A leading cultural event in the Friuli Venezia Giulia summer calendar, the Festival dei Cuori®, established in 1965, stands out as the oldest folkl festival in the region. Since then, dozens and dozens of countries, hundreds of dancers and musicians from different traditions and cultures have peacefully flooded the streets and squares of several towns in the province of Udine, showcasing the best of folklore, and merging their souls with the Friulian spirit in a communion of hearts that creates and strengthens friendships and brotherhood.