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Giant slides, chocolate and chestnuts - engaging experiences in London, Rome and Florence for visitors this October
October 16, 2006 |
ACCENT London
Exciting new art exhibition as Tate Modern unveils giant slides
The world’s most popular modern art museum on London’s South Bank has commissioned a brand-new exhibition by German artist Carsten Holler in the gallery’s large Turbine Hall. Visitors are now able to try out five giant gleaming metal slides with the largest at more than 55m long descending from the fifth floor of the venue. The exhibit dubbed ‘Test Site’ is more than just a playground, Holler insists that studies suggest that slides are therapeutic and help combat stress and depression. Whether they are part-fun fair or part-sculpture, visitors will certainly be able to enjoy a speedy exit as they hurtle through the tubes to the ground floor central arrival zone.
ACCENT Rome
The hidden gardens of Lazio
Six historic private gardens will open their gates to the public until October 29th. It will be possible to wander around the mazes, terraced gardens, water features and rare plants of Castel Giuliano (near Bracciano), Castello Massimo ad Arsoli (Arsoli), Castelnuovo di Farfa (Rieti), Oasi di Porto (near Fiumicino), Terme di Stigliano (Canale Monteranno) and Tenuta di San Liberato (Bracciano). All these gardens are near Rome and can be reached by public transportation. For information Call (+39) 0632282219, or email giardininascosti@alfa-international.it.
The Eurochocolate festival of Perugia 2006(from October 14-22, 2006)
The Eurochocolate Festival of Perugia, the capital of the Italian region of Umbria, has earned the sympathy of the people asserting itself as the most popular festival of the chocolate and the most followed by Italians, making Perugia the European capital of the chocolate. For nine days the Umbrian chief town transforms itself into a huge open-air pastry-shop to the delight of food lovers, particularly those who are slaves of cacao.
The Eurochocolate Perugia Festival organizes dozens of big events concentrated on the "food of the gods" with exhibitions, laboratories, internships, cooking classes, tasting, expositions, banquets, celebrations and the final prizes: Eurochocolate Awards.
For tourists, the occasion is without a doubt a good one to discover the most remote corners of this antique medieval center and to enjoy the famous Umbrian hospitality.
ACCENT Florence
Autumn is finally here! A Chestnut Festival will be held on Sunday the 22nd and 29th of October in Marradi (Mugello Valley) from 9am – 7pm. For more information go to www.sagradellecastagne.it
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