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ON SPECIAL SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

3 nights --> 5% discount
4 nights --> 10% discount
5 nights or more --> 15% discount

In addiction 5% discount only
for cash payment

Note: For Info call: +39 055-216402 or ph. +39-329-3565101 Answer Pamela.

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SPECIAL OFFER FROM 1 MARCH TO 15 AUGUST

For your stay of:
-->3 NIGHTS DISCOUNT 10% on the total amount;
--> 4 NIGHTS OR MORE - ONE IS FREE



Note: For more informations you can contact Pamela or Emanuela at the following numbers:
Office: +39-055-216402
Mobile: +39-329-3565101

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Float Burst

Every Easter Sunday (this year on 27 March 2005), one of the city's oldest and most atmospheric ceremonies, attended by thousands of people, takes place in front of Firenze Cathedral - the Scoppio del Carro, or 'Explosion of the Cart'.

The ceremony is thought to be related to the cult of fire transmitted from ancient pagan to Christian culture. From very early times it was the custom to light a holy candle which was then taken in procession from the church of Santa Maria Sopra Porta to the Baptistery.

From the year 850 onwards, Pope Leo IV ordered that on Holy Saturday lighted torches should be distributed to all the worshippers.

One of the men participating in the First Crusade (promoted by Pope Urban II) was Pazzino de' Pazzi, who after the conquest of Jerusalem brought back to Firenze as a reliquary some stone splinters from the Holy Sepulchre. These were subsequently used to light the holy candle, which marked the opening of the religious ceremony.

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Accademia Chigiana Concerts

Accademia Chigiana Concerts: Siena. In the early part of this century, the then Count Chigi, head of one of Siena's most illustrious families, tried to visit Rome: he got about 20 miles before a wave of homesickness forced him back. Shortly thereafter he founded the Accademia Chigiana, which organizes a series of concerts held by the world's greatest classical musicians and their students (since he couldn't go to them…) Among other things, the Accademia launched the re-evaluation of Vivaldi that has recognized him to be one of the great Baroque composers. The concerts take place in July, in Mediaeval courtyards and palaces, in the heart of Siena.

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Pistoia Blues

Pistoia Blues: Pistoia. Certainly the best Blues Festival in Italy, it's twinned with the Chicago Blues Festival and attracts all the greatest stars. There are special trains from Florence.

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Teatro Comunale)

Florence: Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Teatro Comunale), the city theater. A program listing, also gives ticketron address.
Operas and classical concerts, given by many of the best performers in the world in Florence's Teatro Comunale, and in the more intimate Teatro della Pergola. Performances run from April to June. The site, in Italian & English, also has a nice sound file to download.

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Fiesole on Summer

Estate Fiesolana, a series of concerts, ballets, and operas held in the Roman Amphitheater - Fiesole: Beautiful setting and inspiring performances; there's always a breeze, and it's the perfect place to go to get away from Florence's oppressive heat. The performances take place between June and September. For further information, (many things are arranged at the last minute) call on +39(0)5559611.

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La Giostra dell'Orso

Pistoia, July 25: La Giostra dell'Orso. To celebrate San Jacopo, Pistoia's Patron Saint, San Jacopo, the city's four neighborhoods (Golden Bear, Dragon, White Stag and Griffon) hold a joust in Piazza del Duomo. In pairs, the knights race twice around the square and then try to strike the target, a bear, with their lances.

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Gioco del Ponte: Pisa, the last Sunday in June.

The city's neighborhoods compete over the bridge in the heart of town. Beautiful.
Pisa was once queen of the seas, and when her sailors boarded enemy ships they carried the mazzascudo (shield-club), a weapon that served as both club and shield. It was a tricky weapon to use, and required practice. The young men of the city's two districts, Gallo and Gazza, would gather in what was then Piazza degli Anziani (the Old Men's Square, now Piazza Cavalieri) and hew at each other until only one side was left standing. People often died.

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Good Friday: La Rievocazione storica del Venerdì Santo

Grassina (Just outside Florence)
Christ's life and Passion; a spectacular display of religious sentiment that culminates with His crucifixion

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