Italy - Hold onto your hats, culture lovers! This summer, the cities of Bergamo and Brescia are turning up the heat as they celebrate their status as the Italian Capital of Culture 2023. A whirlwind of concerts, festivals, exhibitions, and theatre awaits, promising to fill your Italian summer with life, music, and colour.

This extraordinary cultural gala, dubbed a "long summer of pop," will transform the two cities into stages showcasing hundreds of events.