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	SPOLETO Festival of Two Worlds Spoleto festival starts off from an idea of the master Gian Carlo Menotti, who throughout this event aimed at presenting an encounter between Italian, European and American culture. Today it is one of Italy's most important events from an international point of view. The schedule is divided into various sections: prose work, ballet, concerts, exhibitions and films (Spoletocinema review).
	PIEDILUCO-TERNI Waters Festivity In Piediluco, since distant times, summer solstice was celebrated through rites, fireworks and allegoric boat parades. During centuries, whilst keeping unvaried traditions and original characteristics, the event was enriched by further activities. It is currently enhanced by a suggestive night parade of allegoric boats, wisely decorated and lighted. Other features are firework shows, plays and symphonic concerts.
	ASSISI Assisi Music Festival The festival's curriculum is mainly based, but not exclusively, on sacred music and offers participants the study experience and concert activities in Assisi, one of the Western world's most spiritual places. The festival invites member of orchestras, organists, lyric and choir singers from all over the world to participate in the activities which are made up of master classes and concerts.
	PERUGIA Umbria Jazz Umbria Jazz which goes backs to the 70s is one of the most important, if not the greatest, Jazz festival in Europe. The appointment with this great event has also gathered the best masters of contemporary jazz and attracted tens of thousands of young people and music lovers from all over Europe and the States. The festival lasts ten days and is almost entirely held in Perugia's historical centre surrounded by the old buildings, theatres, plazas and gardens. On the last two days it moves to Cortona. The Clinics are renowned, perfection jazz seminars of two weeks, held by the teachers of the famous "Berklee school of music" of Boston.
	Third decade of July TODI Todi's Art Festival Prose, music, ballets and cultural encounter events which are held in the historical centre's Cloisters, in Churches, in Theatres. It also features the participation of foreign artists and their works.
	GUBBIO Classical pieces at the Roman Theatre In the wonderful scenery of the Roman Theatre from the middle of July to the middle of August, plays are performed inspired by classic tradition. A rich review to dream under the stars.
	Last Sunday in July PASSIGNANO sul TRASIMENO Boats Contest In 1945, a small army of Sienese and outlaws from Perugia occupied the castle of Passignano. Perugia's reaction was so violent that the invaders fled with their boats over the lake seeking salvation towards the islands, without succeeding. Today's Palio of the barche proceeds from that distant episode, a highly spectacular race and unique in its genre and is articulated in three steps: the first and third in the lake, the second on shore, with their boats on their backs along the alleys of the historical centre. The race, on the last Sunday of July, involves around 160 performers divided among the four districts: Historical Centre, Centro 2, Oliveto and San Donato, which are symbolized by four lake fishes: Carpa Regina, Luccio, Capitone and Persico. Within the Palio there is also the "Corsa delle Brocche" (Jug contest), reserved for women.