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XXIV Giro di Sicilia – XXXIV La Sicilia dei Florio

13th Tour of Sicily – 34th Florio’s Sicily

Taormina town centre, June 6th 2014

The racing starts from Palermo on June 4th 2014 and will end on June 8th.
The second leg will end in TAORMINA on Friday 6. Cars will stop in the Piazza Duomo square from 5.00pm on.

“…dear friends! You know my intention about the future of Targa Florio…Well, I decide to make it run across our Island. Today, it was born the new Targa Florio which will call Giro di Sicilia…….”  – Vincenzo Florio, September 1911

“Giro di Sicilia” was organized by V.zo Florio in 1912 as 7th Targa Florio which was held on the Madonie Great Circuit. In the last century eighteen editions have been held. The rally is still rememberd as one of Italy and both World’s  most important races on the road.
The Route, choosen among the winding and impervious roads of the Island, sometimes including also the Madonie little circuit, never exceeded a total lenght of 1080km ( about 671 miles).
The event reached its maximum popolarity after 1948, when in its “Gold Book” entered the most important racers’ name such as Biondetti, Marzotto, Villoresi, Taruffi, Collins, Gendebien.
De Portago’s tragic accident during “Mille Miglia” in 1957, led as consequences the soppression of Giro di Sicilia together with the other races on the road.
In 1979 Veteran Car Club Panormus, created the first great event named “la Sicilia dei Florio” destined to appeal the lovers both with an agreement more and more increasing. In 1989 it was joined with Gioro di Sicilia – Targa Florio, in a unique great event.
(credit: www.girodisicilia.it)

Video edition 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o3xyhmjLBAU

Full program and details (in English) >> www.girodisicilia.it/index.php/en/

More info

Rally Event Taormina

Parade laps on May 24th and 30th

Race on May 31st and June 1st

New edition of the Rally Event Taormina organised by New Turbomark. This year the rally starts from the promenade of the nearby town of Letojanni and the arrive is expected, in the same town, after some 140 miles of hard and selective routes, at around 6.00pm.
A run through the picturesque Sicilian countryside that will reach many villages and towns of the nearby Ionian area: Limina, Santa Teresa di Riva, Savoca, Alì Terme, Alì, Casalvecchio Siculo and others.

Registrations will open on April 30th and will close on May 26th.
Parade laps on Saturday 24 and Friday 30 from noon to midnight.
Race on May 31 and June 1.

Info and program on www.taorminarallyevent.com (in Italian)

Il Cinema sopra Taormina

Exhibition > Photo and posters on the films shot in Taormina

May 30th – June 24th 2014

del Carmine Church

Tuesday – Sunday, 11.00am – 12.30pm and 5.30pm – 10.00pm

Free entrance

An exhibition that shows the many movies that have been filmed in Taormina and which have spread the fame of the little Sicilian town all over the world. Photos, videos, posters and memories. “Il cinema sopra Taormina”, a book and an exhibition.

“The Little Devil” with Walter Matthau and Roberto Benigni – “Le Grand Bleu” by Luc Besson – “The Godfather III” by Francis Ford Coppola – “Mighty Aphrodite” by Woody Allen, are some of the great films shot in this beautiful corner of the Mediterranean Sea.

Laura Pausini

THE GREATEST HITS WORLD TOUR 

May 10th, 11th, 13th and 18th 2014, 9.30pm

Taormina Greek Theatre

FOUR DATES!!

Born on May 1 1974, Laura Pausini is one of the best-known-abroad Italian singers.
During her career, she has won numerous music awards, including three Latin Grammy Awards, a Billboard Latin Music Award and four World Music Awards. In 2006 she also became the first Italian female artist to win a Grammy Award, receiving the accolade for Best Latin Pop Album for the record Escucha. She has been honoured as a Commander Order of Merit of the Italian Republic .
The album Laura” (1994) was certified diamond by the Association of Phonographic and Videographic of Spain, making her the first non-Spanish artist to sell more than one million copies in Spain.

During the concert in Taormina 40 players and 6 dancers will perform on stage.

May 10th, Saturday – Tickets on ticketone.it

May 11th, Sunday – Tickets on ticketone.it

May 13,  Tuesday – Tickets on ticketone.it

May 18th, Sunday – Tickets on ticketone.it

Stalls (Parterre): 103,50
Gallery: € 92,00
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 80,50
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 44,00

More info on the artist: http://www.laurapausini.com/eng/#home