Festival of the Madonna della Bruna The Madonna della Bruna is the patron saint of Matera and this annual festival celebrates her patronage by transporting her effigy throughout the town in a celebration that combines pagan and Christian imagery.
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- End Date: 1 July 2008Naples - New York: Park to Park Starting on 8 June in Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, and ending on 12 July in New York's Central Park, Naples - New York: Park to Park is a two-leg marathon celebrating the Italo-American culture.
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- End Date: 8 June 2008Around Sound Formerly known as the Fandango Jazz Festival, Around Sound takes place in Rome's Palma Club and features performances from various international jazz artists during the entire month of July.
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- End Date: 1 June 2008Luminara di San Ranieri During the Luminara di San Ranieri in Pisa, more than 70,000 candles illuminate the banks of the river Arno in a breathtaking spectacle of light.
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- End Date: 16 July 2008Cornetto Free Music Festival The Cornetto Free Music Festival consists of three free outdoor concerts by big international artists in three of the best-known squares in Italy, Milan's Piazza Duomo, Rome's Piazza del Popolo and Naples' Piazza del Popolo.
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- End Date: 1 June 2008
Festival of Venetian Gardens Organised by the Wigwam Club, the second Festival of Venetian Gardens offers a four-day programme of guided visits throughout the Venetian villas and along the Riviera del Brenta in Mira.
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- End Date: 1 June 2008Mediterranean. Sounds, Images and Flavours For an entire week Rome's Auditorium hosts musicians, actors and poets from different countries, but with the same enthusiasm for all things Mediterranean.
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- End Date: 1 June 2008
Miró: la terra - Ferrara The Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara serves as a splendid backdrop to the exhibition of one of the most important figurative artists of the 20th century: Joan Mirò.
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- End Date: 25 May 2008
Happy Birthday, Andrea Palladio 1508 - 2008 - Vicenza Andrea Palladio is one of the greatest artists of the 16th century.
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- End Date: 31 December 2008
Palio of Siena For the Sienesi, the Palio horse-race around the Piazza del Campo is a matter of life and death. Daring, bravado, lunacy, bribery, poisoning and death-threats have all played their parts in the event since its inauguration in 1310.
