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International artists meet in Barcelona from 19 May to 5 June 2011 in the second edition of World Art Vision

The Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona, located in the Palacio Pignatelli in the Barrio Gótico, hosts this contemporary art kermesse.

The second edition of World Art Vision will take place in the Real Círculo Artístico de Barcelona, from 19 May to 5 June 2011. 60 well-known artists from 25 countries will exhibit more than 150 works of art. The organisers of World Art Vision chose Barcelona as the scene and amphitheatre for the largest independent art show of Catalonia, the first edition having taken place in Cancun. Over the 18 days of the show, Palacio Pignatelli will host an impressive collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, prints, installation art, video and digital images, accompanied by a rich calendar of musical events and conferences given by prestigious professionals in the national and international artistic scene. The exhibition coincid es with the 130th anniversary of the Real Círculo Artístico and puts the finishing touches to an exciting international project which seeks to create a two-way bridge between the artistic culture of Spain and the rest of the world.

As part of the promotional campaign of WAV Barcelona 2011, and thanks to the support of the Barcelona town council, a monumental solid iron sculpture, a work by the artist Antonio Dìaz, has been installed in the Paseo Lluís Companys. Top professionals and personalities from the contemporary art world will be present at the opening of the exhibition and have been invited by the organizers to be part of the wide range of collateral events taking place throughout the exhibition period: Fabrizio Pivari, Director of Art & Artworks, Maurizio Vanni, Director of the Lu.C.C.A Museum, the much awarded photographer, Danish Saroee, who will present the video of the interview with "Los Fridos", made during the festivities of WAV Cancun 2008, Tomás Paredes, President of the Association of Art Critics in Madrid and critic for La Vanguardia and the brilliant pianist Ernest Hing-Leung So, who offers his audience three concerts, all contribute to th e rich collateral events programme.

The list of participating artists can be found at http://www.world-art-vision-news.com/
Opening hours: 11am-2pm and 4-8pm (Closed: Sunday afternoon)
Tickets: full price € 4 – Reductions (flyers, students with valid student ID and over 65's) € 2,50

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Press Conference: 17 May 12:30 h. Salón de los Atlantes
Opening: 19 May 19:30 h. Salón de los Atlantes
Address: Palacio Pignatelli, Arcs, 5 – 08002 Barcelona

Holidays in Certaldo? Enjoy Tuscany in a four stars hotel

Tuscany is one of the most beautiful regions of Italy. Nature, suggestive landscapes, wild woods and blue sea, but also several cities, towns and villages still maintaining their medieval atmosphere. In the heart of Tuscany there is a place called Chianti region: it’s production of refined wines is famous in every corner of the world. This region is situated in the middle of a territory bounded by the Florence province to the north, the Siena province to the south, the Chianti mountains to the east and the Elsa and Pesa river valleys to the west.



Certaldo Alto, jewel of middle ages architecture, is situated in the center of this wonderful place, near the banks of Elsa river and the area is surrounded by the ruins of many ancient mills.



Hotel Certaldo, a Tuscany four stars hotel, is builts on the rests of one of these old watermills. A beautiful hotel with a wonderful garden, a fantastic poll and with several kinds of rooms. Pink Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Thyme and Anise, each room is elegant and comfortable, and all have a wide array of services. Hotel Certaldo provides a large number of solutions to enjoy your time and relax. During your holidays in Certaldo, you’ll can visit some interesting places of Chianti region, such as Siena, San Gimignano, Lucca, Pisa. The staff of Certaldo Hotel will give you any informations you need to visit wonderful places in the Chianti region and enjoy many interesting activities. If you are planning to spend your summer holydays in Certaldo, you should consider visiting Certaldo hotel and taste Tuscany hospitality.

Highest ever gold price

Inflation, public debt and increasing economic uncertainty. Meanwhile, a new record price of gold fluctuates around $ 1,500 an ounce.

New record for gold, that a few days continues to hover around the $ 1,500 an ounce.

To encourage the increased demand has helped the time of great uncertainty that all the major economies of the world are going through, inflation in China, to new tensions in Europe about the money for the states that do not meet the Maastricht rules.

The last bastion to stop the rush collapsed a few days ago, U.S. rating agency Standard and Poor's announced the downgrade of the outlook U.S. public debt from stable to negative. So one of the financial products more attractive to investors, U.S. government bonds, has suddenly become less attractive, this benefit, in fact, the demand for gold.

It's important to remember that gold has increased over the whole of 2010 by 32 percentage points.

The same positive trend can be seen for the silver, during the 2010 grew by over 50%.

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