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Cersaie 2022 ingresso

Attendance at Cersaie 2022 exceeds 90,000

The 39th Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings fully lived up to the expectations of the exhibitor companies that had decided to invest in the show as an opportunity to meet their customers in person once again and present their latest product innovations in booths with a powerful visual and emotional impact

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Cersaie Digital

Cersaie Digital: a virtual meeting and business venue

Cersaie Digital is Cersaie’s new digital platform. With features such as an exhibitor catalogue, a business matching service, a 3D map and a congress centre, it allows professionals to meet up and do business remotely.

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Cersaie Upstairs

Cersaie Upstairs, a new thematic walkway hosting contract design firms

This year’s Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings to be held in Bologna from 26 to 30 September, will feature an additional level with new spaces and functions. A new thematic walkway connecting Galleries 21/22 and 25/26 and hosting contract design firms.

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Cersaie and the sustainable beauty of restoration

Building restoration will take centre stage in Cersaie’s “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme with a conference entitled “The sustainable beauty of restoration” to be held at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 28 September in the Palazzo dei Congressi in the Bologna Exhibition Centre. With Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo and Giovanni Cappelletti

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Atelier Bergmeisterwolf

Bergmeisterwolf amongst the guest speakers in the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme

Michaela Wolf and Gerd Bergmeister, founders of the Brixen- and Rosenheim-based practice Bergmeisterwolf, will be the guest speakers at a conference to be held on Thursday 29 September at 11.00 a.m. in the Palazzo dei Congressi (BolognaFiere) as part of Cersaie’s “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme.

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Mario Botta (foto Beat Pfaendler)

Mario Botta at Cersaie 2022 for the conference “Building Peace”

Promoting peace, justice and strong institutions is goal number 16 of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to the theme of peace is dedicated the lecture that Mario Botta will hold in Bologna on Wednesday 28 September, as part of Cersaie’s “building, dwelling, thinking” programme.

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The 10th Tiling Town at Cersaie

Tiling Town, the meeting place for the world of Italian and international tile installers which is celebrating its 10th edition this year, will feature professional training events, practical demonstrations, a web radio and a space devoted to women

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Bologna Together with Cersaie

For the second year, the local institutions and associations have signed up to the Manifesto for participation in the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings at the end of September

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More than 200 top international professionals invited to Cersaie

Now in its tenth edition, Cersaie Business is inviting an ever larger number of top international architects and specifiers to the show with the aim of promoting meetings between these players and the leading Italian ceramic and bathroom furnishing producers taking part as exhibitors.

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ADI at Cersaie 2022

ADI, the Italian industrial design association, will present two awards recognising the quality of ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings and exhibition design

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Manuel Herz

Manuel Herz amongst the guest speakers in the Cersaie 2022 cultural programme

German architect Manuel Herz will be one of the guest speakers in the “Building, Dwelling, Thinking” cultural programme at this year’s Cersaie with a lecture to be held on the afternoon of Thursday 29 September in the Palazzo dei Congressi in the Bologna Exhibition Centre

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Sustainability will be the common theme of Cersaie 2022 Press Cafés

Organised in partnership with 23 leading publishing houses, the events will host discussions on various themes with special attention to sustainability.

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Cersaie 2022

Cersaie 2022, the exhibition space is almost completely sold out

Cersaie will be back from 26 to 30 September 2022.
92% of the exhibition space has already been booked.

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The Italian ceramic industry places its bets in Las Vegas!

Following the cancellation of the 2020 show and the US travel ban that effectively prevented European producers from taking part in 2021, the Italian ceramic tile industry will be back in force at Coverings 2022, America’s pre-eminent ceramic tile and natural stone event to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 5 to 8 April.

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Ceramics of Italy at ICFF 2021

After a year off, Ceramics of Italy will be participating for the 14th time in ICFF, the leading US exhibition dedicated to the contemporary habitat, with a joint display of Italian-made ceramics.

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Cersaie 2021

Cersaie 2021 attended by over 62,000 visitors (including 24,000 from abroad)

Safe participation was ensured by the Green Pass. The exhibition offered an extensive programme of cultural initiatives and events. The Contract Hall and Cersaie Digital were the new features of this year's show.

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Carlo Aymonino Fedeltà al tradimento” Triennale Milano, 14 maggio - 22 agosto 2021 (foto Luca Sgubbi)

Small Talks Reloaded – to travel is to study

Eleven famous architecture firms, after conversations in 2020 in digital mode, finally meet in person at Cersaie to discuss the theme of "travelling again"

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G124 Renzo Piano: mending the Italian suburbs

A spotlight on young people, inclusion, nature, suburbs and creativity at the exhibition G124 Renzo Piano at Cersaie 2021

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Odile Decq Benedetta Tagliabue

The sensitive architecture of Odile Decq and Benedetta Tagliabue

The importance of the tactile and sensorial aspects of architecture was the key theme explored by the two internationally renowned architects who addressed the conference “Sensitive Architecture” at Cersaie 2021.

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Città della Posa a Cersaie

At Cersaie 2021, Tiling Town will focus on outdoor spaces and large slab laying

Once again this year, Cersaie will be hosting Tiling Town, the meeting place for the world of Italian and international tile laying located in Hall 32, close to the Piazza Costituzione entrance to the Bologna Exhibition Centre.

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From Japan to Cersaie, the first in-person lecture by Shigeru Ban

The International Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings Exhibition Cersaie has maintained its focus on the world’s great architecture with the keynote lecture given by Pritzker Prize Laureate Shigeru Ban

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Cersaie 2021, ensuring safe participation

The presentation event for “Bologna together with Cersaie” held on 5 July in Palazzo Re Enzo in Bologna and streamed on Cersaie’s Facebook and YouTube accounts. All parties involved in the show are working together to ensure the safety of visitors and exhibitors during the time they spend in the exhibition centre and in Bologna.

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Cersaie 2021 Contract Hall

Cersaie 2021 returns as an in-person show

The show will be back in the Bologna Exhibition Centre complete with new product categories, the Contract Hall hosting 10 top architectural firms, and the three-week online event Cersaie Digital

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The reopening of trade fairs is set for 15 June

The reopening of trade fairs from 15 June is a fundamental step for the economic recovery and for Italian industry. It is also essential for Cersaie, the leading international exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings to be held in Bologna from 27 September to 1 October.

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Cersaie 2021, poster and dates of in-person and digital events

Exhibitors are looking forward to returning to the physical show in complete safety: 80% of the available space has already been booked 7 months before the event is due to begin.

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Cersaie continues to engage with its visitors

The fact that Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings, could not be held in 2020 was a truly exceptional occurrence that affected both visitors and the...

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Coverings 2021 will be held in Orlando, FL (USA) from 7 to 9 July

The Coverings Press Conference, introduced by Alberto Echavarría, Director General of ASCER and current Chairman of the Board of Coverings, took place digitally on 18 November 2020. It was followed...

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Cersaie presents the new Press Cafés

While awaiting the 2021 exhibition (Bologna, 27 September – 1 October), Cersaie is once again presenting the Press Cafés, the initiatives organised for the fifth consecutive year in conjunction with...

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CERSAIE skips the 2020 show and prepares for 2021

A busy schedule of meetings, starting next autumn, is expected in the fifteen months from the opening of the 38th edition of the exhibition

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Cersaie 2020 focuses on health and hygiene

Cersaie 2020 will be held in Bologna from 9 to 13 November. “The healthiness of ceramics for rethinking home design and architecture” is the title of the 38th show.

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Cersaie hard at work on the 2020 edition

While thinking of the people on the frontline of the health emergency, work on organising the next edition of the show at the end of September continues with renewed commitment

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Footwear for Cersaie

In 2020 Cersaie will expand its exhibition floor to 180,000 square metres to accommodate new interior and home design products

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Coverings Cancels 2020 Exhibition and Conference Due to Coronavirus

Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, announced it has canceled Coverings 2020, which was scheduled to take place April 20-23 in New Orleans, Louisiana, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sustainability in the spotlight at Cersaie

The theme of sustainability dominated Cersaie 2019, taking centre stage everywhere from the architecture conferences to the inaugural convention, from installation materials to ceramic slabs. And while ceramic products were...

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Ceramics of Italy at the Design Innovation Forum in Taipei

The five hundredth anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci is a historic event marked by worldwide celebrations to honour one of the most exceptional Italian minds of all...

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FAMOUS BATHROOMS, theme exhibition of Cersaie 2019

Bagni d'autore ispirati a grandi personaggi che hanno fatto la storia, dove ogni set diventa un racconto in cui spiccano le eccellenze dell’Italian Style

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Sixth edition of ADI Ceramics & Bathroom Design Award

The sixth edition of the ADI Ceramics & Bathroom Design Award for innovative design in the Italian ceramic tile and bathroom furnishing industries will be held during the 37th edition...

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Alberto Ferlenga and Giovanni Chiaramonte for a discussion at Cersaie 2019

On Friday 27 September, the Architecture Gallery will welcome Alberto Ferlenga and Giovanni Chiaramonte for a discussion of the San Cataldo Cemetery in Modena, designed by 1990 Pritzker Prize winner...

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Economics and Sustainability in the architecture of Anupama Kundoo

As part of the 11th “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme to be held at Cersaie 2019, architect Anupama Kundoo will give a conference at 4:00 pm on Wednesday 25 September in the Architecture Gallery.

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The digital technology as a conceptual tool for architecture

Dominique Jakob and Brendan MacFarlane from the eponymous architecture firm will be amongst the guests of the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme of Cersaie 2019 (Bologna, 23 to 27 September) with a conference to be held on Thursday 26 September at 10:30 in the Architecture Gallery.

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Tiling Town to focus on large slabs at Cersaie 2019

During the five days of Cersaie 2019, the Italian and international tiling world will converge on Tiling Town, located in Hall 31A close to the Piazza Costituzione entrance to the...

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Ceramics of Italy at ICFF 2019

The Spring Tour of Ceramics of Italy continues at ICFF in NYC, where 19 premier Italian ceramic brands showcase their newest collections

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Ceramics of Italy at Coverings 2019

From April 9-12 at Coverings – the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL – the Italian...

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Open Cersaie

The International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings is changing its image and adopting a new logo and a forward-looking communication strategy

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Ceramics of Italy heads to Miami

The Italian Association of Ceramics to Co-Host B2B Event with the Italian Trade Agency on December 5, during Art Basel & Design Miami.

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Italian ceramic manufacturers to meet architects during the Dubai Design Week

With the aim of giving Italian ceramic companies the opportunity to establish new contacts and network with international design and architecture professionals, a B2B workshop has been organised for Wednesday...

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Spotlight on architecture at Cersaie

Cersaie 2018 attracted large numbers of architects and featured a keynote lecture by Pritzker Prize Laureate Richard Rogers.

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Ceramics of Italy participates in Total Solutions Plus in Texas

Ceramics of Italy will sponsor and participate in Total Solutions Plus in Texas (October 27-30, 2018). At the closing keynote address, the film "Timeless Tiles: The Italian Legacy" will be presented to a large audience.

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Ceramics of Italy premieres film at the ADFF 2018 in New York

For the 10th anniversary of the Architecture & Design Film Festival – the largest film festival in USA devoted to the subject – Ceramics of Italy presented the NY premiere...

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The quickest way to get to Cersaie

The quickest way to get to Cersaie: discounts on high-speed trains, planes and hotels and a taxi booking service for shorter waiting times.

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Bologna Design Week, the Cersaie fringe events

Bologna Design Week will be held from 25 to 29 September in conjunction with Cersaie for a week of events celebrating ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings in the Bologna city centre, involving 150 participants and more than 100 events including exhibitions, workshops, design talks and exhibits hosted in historic buildings, museums, universities, academies, art galleries, theatres, private homes and showrooms.

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The major trade fair

The 36th Cersaie expands its spaces and features a cultural programme of international interest.

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Mario Botta and Guido Canali to discuss architecture at Cersaie 2018

At Cersaie, the two renowned architects Mario Botta and Guido Canali will discuss the theme of architectural projects with moderator Fulvio Irace. The event, to be held on Thursday 27 September at 4:00 pm in the Architecture Gallery, is organised as part of the 10th edition of Cersaie’s “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme.

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The Sound Of Design – Italian Style Contract

Music will accompany visitors on an emotional journey through timeless design.

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Tiling Town, a space devoted to tile installation

During the five days of Cersaie 2018, the Italian and international tiling world will converge on Tiling Town, the space devoted to tile installation located in the new Hall 31 of the Bologna Exhibition Centre.

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Barclay & Crousse and Vincenzo Latina to discuss the architecture of tolerance at Cersaie 2018

The highly topical theme of the architecture of tolerance will be explored in a conference to be held during this year’s Cersaie. The event will take place on Thursday 27 September in the Architecture Gallery as part of the 10th edition of Cersaie’s building, dwelling, thinking cultural programme.

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Thirteen magazines to take part in the Press Cafés at Cersaie 2018

The Press Cafés at Cersaie 2018 will host a total of thirteen meetings organised in partnership with Italian publishing houses.

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Richard Rogers’ keynote lecture at Cersaie 2018

The eagerly-anticipated conference with the acclaimed British architect and 2007 Pritzker Prize Laureate will be held on Tuesday 25 September at 11:00 am.

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Portuguese architect Camilo Rebelo to be guest speaker at Cersaie 2018

Portuguese architect Camilo Rebelo will be the first guest in the “building, dwelling, thinking” cultural programme of Cersaie 2018, where he will speak at a conference held in the Architecture...

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Ceramics of Italy at ICFF

15 Premier Italian Ceramic Brands Showcase their Newest Collections at ICFF 2018

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Cersaie 2018 warms up its engines

Work on the new exhibition halls has begun. A new bathroom show will be organised and the Building Dwelling Thinking cultural programme has been confirmed.

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Italian tradition and legacy at Coverings 2018

Ceramics of Italy Showcases Innovative Design, Sustainable Initiatives and 25 Years of Inspiring Projects in Atlanta, GA

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Installation Design Showcase: small home, big style

A number of Italian ceramic tile collections will be used in the tiny house project at the Coverings 2018 Installation Design Showcase.

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Italian ceramic trends showcased at Maison&Objet 2018

From 19 to 23 January, 23 top Italian ceramic companies will be exhibiting in a joint pavilion in the “Actuel” Hall

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Italy the guest of honour at the BODW Business of Design Week

From 4 to 9 December 2017, Hong Kong will be hosting the BODW Business of Design Week, the most important annual appointment for Hong Kong’s design and architecture community and an event that attracts architects, designers and interior designers from throughout the ASEAN region.

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Ceramics of Italy is sponsoring an exhibition at the National Building Museum

Italian Design plays a starring role in Making Room: Housing for a Changing America, the exhibition that is taking place at the National Building Museum in Washington.

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Diébédo Francis Kéré’s approach combining technologies and local materials

World-famous architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, founder of the practice Kéré Architecture, took part in the Cersaie 2017 “building, dwelling, thinking” programme with a conference held on Thursday 28 September.

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Fabio Novembre to give the Lesson in Reverse

Fabio Novembre, designer, architetto e blogger tiene la sua lezione venerdì 29 settembre, dalle ore 10.00, all'EuropAuditorium all'interno del Palazzo dei Congressi. Prima di lui, Cersaie aveva ospitato per le proprie ‘Lezioni alla rovescia’ grandi maestri del design come Enzo Mari, Alessandro Mendini, Riccardo Dalisi, Riccardo Blumer, Massimo Giacon e Ugo La Pietra.

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Sixth edition of “Cersaie designs your home”

The 35th International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings will be hosting the sixth edition of Cersaie Designs Your Home in the Media Village (Services Centre) on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 September.

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Conferences of architecture

Now in its ninth edition, the ‘building, dwelling, thinking’ cultural programme will once again offer a packed calendar of meetings and conferences and will welcome prominent speakers from the fields of architecture and design.

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IN INNOVATIVE HOUSING AT THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM

This fall, Italian design will play a starring role in a groundbreaking exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Organized by the museum and the Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Making Room: Housing for a Changing America focuses on innovative solutions designed to meet the growing needs of America’s diverse households.

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Tiling Town, a wide range of events to be held in Area 49

During the five days of Cersaie 2017, the Italian and international tiling world will converge on Tiling Town, located in Area 49 close to the Piazza Costituzione entrance to the Bologna Exhibition Centre.

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Ceramics of Italy’s North American tour in NYC

From May 21-24, at New York City’s Javits Center, 19 Ceramics of Italy manufacturers was showcase their newest collections at ICFF 2017.

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Italians make the difference at Coverings 2017

From April 4-7, 2017, Ceramics of Italy brought one of the largest international contingents to Orlando for the 28th edition of Coverings – the largest tile and stone exhibition in North America.

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The 35th Cersaie

Cersaie 2017 was attended by 111,604 visitors, 4.7% more than in 2016, with increases in both international and Italian visitors

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25.09.2017 - 28.09.2017
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Bologna (Italia)
Via della Fiera