia (Firenze)
Sagra del Tartufo
Firenze
Country & co.
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Paneolio
December
Reggello (Firenze)
Rassegna dell'olio extra vergine d'oliva
Firenze
Fiera di Natale
Montelupo (Firenze)
Gourmet
Montepulciano
Festival Nazionale del Teatro
May
Firenze
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
San Casciano V.P.(Firenze)
Fiori e Pittori
Incisa Valdarno (Firenze)
Festa della Cioccolata
San Casciano V.P.(Firenze)
Alla corte del vino
Castelfiorentino (Firenze)
Incanti e banchi
Firenze
Concorso Internazionale per l'Iris più bello
June
Firenze
Calcio Storico Fiorentino
Fucechio (Firenze)
Palio delle Contrade
July
Pontassieve (Firenze)
Onda Mediterranea
Siena
Palio di Siena
Montepulciano (Siena)
Cantiere Internazionale d'arte
Pelago (Firenze)
On the road festival
August
San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI)
Festa di S.Cassiano
Rignano (Firenze)
Festival Suoni e Colori in Toscana
Siena
Palio di Siena
September
Firenze
Benedizione del vino
Greve in Chianti (Firenze)
Rassegna del Chianti Classico
Chianciano terme (Siena)
Festival Nazionale dei Corti Italiani
Firenze
Festa della rificolona
Rignano (Firenze)
Antica fiera del bestiame del Valdarno
Scandicci (Firenze)
igneus Anno Domini 1068
Impruneta (Firenze)
Festa dell'uva
October
Impruneta (Firenze)
Fiera di S.Luca
Certaldo (Firenze)
Festa delle zucche
Aulla (Massa)
La notte di Halloween
November
Scarperia (Firenze)
Sagra del Tartufo
Firenze
Country & co.
Montespertoli (Firenze)
Paneolio
December
Reggello (Firenze)
Rassegna dell'olio extra vergine d'oliva
Firenze
Fiera di Natale
Montelupo (Firenze)
Gourmet
WHERE WE ARE - PHOTOGALLERY - info - eventS - RATES
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IL PALIO DI SIENA
The Palio is going 2 times a 'year on 2 July "Palio in honor to the Madonna di Provenzano" and on 16 August "Palio dell' Assunta."
The phases of the Palio begins four days earlier with the "treats" selection of ten horses deemed eligible to win the race and the assignment to draw at ten Contrade participants, followed by the six tests that are run in the morning and evening. The day of 15 hours to win the Campanone recalls Contrade to rally in the courtyard of the Podestà then leave the historical sfilerà that the square of the field, after which the tower Campanone not play more, the ring of clarions accompanying the last roll of drums heralded the end of the burst crackers will give the signal for 'exit from the horses' entrone. Across the square with silence follows the stages of alignment with hemp, and the race, the winner contrada rejoices and carries with pride the "CENCI" through the streets of the city as a riot of drums and flags. Without fear of error we can say that the Palio is Contrade of the most famous, the most beautiful, the most deeply felt expressions of popular Italian, who combined and leads to the maximum potential of a feast together religious and civil, a charming show, a revival of historic cultural and culminates in a wild horse race in which you realize and enhance the pride and the ardent spirit of competition of Contrade. These are unique institutions whose origin dates back to centuries. XV, which are currently the seventeen districts of the City according to the territorial boundaries fixed by a Proclamation issued on 7 January 1730 by Violante of Bavaria, governor of Siena
The phases of the Palio begins four days earlier with the "treats" selection of ten horses deemed eligible to win the race and the assignment to draw at ten Contrade participants, followed by the six tests that are run in the morning and evening. The day of 15 hours to win the Campanone recalls Contrade to rally in the courtyard of the Podestà then leave the historical sfilerà that the square of the field, after which the tower Campanone not play more, the ring of clarions accompanying the last roll of drums heralded the end of the burst crackers will give the signal for 'exit from the horses' entrone. Across the square with silence follows the stages of alignment with hemp, and the race, the winner contrada rejoices and carries with pride the "CENCI" through the streets of the city as a riot of drums and flags. Without fear of error we can say that the Palio is Contrade of the most famous, the most beautiful, the most deeply felt expressions of popular Italian, who combined and leads to the maximum potential of a feast together religious and civil, a charming show, a revival of historic cultural and culminates in a wild horse race in which you realize and enhance the pride and the ardent spirit of competition of Contrade. These are unique institutions whose origin dates back to centuries. XV, which are currently the seventeen districts of the City according to the territorial boundaries fixed by a Proclamation issued on 7 January 1730 by Violante of Bavaria, governor of Siena
IL CALCIO STORICO FIORENTINO
Florentine football, also known as "football in livery," and 'a game that has its roots in ancient times. According to ancient tradition, "the game of football 'and' Born on the banks of fact, and only after centuries, and 'transmigration over the River Thames where, changed its name to Foot-Ball, refined the rules, that has achieved fame, now universally recognized. "Football Florentine" was not only one of many ways to play ball with that body of various sizes, which we know have been used in all parts of the world. By the Greeks, who called the game "Sferomachia, the ludo step 'to the Romans who, under the name" Harpastum "(a tear strength) were playing on the sandy soils by applying specific rules under which the two teams, equal numbers of Players had to follow. The competition was rough and manly character: Zuffi, and continuing struggles lock body to body for the possession of the ball temprano the spirit and develop the physique of the citizens and especially the legionaries who routinely practiced. The Arpasto, rooted in the way of life of the Romans, it was also introduced in the colony Florentia ", where he became, the more 'late, the game typical of the city'
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