FAI Spring Days return to 400 Italian cities with 700+ heritage sites

The FAI Spring Days, now in their 30th edition, will take place on March 26-27, 2022, opening over 700 cultural sites across 400 Italian cities. The event aims to raise awareness of Italy's cultural wealth and support Ukraine by funding the restoration of a Ukrainian artwork after the war. Visitors can contribute to the FAI's initiative. Highlights include the Casino dell'Aurora Ludovisi in Rome, with its Guercino fresco; the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità in Naples, a Baroque gem by Fra Nuvolo; the Palazzo INPS in Milan, designed by Marcello Piacentini; and the Villa Medicea di Careggi in Florence, built by Michelozzo for Cosimo de' Medici. In Palermo, the Bunkerino museum dedicated to Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino opens, marking 30 years since their deaths. Other notable sites: the Centro Spaziale del Fucino in Ortucchio (AQ), the world's largest civilian teleport; the Abbazia di Santa Maria della Matina in Borgo Di San Marco Argentano (CZ), consecrated in 1065; and the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste. In Venice, Palazzo Sandi displays a restored Tiepolo fresco. The event also features nature sites like the Bosco Faggeto di Moliterno (PZ) and the Orto Botanico in Naples. Special openings include the Chiesa dei Santi Sergio e Bacco in Rome, a Ukrainian-rite church, to show solidarity with Ukraine.