Marcia Francescana, Assisi from July 25 to Aug. 4th, 2012

Assisi (PG) - The second edition of the Marcia Francescana towards Assisi will take place from July 25th to August 4th, offering youngsters aged between 18 and 35 tend days of meditation whilst walking through some of the most magnificent scenery in Umbria. The march retraces the itinerary that St Francis made in 1216 and will culminate in the arrival in Santa Maria degli Angeli for the Festa del Perdono indulgence celebration.

The itinerary traced by the march each year runs along the Biferno basin, from Casacalenda to Guardialfiera, Palata, Guglionesi, Larino, Ururi and Portocannone. Besides walking, it is an appreciation of the atmosphere of spirituality shared by all that is the driving force of the event. Brotherhood and restraint are the leitmotifs of the whole initiative, alongside prayer and the sharing of whatever anyone has brought along with them for the journey.

Info: vocazioniofm@gmail.com.

16th Umbria Film Festival, Montone Pg

The 16th edition of the Umbria Film Festival will be held in Montone from July 11 to 15, 2012.

The festival, under the artistic direction of Vanessa Strizzi and the organization of Marisa Berna, will be preceded by a series of screenings on Giglio Island on July 8 + 9. The films presented will include Apartment in Athens, by Ruggero Dipaola and starring Laura Morante, set in Greece during the Second World War and telling the story of a forced cohabitation. The director will receive the award for the best Italian debut of the year.

This year's guests of honor will be one of the greatest contemporary screenwriters and an acclaimed, Oscar-nominated British actor.
The Italian premieres will include the animated film A Cat in Paris, by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol, selected as one of the final five nominees for the 2012 Oscar for animation.
This funny film narrates the double life of a cat that spends his days with the daughter of a policewoman and his nights with the good-hearted thief Nico.

As per tradition, the program will comprise a competition for children's animated shorts, a series of short films by Umbrian filmmakers competing in the Umbriametraggi section, and a round table on cinema and immigration.
There will also be two excellent music nights' the opening concert of Spoleto's Opera House "A. Belli", and the closing concert of the Philharmonic Society "Braccio Fortebraccio", that will play music taken from film soundtracks. We look forward to welcoming you all!

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Uto Ughi in concert, July 8th, 2012, Castelluccio di Norcia

Article copied wholesale from: IlGiornaledell'Umbria.it and then translated by me... (I beg your pardon, sigh!)

Uto Ughi a Castelluccio

The festival "Assisi in the World" presented its top event to be held in the Plains of Castelluccio (di Norcia, Pg) on July 8th

Article | Fri, 22/06/2012 - 00:00 | By FRANCESCO CASTELLINI

Everything is going according to script for one of the most spectacular events of 2012 edition of the festival "Assisi in the World" directed by opera singer Laura Musella began Friday, April 3 with a wonderful Easter concert broadcast by Rai Uno and held by the Orchestra Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Now, in front of the slope where it is drawn with the shape of Italy, and the fir trees in front of the immense plain of Castelluccio di Norcia, considered one of the seven wonders of the world, will be installed on a special stage where the concert will be held with Uto Ughi and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra.
The program includes pieces for violin and orchestra which combine descriptive virtuosity and charm, ideal for the floral landscape of the Plain, authentic virtuoso display of nature. Ughi will perform music by Beethoven (Romance in F major), Boccherini (Symphony "The House of the Devil"), Paganini (the initial time of the Concerto No. 4), and then by Massenet, De Sarasate, Saint Saens, Castelnuovo German.
The concert will be filmed by RAI Uno that will be airing on August 4 at 10:30.
The use of location of this beauty is a feature of the festival, which last year had already seen accomplished this "miracle" of music and color. A cultural event, then, as claimed by the organizers, but also "a demonstration of how the project Homage to Umbria is intended to enhance the beauty of the natural heritage of the region."

55° Festival Dei Due Mondi, Spoleto Pg 29th June to 15th July 2012

From June 29th to July 15th, 2012 the international Festival dei Due Mondi will one more be putting Spoleto on the world cultural map, with a broad array of cultural appointments ranging from classical music to dance, film and science.
Established in 1958 by the late Gian CArlo Menotti, the festival has been crucial to promoting Spoleto as a quality tourist destination over the past decades.
Info: +39 0743 221 689 Fax +39 0743 234 027 e-mail info@festivaldispoleto.com web page www.festivaldispoleto.com

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Spoleto Rock, June 14th to 23rd, 2012

San Venanzo, by Spoleto Pg.
The second edition of the San Venanzo Festival will run from June 14th to 23rd, 2012, offering a spectrum of emerging rock bands. A multitude of bands and songwriters from all over Italy participated in the previous editions and have gone on to success and gratification in their carrers. This year's festival will also be awarding prizes worth € 1,000.00 each, respectively for dance and music. Many musicians and dancers are therefore expected to take part in San Venanzo this year, for guaranteed fun and entertainment.
Info: paoloseb@yahoo.it

The Wild Flowers Bloom, Castelluccio di Norcia

Every year between the end of June and the beginning of July the uplands of Castelluccio (di Norcia) attract wild flower enthusiasts from all over the world, who come here to admire the magnificent mountain scenery aflame with the thousands of different varieties of wild flowers in bloom.
Although the Festa della Fiorita, celebrating this extraordinary natural event at 1300 metres above sea level, takes place on the second Sunday in June, clearly it is impossible to gauge with precision when the apex of the flowering will take place. Nonetheless, visitors to Norcia and Castelluccio during this time of year will in no way be disappointed if they decide to take one of the many footpaths leading to Monte Vettore or towards the Lago di Pilato (Pilato's Lake).
Info: Tourist Information of Norcia - Telephone +39 0743 824 962.

Gardens + Villas + Castle in Umbria 17 June 15 Sept 2012

A guided tour of villas and gardens, castles and palaces, beautiful and unique places open for the occasion is "Stories of Villas and Gardens", the event organized by the Tourism of the Province of Perugia scheduled from Sunday, June 17 to Saturday, September 15. This year is the eighth edition; in the previous seven involved 65 sites, 13 public and 42 private, one in Tuscany, and has been a growing appreciation of the visitors recording over 5,000 admissions, with a request to participate largely in excess of the 'actual capacity of the visits (possible only with reservation and with limited number).
The program of 2012 offers eleven events:
1. Sunday, June 17 in Perugia with Rufini Palaces, a small village near Corciano.
2. Spoleto June 24 you can visit Palazzo Corvi Zacchei Travaglini, built in the area of ​​old medieval houses '500.
3. Corciano Sunday, July 8 with Villa Pieve, the former residence of 1700.
4. Orvieto, Castle Prodo Saturday, July 14, built in the first half of '300 by the noble family of Prodenzani.
5. Piegaro, Saturday, July 21 with the Abbey of the Seven Brothers, dating from the thirteenth in honor of seven brothers martyred in Rome in 164 AD.
6. Perugia, Villa Colle del Cardinale, Sunday, July 22, built by Cardinal Fulvio della Corgna, probably on the plans of the 1570s.
7. Impossible to miss a visit to Villa Fidelia, Spello, owned by the Province of Perugia, Saturday, July 28, built on the site of a Roman sanctuary.
8. A Monte del Lago, Magione, opens its doors Schnabl Villa Saturday, September 1, built on the walls of the village as a country residence of the family Danzetta Alfani.
9. Sunday, September 2 due to popular demand it is proposed the Castle Castelleone, Deruta, an important artistic and architectural monument dating from the XII-XVI-XIX centuries.
10. The other Forte is the Oscano Castle, Perugia, Sunday, Sept. 9, remained abandoned until the early 1900s until the Austrian family Telfner built the present castle.
11. The journey ends with visits to Palazzo Ranieri di Sorbello, Perugia, Saturday, Sept. 15, an old palace dating from the seventeenth century, the home of Marquis Bourbon di Sorbello.

This edition will be repeated the winning formula of afternoon events focused on summer weekends from June to September, with no admission fee, a limited access, with reservations required.

PARTICIPATION IN A RESTRICTED FREE.RESERVATION REQUIRED.
For each event, reservations may be made only in the two previous weeks (MON-.FRI. Hours 9-13)
For information and reservations: Province of Perugia,. Promoting Tourism and Sport Tel +39 075 3681657 - +39 335.719.67.62 turismo@provincia.perugia.it - ​​www.provincia.perugia.it
The program may change.
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