Events

Brief introduction to the events in Camaiore

Camaiore is a very dynamic town from a cultural and touristic point of view; in fact, during the all year a lot of events take place, concerning sport, culture and leisure.
The yearly program of festivals represents a wide range of all kinds of event and many celebrations which involve the whole population starting from the events of the summer in Camaiore, which spread in everywhere in the town, until the assorted Christmas program. Many of these events are hosted in beautiful and exclusive places, in order to a rediscover and enhance the historic center and the whole country.

The programming is wide and varied and offers many of events, for the pleasure of everybody and to meet every need: reviews of international prestige, involving festivals, major music events like the Organ Festival City of Camaiore, offering each a series of summer concerts for organ and absolute value representing the most important performers and interpreters worldwide. Born in 1996, following the inauguration of the monumental organ Badia, the Festival has established itself as a European-wide event, can attract local and foreign audience.

There are also many events that recall a return to origins, the revival of traditional crafts and the proposition of dishes and recipes now almost elapsed,one of these festival is: Cultura, artigianato e gastronomia sulla Via Francigena, (culture, handicraft and gastronomy on the Via Francigena), which recalls the period when Pilgrims, travelers and traders met along the Via Francigena important way of communication, from Canterbury to Rome. In this occasion different stand spring up all over Camaiore, for the exposition of handicrafts and typical gastronomic specialties from different municipalities which take part to the event.

Camaiore d'altri tempi: follie di ferragosto is another event that let people live in the past; for this occasion the show of antique markets, has now become an customary date for the summer of Versilia.
A lot of stands come all over Italy and offer different tipe of articles: little knick-knacks and ancient pieces of furniture, paintings and old or contemporary sculptures, ancient coins, comics and other collecting objects. The event takes place in a lively atmosphere with music, shows, art representations and gastronomy stands in the squares of the town and in the street of the historic centre.

During the summer there are a lot of events that liven up Camaiore and the villages, where it is possible to taste the genuine flavors of the local gastronomy. In springtime flowers, fruits and vegetables are celebrated and exposed in the beautiful area of Villa Le Pianore (Capezzano Pianore), when Demetra - Mostra della fragola, dei fiori e dei prodotti della nostra terra takes place. During this event, the town of Camaiore welcomes the Summer. Demetra is an event that celebrates mother nature and its products in an atmosphere of colors and flavors by the Earth to appreciate scents and aromas of life in open air. For this event the municipality organizes a wide exposition of flowers and plants and a large stand for Tuscan products tasting. Demetra represents each year a stage for other related events.

The town of Camaiore dedicates a lot of attention to culture and literature, more precisely with two prices that happen alternatively each year particularly important for the worth of their texts. The literature prize of Camaiore is a benchmark for contemporary poetry; the prize for thrillers (noirs, and detective stories) obtains a great success from its public which loves mystery.

Sport activities are considered fundamental in Camaiore: there are a lot of sport events that take place each year. The FESTA DELLO SPORT - sports party - is celebrated in September with the involvement of many sporting associations. The prize is called Premio Sport and since 1960 has meant the affection by the town of Camaiore for people who practice and love sport.
Another important and spectacular sporting event is the Gran Premio Città Camaiore, a customary date for professional cyclists and very appreciated all around the world.

The most representative religious event of Camaiore is the Triennale di Gesù Morto; every three years Camaiore celebrates the holy Friday and all the people of Camaiore repeat a religious rite which dates back to the '500 and has evolved in the time. The most spectacular and unique element is without any doubt, the lighting of the historic centre and of the hills. This illumination is still realized with oil lamps and traditional materials: for this event craftsmen prepare thousands of wicks (in dialect: cincindellori ) one by one. For more information see: www.chiesadeidolori.it

 

Twinning

Carpentras

Website: http://www.carpentras.fr

Camaiore and Carpentras, signed on Saturday, May the 23rd 2009, the twinning pact at Villa Le Pianore.

Camaiore has undertaken a new path towards Europe, when on Saturday, May the 23rd, 2009, the Mayor of Camaiore Giampaolo Bertola signed the twinning agreement together with the Mayor of the City of Carpentras located in Provence, France.
The ceremony toke place during the event Demetra in Villa Le Pianore.

Relationships with the French town have started since 2006, when Nicolas Roseline, who teaches Italian in the middle school and high school in Carpentras, asked to start school twinning, and also proposed meetings between representatives of the two cities, in looking forward for a future city-twinning.

Both mayors have concretely evaluated the opportunities that will arise from the twinning, considering different topics: educational, cultural, economic industrial and artisanal.

The French delegation, on the day of the agreement, has made arrangements with the President of the Association Bocchette in order to have as guest some French companies to the next expo; plus the delegation got in touch with the Italian companies exhibiting at Demetra for their participation in their Fair Saint Siffrein.

This twinning is very welcome. French representatives are very interested in our territory and our business; with the collaboration of all categories, we hope that to see good results coming from the twinning: facilitated direct contact with someone who, like Italy, is part of Europe; more opportunities for young people to know a new language and other habits; growth of tourism.

Castel di Casio

Website: http://www.comune.casteldicasio.bo.it/

Signed the twinning agreement with the municipality of Castel di Casio.

On Saturday, August the 23rd, 2008 a delegation, consisting of some directors and employees of the town of Camaiore, the Mayor and the Giampaolo Bertola, and the twining councilor Riccardo Micheli went to Castel di Casio to sign the twinning agreement. This pact represents the realization of a reciprocal exchange which has begun since 2001, when a group of relay runners and cyclists traveled the road from Castel di Casio to Camaiore.

The idea was born when a citizen of Camaiore passionate for local history, Luca Santini, found, in the historical archives of the City, a document stating that in 1477 the Captain Frediano Casio from Bologna saved the castle of Camaiore from a siege by the militias of Pietrasanta and to demonstrate him gratitude, the town council of Camaiore decided to grant him an annual donation of 27 pounds of oil. The episode has happened many centuries ago, but it was enough to give birth to the desire to revitalize spontaneously some contacts with the inhabitants of Castel di Casio.

The community of Castel di Casio reacted enthusiastically to this purpose; therefore both governments got interested in deepen the contacts, to enrich the cultural aspects, the artistic features, sport events and social life.

L'Hôpital

Website: http://www.ville-lhopital.fr

Located east of the river Mosel in in the middle of an industrial region and near the German border, the city of L'Hôpital is in a good position: 35 km from Metz (France), Luxembourg 55 km and 90 Km from Strasbourg.
L'Hopital is an obligatory point of passage for motorists who take the road to Saint Avold - Sarrelois and Forbach - Crentzwald.

With 6500 inhabitants L'Hôpital is an average town of the Moselle. This city was born in medieval times, as evidenced by the beautiful parish church in Gothic style.

The development of the town is due to many coal mines that today represent the so-called "archaeological industry".

Rovinj

Website: http://www.rovinj.hr

Rovinj is a beautiful town located in Croatia, on the west coast of Istria. It is one of the nine towns of Istria, famous region for its ancient monuments, its medieval towns, breathtaking landscapes, and the sea.
The old town is situated on a peninsula; the city is mentioned for the first time on the "Cosmography" by the Anonymous of Ravenna, who described Istria in the fourth and fifth centuries with the names Ruigno, Ruvigno, Ruginio.

The town of Rovinj, has 13,000 inhabitants, and about 2,000 of them belong to the Italian national community.

In the Archipelago of Rovinj comprehends 22 little islands; St Andrea and St Caterina are the largest and most beautiful.
In Rovinj there are precious Natural reserves : the islands and the coast, the sea, the seabed of the Canal Leme and the park in Punta Corrente.

Überherrn

Website: http://www.uberherrn.de

Überherrn is located in the district of Saarlouis (the region is the Saar-Lorraine) and has about 13,000 inhabitants, divided into six districts. The town is about 30 kilometers from the capital Saarbrucken and 40 km from Metz, France.

This "little piece of Europe" is a nice and friendly area 34.31 square kilometers large and is surrounded by a picturesque and varied landscape at the foot of the hills of the Lorraine. Felsberg (377 meters) is the highest area.

The territory has been colonized since the Neolithic period; the fraction of Berus was in the Middle Ages a fortress built by the Dukes of Lorraine. In this village there is the beautiful Shrine: Sant'Oranna, which dates back to 1000.

In Überherrn there is the "Monument to Europe".