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THE MUSICAL BOND BETWEEN FLORENCE AND DRESDEN
Francesco Cilea, a contemporary of the great Tuscan musician Giacomo Puccini, was born on 23rd July, 1866, in Palmi, in Calabria.
RAPHAEL’S FLORENCE
Raphael is one of the elements tying Florence to Dresden, twinned cities that have always been united by art, culture and great masters. It is also for this reason that, this coming 19th April, in the Auditorium Al Duomo congress centre, in Via de’Cerretani, the city of Saxony has chosen Florence to host the special event celebrating the 500 years of the Madonna Sistina.
ATMOSPHERE AND MYSTERY
Dreamlike atmospheres and characters from bygone eras lurk in every corner, just like in Venice, but there's no lagoon to be found.
Ponte Vecchio Challenge
Golf Clubs and Balls are Back on the Ponte Vecchio. From 16th to 18th December the Arno River and Florence will turn into an unusual golf course for three days.
Capital cities on show
The exhibition Bell'Italia. Art and Identity of the Capital Cities was held in the wonderful setting of the Venaria Reale in Turin, the first capital city of unified Italy until September 2011.
Formula 1 is back in may
Red Bull v. Ferrari, McLaren v. Force India: these and other duels will witness the involvement of the F1 teams and will be the crowning point of a test session that will take place in Mugello in May 2012.
DRESDEN, THE FLORENCE ON THE ELBE RIVER
There's a wonderful, little Florence in Germany too. We're talking about Dresden, a city that has always had a double bond with Tuscany, the result of a twinning that was agreed in 1978 and still exists today.
