"Liberiamo l'aria = Liberate the air" Busseto Local Custom Tip by Nemorino

On a Sunday afternoon in Roncole these cyclists started gathering in the square just across the street from Verdi's birth house, in front of the Church of San Michele Arcangelo (Saint Michael the Archangel) to demonstrate in favor of cycling and clean air.

On this "ecological Sunday" several cities in this northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna closed off their streets to automobiles, and all over the region cyclists gathered to "swarm out" on their bikes to promote non-polluting forms of transportation.

Second photo: More cyclists gathering in Roncole.

Third photo: The cyclists were wearing signs reading "Liberate the air. Sixth bicycle swarm 2008."

Fourth photo: A poster in Busseto announcing the campaign Liberiamo l'aria.

Website: http://www.arpa.emr.it/liberiamo/