From 01 to June 5, 2011 - Limonaia di Villa Strozzi, via Pisana 77
MUV: Florence digital arts festival
La Limonaia of Villa Strozzi will host the 2011 edition, year of MUV, the Florentine festival dedicated to digital arts. The main theme of 2011 is the interaction between games, music and digital arts. The festival is divided into three sections: interactive design, media live performances and short films. Five days of events and great dj sets throughout the night from 1 to 5 June 2011.
From 24 June to 3 July 2011 - Piazza della Signoria, Piazza Santa Croce., Michelangelo Square
Festival of San Giovanni and historic Florentine soccer
Every year on June 24, Florence celebrates the feast of its patron saint, San Giovanni, with a series of exhibitions that involve the entire city. On the morning of June 24, a historical parade in the Piazza della Signoria, with the Baptistery of the Cathedral and an offering of candles to the pattern. A solemn mass continues to display the relics of the saint. One of the most popular events linked to the Feast of San Juan, also known as "football of Florence," which is held in Piazza Santa Croce. The Florence Historical Soccer is a medieval version of football violence, when compared with contemporary sports would be considered a mixture of wrestling, rugby and football. It was probably invented in military camps where the soldiers resting between battles, to practice and stay in shape. After a long parade of Santa Maria Novella Piazza Santa Croce, chaired by the noble horse, the game begins with the cry "Viva Firenze!". The game is one hour of constant struggle, attacks, cries and tangling of bodies dressed in 16 century. In the conclusion, on the night of 24, is a traditional fireworks display in Piazzale Michelangelo called fuochi di San Giovanni (San Juan fireworks), which attracts a huge crowd, especially concentrated in the Lungarni (Arno river rides).
From 28/05/2011 to 05/06/2011 - Montespertoli
Sample of Chianti
Sample of Chianti, as usual, has been held the last Sunday of May. The exhibition will be held from May 28 to June 5, 2011, in the town of Montespertoli, in the happy province of Florence. The territory of Montespertoli has always been dedicated to wine, lifeblood of the local economy. Sample of Chianti has ancient origins as a popular festival and contest the seat of wine, able to attract many visitors. Chance that wine lovers can not pass during the demonstration will be possible to taste, and acquire an excellent Chianti qualified designation of origin, also as usual, it will be possible to test the food stand, Florentine specialties and for those who wish to participate in the conference. A highlight of the festival are folk performances Chianti, the floats, the remembrance of life in the times of the slums and sports events.
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