Cortonantiquaria an appointment is required and always waited for fans of the antiques and, a point increasingly in vogue in the late summer schedule. An event that happily combines the charm of the works specialized in antique events and more salottieri "from tasting drink with the exhibition" impertinenti "from conversations the author of the prize each year gives people of culture, these moments offering visitors the chance to get closer to art and antiques without feeling inadequate or misplaced. An essential date in short, not only for art collectors but for all those who call themselves lovers of beauty, because it is a very fine show, with rare pieces selected by specialists in the history of antiques and decorative arts. The exhibition, with a total of more than 800 major pieces and many small collectors' items, winds through the halls of Palazzo Vagnotti, one of the best preserved buildings of Cortona, with rooms that contain the magic of stories, styles, different tastes . This year, the traditional categories, such as silver and bronzes, Italian and French furniture from'600 all'800, oriental furniture, paintings, high age, collectors' items, jewelry and furniture from outside, is accompanied in two new reality shows so far for the similar period charm: archeology and liberty.
41 exhibitors present, from Lombardy to Sicily, from Lazio in Veneto, Piedmont Trentino Alto Adige, and then from Umbria, Liguria, Marche, Emilia Romagna and, of course, Tuscany.
In the "Archeology", a new feature this year will be exposed some rare pieces to be appreciated and, if you wish, to be purchased: Rython two faces from the Magna Graecia of the fifth century BC depicting, on the one hand, a satyr, which is the old age the other, a woman's face greek representing the youth, a fragment of the sarcophagus of the Egyptian 330 BC with a painting which is a Pharaoh with hieroglyphics, a Aschos, a container of water scented with red figures of Magna Grecia, dating to the fourth century BC
The gallery umbra "Rolando Moro Antiques" has, among other works, a prized still life painter of the eighteenth Dutch Schouman and a rare example of horse marine limestone of the fifteenth century.
From the gallery "Art & Costume" in Florence received caminiera (decoration for fireplaces) with a show in the mirror and gold decorations bearing the coat of arms Piccolomini Baldini De Santi Grottanelli. The work, the architect Agostino Fantastici, is dated 1805 and even has a height of 252 cm.
Do not miss the exhibition entitled "The irresistible charm. Guido Reni Inedito Cortona in the'600 ', with two new pieces that make news. Are also planning an intriguing route "show off" between churches, museums and private villas that will allow you to admire works by Giuseppe Maria Crespi (1665-1747), Giovan Battista Grati (1681-1758), Giampietro Zanotti (1674 to 1765). This, as well as an element of absolute novelty, is another way to tie the show to the area by contributing to the event missed Cortonantiquaria well inimitable.
The collateral more curious, however, is "Private Vices and Public Virtue. The Collector of exchange ", in exhibition, a collection of over 150 securities exchange by 600 to 900 of the first, only in Italy, patiently assembled over the years by a well-known collector of Palermo.
Not only have to enjoy a walk through the alleys and streets secret and quiet of a city that is all a measure of old, full of shops of scrap merchants, galleries, restoration workshops. A city that boasts a tradition of great prestige antiquaria and is still vivid.
Date of event: August 30 - September 14, 2008
More information about www.cortonantiquaria.it
Where to stay: Agriturismo Cortona - Tuscany
From 14 to 16 November 2008, at the Center for Business & Conference Arezzo, hosts the 7th edition of AGRIeTOUR, the annual base year for the Italian farm. The event has established itself, year after year, as the only event of national importance for the meeting with the professional market, to enhance the industry and the culture of the rural economy, to promote technical upgrading and training, technology and supplies. An opportunity to present the offer to qualified agrituristica Italian international players from 16 countries, Europe, Asia and the Far East. AGRIeTOUR protagonists of the farms and their associations, trade associations, public administrations, companies that provide products and services for rural tourism, professionals in the Italian and international demand, technicians in the field, fans of the real tourism campaign . The most awaited event by visitors from AGRIeTOUR is the "Championship of Contadina Kitchen", where the competition enogastronomico Italian farm will be committed to presenting the best traditional dishes of their region, using raw materials and local business. AGRIeTOUR also offers a valuable collection of ancient crafts related to materials for the furniture, construction and cooking, in order to exploit and disseminate the production and agriculture and the rural world. 
