🚗MILLE MIGLIA🚗: 

"THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RACE IN THE WORLD" IS ITALIAN.

Like every year, Mille Miglia has been back, a unique vintage regularity car race, over 90 years of passions, emotions, and traditions along the non-stop itinerary from Brescia to Rome and back. Often regarded as the most beautiful car race in the world, the modern competition is a re-edition of the historical race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957, so participation is limited to cars, produced no later than 1957, which had attended (or were registered) to the original race. The route (Brescia–Rome round trip) is similar to that of the original race, maintaining the point of departure/arrival in Viale Venezia, Brescia-Italy. 

Along the classic route from Brescia to Rome and back, the Mille Miglia crosses through the artistic and natural beauties of Italy, a real travelling museum of exceptional historic and sporting value that is immersed in the extraordinary cities of art and Italian evocative natural landscapes. Car lovers meet the racers (Formula 1 champions, celebrities, actors, and athletes) and discuss the route, placement expectations, and the examine the models of cars, during the whole event. Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Fiat, Audi, Bmw, Bugatti, Maserati, Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Bentley: the most fascinating cars all meet during this race, coming from the garage of car collectors or from car manufacturers’ museums.

  Personally, I'm very fond of the oldest models of Bentleys as well as of convertible models of Jaguar, so, if I ever had the chance of taking part in a Mille Miglia race, I'd like to drive one of these models. This year the race has started on Wednesday, May 15 from Brescia, after a brief show of the Frecce Tricolori (Italian Air Force aerobatic team), overflying the old city centre in honour of the event and arrives in Rome on Thursday, May 16. The cars are due to be back in Brescia on Saturday, May 18; an award ceremony follows right after the arrival. At the end of the competition, on Saturday May 18 there is a  Great White Night in the streets of Brescia’s old centre. For further information about the itinerary, you can visit the website www.millemiglia.it. Even for those who aren't car enthusiasts, a stroll through the historic streets and squares of Brescia especially during the performance of car control procedures, to mingle with the festive crowd of thousands of car lovers and jet-setters attracted to Italy from all over the world is always a thrilling and amusing experience to be remembered, of course without forgetting the umbrella, since traditionally this event is often "wet with rain". ☔🌂