Mercantia - Twentieth anniversary of Street Artists
In the fantastic medieval town of Certaldo (Florence) will held the twentieth street artist festival. Is not a symple festival but is a real Theatre in the streets of Certaldo: internationaland italian artist will meet in Certaldo to create the most important street festival in Europe. 
Among the many shows, parades include the street, with street theater groups and bands including: Teatro dei Venti, “Malaparata, seven women and one monk leading the last of heretics at the end of the process of inquisition, but the auto da fé, the public admission of guilt, it turns into a deep and ironic J’Accuse to our society; atmo, “Priscilla”, kitsch parade “en travesti” on the background of the music of legendary Abba, ironic and funny show, played by means of fans, parasols, and ostrich boa;
Very important is the international presence: the Mini-Dlin Marionettes from Russia with “Surprise”, a new show without words performed by 30 large, complex and comical puppets ; Los Filonautas Germany with “shipwrecked by choice,” the adventures of a raft built with pipes and cables of steel; Hado Ima & Watinoma from Burkina Faso with “The Moon of the Sahel”, music, dance and songs from Africa Sub-Saharan Africa who come to roots of the blues, born from Africa; Aryaluna, dances and music from Argentina, and dances with the fire of Israeli Fire Fingers.
Also is present the best Italian craft with a lot of stands ere you can see how an craftsman works.
More info and Programs: http://www.mercantiacertaldo.it
Le Notti dell’Archeologia is an event founded in 2001 by the ‘Amat and the Tuscany region, with the collaboration of the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany, in order to bring as many people as possible to archeology, making it more familiar and available to the general public a wealth of fascinating, but often obscure and not easily understandable. An event that links the opening night, in over 100 museums and archaeological sites in Tuscany, exhibitions, film archaeological events, guided tours, hiking trails on archaeological, educational workshops for young and old, like games, concerts, dinners inspired by food old and basically, the biggest festival of archeology that takes place in Italy and Europe. VII This edition provides a central theme around which will develop initiatives for the occasion dall’AMAT: The ancient streets of Etruria. A common thread that will be the route for the area in search of ancient Etruscan roads through exhibitions, lectures, museums and pathways also targeted trekking on the ancient paths and tracks that united the Etruscan centers between themselves and with neighboring populations.
Florence view by the students of the Florence’s Faculty of Architecture. Photos are the result of a project inside the University of Florence called “Università in Piazza” (In Piazza Faculty).
