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Ambiente Francoforte, the world event concerning consumer products, is arriving into the Capital and is offering a very interesting appointment dedicated to home sector and decoration: Ambiente Italia.

Ambiente Italia will be divided into three main theme: table, gift and furnishings to exploit and spread internationally the Italian style.

Several exhibitors will present new tendencies and proposals. Carlo Colombo, Ambiente Italia art director will be the ideal interpreter of the event’s image.

Ambiente Italia is waiting for you from the 6th to the 8th of June 2009 at the New Fair of Rome.

For those coming from outside Rome: www.fiumicino-hotels.com, with the best hotels between Fiumicino Airport and the New Fair of Rome.

The Olympic Stadium of Rome is going to guest its 4th final of the Champions League!

The Final of the Champions League is coming back to Rome after 13 years and the city is working to make this extraordinary event as safe and calm as possible.

The trophy is coming to Rome personally escorted by the UEFA president, Michel Platini, and by the last winner, Manchester United.
The ceremony of passing the cup took place on 21st April, the so called ”Birthday of Rome” that celebrates the legendary birth of the eternal city. The final is going to be preceded by the Champion Festival, a five day long event concerning football , that is taking place in the centre of Rome.

Those fans that will decide to come to Rome and watch the match will have the possibility to also by a card that, together with witnessing to this amazing event, will allow them to freely travel on public transports and visit the Musei Capitolini.

For those coming from outside Rome: Hotel Traiano Rome

This year the traditional “1st of May Concert” in piazza San Giovanni in Rome will welcome a special guest…Vasco Rossi!

Hotel Traiano is happy to remind you the 1st May Concert has been organized since 1980 by the three main Italian trade unions, Cgil, Cisl and Uil to celebrate the Labour Day. The organizers have always spoilt the audience - mainly young people coming to Rome from all around Italy and sometimes from abroad - with great artists such as Lou reed, Radiohead, Oasis, Robert Plant, Bon Jovi and many others.

This year for the first time the Concert is going to guest one of the greatest Italian artists, Vasco Rossi, and this is not the only news. The Italian actor Sergio Castellitto, as anchorman of the show, is going to welcome this amazing singer together with Edoardo Bennato, Caparezza, Irene Grandi, the unusual band formed by Manuele Agnelli (from the “Afterhours”), Cristiano Godano (“Marlene Kuntz”) and Francesco Bianconi (“Baustelle”) and many other singers and bands from all around Italy.

This year the event called “The Long Night of Museums”, set up on 2005, arrives to his 4^th edition and confirms its cultural values all around Europe.

The adherence of Scotland and Northern Ireland increased the number of nations that are involved in the event and that on 16^th May will open its museums for free and until late night allowing people to freely admire its attractions. This will happen in many European cities. Rome with its wonderful museums (last year the biggest part of them gave their adhesion to the event) and works of art will act as trailblazer of this important festival., and there will also be several shows and cultural event during the all day.

For tourists arriving from outside Rome Hotel Traiano, located in the heart of the Eternal City, even though not far from Termini Station, offers special rates on its official website.

PA Forum, the event dedicated to PA and territorial systems innovation, is waiting for you at the New Fair of Rome.

PA Forum 09 represents an event organized according to the principle of different exhibitors comparison. Its main goal is to favourite the connection between public and private sector, big and small society protagonists, tradition and innovation, central and local level, visitors and insiders.

There will be three different comparison patterns: Meetings, PA Workshop and Master.

Meetings will deal with social-political, economical, cultural, creative and futuristic themes; PA Workshop will be short meetings among exhibitors with the presentation of specific products and solutions for a qualified audience; Master will be a professional refresher course that exhibitors will offer to their audience.

PA Forum 2009 is waiting for you from the 11^th to the 14^th of May to the New Fair of Rome.

For those coming from outside Rome: Ostia Antica Park Hotel, hotel between Fiumicino Airport and the New Fair of Rome. Shuttle service to and from the New fair of Rome.

Giotto and the fourteenth century, The Painting Divine Master: more than 150 works of art into the huge Victorian rooms for an unrepeatable event!

Trajan Hotel is happy to remind you the event Giotto and the fourteenth century, The Painting Divine Master, an exhibition that will take place in Rome at Victorian Complex (Venice Square).

Rome dedicates an unrepeatable event to the symbol of Middle Age, Giotto from Bondone, best known as Giotto. More than 150 masterpieces, all of extraordinary quality and level, coming from  every part of the world: jewellery, wood sculptures and miniated codes. One of the main attractions will be the rare and marvellous paintings of the fourteenth century totally restored for the event.

The exhibition is promoted by the Ministry for Cultural Goods and Activities with the special participation of Enit – Tourism National Agency – and in collaboration with the Papal Culture Council, Papal Commission for Church and Cultural Goods and Italian Episcopal conference.

Giotto and the fourteenth century, The Painting Divine Master will start the 5^th of March 2009 and it will remain until the 28^th June 2009.