The Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) is holding the 27th edition of its "Spring Days" initiative on March 23 and 24, with more than 1,100 sites open especially for the occasion, including 296 religious sites, 227 palaces and villas, 30 castles, and 50 villages across 430 towns and 20 regions.

Andrea Carandini and Marco Magnifico, FAI president and vice-president, respectively, called the event a "true bridge between cultures". Carandini called Italy an "amalgam of precious metals - indigenous, strangers - that have given life to the most meaningful and wonderful melting pot on our plane".