Visit the Art and Restoration Fair in Florence.

From 29th to 31st October 2009, the city of Florence has the pleasure of hosting the Art and Restoration Fair, a chance to focus both the public's and world of work's attention on the importance of valuing our country's cultural assets. The exhibition's aim is to ensure positive and constructive interaction between the numerous sectors involved in the worlds of art and culture, whilst confirming the significance of Florence in promoting the world of conservation, production and distribution of products projects, materials and articles.

This is an event of international importance, able to consolidate, in real terms, Italy's image and visibility, both in the sphere of artistic production and that of cultural awareness training for young people, protecting the Bel Paese's rich heritage.
The Fair is held in collaboration with the Regional Council of Tuscany, the Florence Tourist Office, the Florence Chamber of Commerce, and the Anna Lindh Foundation.

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From 29th to 31st October 2009, the city of Florence has the pleasure of hosting the Art and Restoration Fair, a chance to focus both the public's and world of work's attention on the importance of valuing our country's cultural assets. The exhibition's aim is to ensure positive and constructive interaction between the numerous sectors involved in the worlds of art and culture, whilst confirming the significance of Florence in promoting the world of conservation, production and distribution of products projects, materials and articles.

This is an event of international importance, able to consolidate, in real terms, Italy's image and visibility, both in the sphere of artistic production and that of cultural awareness training for young people, protecting the Bel Paese's rich heritage.
The Fair is held in collaboration with the Regional Council of Tuscany, the Florence Tourist Office, the Florence Chamber of Commerce, and the Anna Lindh Foundation.

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Little Big Artworks in Florence

Florence is declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO during the year 1982. The city welcomes the tourists from all over the world to enjoy the art and events of the city. The International craft show organized each year during the month of April-May. This event in Florence wishes to increase the value of the craftwork heritage from an economic as well as cultural view point.

The another event which can be enjoy by the tourists from April to June is an international festival entirely dedicated to music that is held in the Municipal Theater in Florence, it is one of the oldest festivals in Europe. The city also celebrates the birth of St John the Baptist, with amazing fireworks displays. The tourists will get maximum entertainment and joy during their stay.

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Masters of Impressionism on display in Florence

From July 11 to September 28, Palazzo Strozzi hosts an exhibition dedicated to the great masters of Impressionism: over sixty paintings on display, an exciting journey to discover the secrets of this particular painting technique through masterpieces by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh and Gauguin.

The exhibition tries to analyze the way the Impressionist artists have revolutionized the way we conceive the light and colors, with different expressive languages which have yet in common the same strong visual impact offered by canvases. An opportunity really interesting during a vacation in one of the cosy hotel in Florence.

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Firenze, Cradle of Renaissance

Is starting tomorrow the evocative exhibition "The origins of Renaissance", dedicated to research the roots of that artistic and cultural phenomenon of the fifteenth century that has deeply marked the history of Florence, Italy and the all the world, promoting a renewed interest on the humanities and for the Fine Arts.

The event, which will end next November 30, is patterned along a route very particular: it involves some locations immersed in the wonderful and green scenery of the Mugello (as San Piero a Sieve, Borgo San Lorenzo, Scarperia and Vicchio), which were among the first to witness the rebirth of culture after the obscurantism (real or assumed such) of the Middle Ages.

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Routes Out of the Old Town of Florence

The arrival of spring season provides the opportunity to take advantage of more opportunities to satisfy the desire of fun in Florence.

An excursion towards the wonders located just outside the old town, allows you to discover a new face of the city, a route that departs from the traditional tourist sites related to art and offers evocative images of the environment and territory of Tuscany. The areas near Florence host in fact some of the most beautiful villas in Italy, as Villa di Castello, the Villa Petraia, Villa La Capponcina, Villa Gamberaia and many others treasures.

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