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April
The winning springtime combination of relaxed sightseeing, optimal walking weather
and reasonable room rates lasts until Easter, when art-history classes on holiday
briefly flood the city.
Vinitaly
Good spirits abound at Italy's premier expo of wine and spirits, drawing 150,000 visitors to
Verona's VeronaFiere pavilions. The three-day expo starts in sober earnest, with expert-
guided tastings of rare vintages, and Slow Food and wine pairings - but by the final after-
noon it's a proper bacchanal, with singing erupting at midday over the dregs of more than a
million bottles of wine. (
www.vinitaly.com
)
Su e Zo Per I Ponti
'Up and Down the Bridges' is a 13km non-competitive race through Venice, with 10,000 to
15,000 participants crossing 55 bridges to raise funds for charity - usually a clean-water
initiative in developing nations - and enjoying free concerts at the finish line.
(
www.suezo.it
)
Festa di San Marco
Join the celebration of Venice's patron saint on 25 April, when Venetian men carry a
bocolo
(rosebud) in processions through Piazza San Marco, then bestow them on the women they
love.
