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Italian News from Camp Darby – October 8, 2024
Tickets for Bocelli concert 2025 in Lajatico are on sale – October 8, Il Tirreno
LAJATICO (Pisa) – The magnificent outdoor theater, Theatre of Silence, will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2025. the only one intended to light up once a year, specifically for the events that tenor Andrea Bocelli hosts in his native country. The next edition’s date, set on July 22, has been determined these days. Ticket sales have begun while tour operators have begun promoting packages for vacations in Tuscany to go with the show. To his credit, Bocelli has sold close to 90 million records worldwide. Apart from his fully booked shows in spacious arenas and his unprecedented live broadcasts, Bocelli has showcased his abilities at numerous significant occasions such as the Olympic Games; the World Cup; Global Citizen and his recent meetings with Earth leaders. Bocelli has won a Golden Globe, seven Classical Brits and seven World Music Awards, as well as having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Summary by Chiara Mattirolo)
Work for two new roundabouts and a shopping area begun in Pisa – October 8, Il Tirreno
PISA – After the construction of the new commercial area, which will house at least five to six new signs, including Conad’s, as well as pubs and restaurants, there will be two traffic circles to improve traffic flow. The Max Factory Group, a chain of fashion and home goods stores primarily operating in northern Italy, will finally land in Pisa in the building currently occupied by Conad. This will complete the urban and commercial transformation of a portion of the “Madonna dell’Acqua” area. The Max Factory Group plans to open its first Tuscan store in the San Giuliano Terme area starting next spring. (Summary by Chiara Mattirolo)
“Terre di Pisa Bike Trail” runs Oct. 9 to 13 – October 1, PisaToday
PISA – The first edition of the “Terre di Pisa Bike Trail,” a new cycling event to discover the Terre di Pisa, is scheduled for Oct. 9-13. The program includes the opening of the Bike Village at San Rossore Park on Tuesday, Oct. 8, where it will be possible to register and pick up the race pack. A guided bike ride open to all has been organized for the occasion, starting from San Rossore Park along the Trammino Cycleway, with a lunch stop in Marina di Pisa and, by reservation, a San Rossore Park Tour with park guides. The Terre di Pisa Bike Trail will kick off on Wednesday, Oct. 9 on a 535-km route (about 43 percent of which is off-road) divided into eight stages touching 16 municipalities. It is a trail suitable for gravel and MTB, with a total elevation gain of more than 9,900 meters and a maximum altitude of 800 meters, in which all people, of any nationality, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of registration can participate. At the end of each leg, which can be covered independently, participants will be able to stamp the finish line they have reached either in their “roadbook,” at the finish points, or digitally, on the gpx track. All those who complete the trail in the planned five days will get a finisher’s certificate. All information about the route and how to register is available at terredipisabiketrail.it. (Summary by Chiara Mattirolo)
Heaters on from Nov. 1 to April 15 – September 24, LivornoToday/PisaToday
TUSCANY – Summer is over, giving way to autumn, which will bring with it the inevitable drop in temperatures. As usual, the date varies according to geographic area, starting with the northernmost areas in mid-October and ending with the southern regions, which will instead have to wait until December. Italy is divided into six different climate zones determined by average daily temperatures. Denoted by the letters of the alphabet, zone A is the warmest, while F is the one with harsher climates. According to this subdivision, Zone D affects mainly areas in central Italy such as Tuscany, where heaters can be turned on from Nov. 1 to April 15, 2025, for 12 hours a day. (Summary by Chiara Mattirolo)
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