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Festa di Anna Maria Medici
Florence's Feast of Anna Maria Medici marks the death in 1743 of the last Medici, Anna
Maria, with a costumed parade from Palazzo Vecchio to her tomb in the Cappelle
Medicee; 18 February.
HISTORICAL
Scoppio del Carro
A cart of fireworks is exploded in front of the cathedral at 11am on Easter Sunday - get
there at least two hours early to grab a good position.
LIGHT SHOW
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
VINTAGE MOTORING
Hook up with Florence's 500 Touring Club ( 346 8262324; www.500touringclub.com ; Via Gher-
ardo Silvani 149a) for a guided tour in a vintage motor - with you behind the wheel! Every car has a
name in this outfit's fleet of gorgeous vintage Fiat 500s from the 1960s (Giacomo is the playboy,
Anna the feminist girl and so on). Motoring tours are guided - hop in your car and follow the leader -
and themed; families love the picnic trip, couples wine tasting. March to November tours need to be
booked well in advance.
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
( www.maggiofiorentino.com ) Italy's oldest arts festival, held in Florence's Teatro del Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino, stages world-class performances of theatre, classical music, jazz and
dance; April to June.
ARTS
Festa di San Giovanni
Florence celebrates its patron saint, John, with a calcio storico match on Piazza di Santa
Croce and fireworks over Piazzale Michelangelo; 24 June.
MIDSUMMER
Festival Firenze Classica
( www.orcafi.it ) July sees Florence's highly regarded Orchestra da Camera Toscana perform-
ing classical music in the atmospheric settings of the Oratorio di San Michele a Castello
and Palazzo Strozzi.
MUSIC
Festa delle Rificolone
During the Festival of the Paper Lanterns children carrying lanterns, accompanied by
drummers, sbandieratori (flag throwers), musicians and others in medieval dress, process
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