 | | The Cart of Fire - 23RD March (Easter Sunday) |
The ceremony called 'The Cart of Fire' has been repeated every Easter Sunday for about six centuries, the tradition having originated from the medieval custom of taking the holy fire into Florentine houses on the day preceding Easter Sunday.
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 | | International Handicraft Exhibition - April 25th- May 4th |
The International Handicraft Exhibition, which dates back to 1936, is a very important meeting place for hundreds of Italian and foreign exhibitors, but most of all for the public. Each edition is dedicated to a foreign country.
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 | | 71st Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - April to June |
Music has always had a fundamental role in the artistic life of Florence, where, at the end of the sixteenth century, the very first operas were performed, following the theory and practice of the Camerata dei Bardi. Today the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the centre of musical life in Florence, is based at Teatro Comunale, and produces the Maggio Musicale Festival.
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 | | Calcio in Costume - 24th June |
The city of Florence boasts a rich programme of artistic and cultural events. However, the event which the inhabitants really love and get enthusiastic about, is without doubt the traditional historic revival of 'Calcio in Costume' or 'Football in Costume', which takes place every year in the month of June.
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 | | Saint John’s Day - 24th June |
John the Baptist is Florence’s patron. The city always bestowed great honours upon him. Still today, in the morning of 24th June a short ceremonial procession leaves from Palazzo Vecchio in order to offer large candles to Florence’s patron. During the night there is a massive fireworks display up on Piazzale Michelangelo.
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 | | 54TH Puccini Festival - July - August |
A magical festival of Puccini opera during July - August at the open-air theatre of Torre del Lago on the shores of Massaciuccoli Lake, an hour and 15 minutes drive from Villa San Michele, between Viareggio and Pisa.
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 | | Florence Marathon - 30th November |
An important event for athletes and for the town. The route lies along entirely flat and well sign-posted tarmac roads within the town boundaries.
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 | | Pitti Immagine |
It is one of the most important professional meetings for the world's fashion industry, taking place in January, end of June and beginning of July; Pitti Casa takes place in the second part of September.
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 | | Fiesole summer festival - June, July, August (Estate Fiesolana) |
The Roman theatre, the centre of cultural life in Fiesole, has been for many years the seat of Estate Fiesolana. The Festival dates back to 1948 and still today it is known all over the world because of its dance, music and theatre shows, which keep a very high level.
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