A one hundred year-long route through a journey that started in Italy, continued in Germany, was made glorious in France, came back to Italy, then concluded between Germany and France with a new deviation towards Italy in 2009: what is this? The answer is easy for those who love beautiful cars: it is the route taken by the Bugatti marque. 

In 1909, in Molsheim (a German territory at that time), Ettore Bugatti – coming from Milan, his native city - founded the company that still bears his name. Ten years later, following the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Alsace became part of France.  

In 1987, the epic red and white oval arrived in Italy, in Campogalliano, but after a decade it was moved back to Molsheim by a German company, Volkswagen AG, that in 1998 became the owner of Bugatti Automobiles. 

In May 2009, Bugatti will return to Italy, between the Maremma region and the Elba Island, to celebrate its 100^th birthday, a century during which the glorious marque has remained unrivalled.

The honor to hold the party where one hundred birthday candles will be blown, a real tribute that will be held in front of many faithful fans of Ettore Bugatti coming from all over the world, has been assigned to the Country of origin of this legend. In fact, it will be Bugatti Club Italia, with the organizing support of 2FAST4YOU ( www.2fast4you.it ), that will welcome the guests together with 130 selected car models bearing the famous horseshoe-shaped radiator.  

In line with the purest Bugatti spirit, the celebration will take place mainly on the road, with Bugatti cars in movement. Only later in the evening, once the engines have been turned off, glasses will be raised for a traditional toast… VIVE LA MARQUE!

To travel along the ideal journey again, almost all the cars signed “EB” will be present, from competition voiturettes belonging to the early decades of the last century to the incomparable Grand Prix, from essential two-seat sports cars to cars that were the epitome of technology and luxury in those years.  In progressive order, the models will include: Type 13, T22, T23, T30, T35, T37, T38, T39, T40, T43, T44, T46, T49, T51, T54, T55, T57, T59…. 

This will be the largest Bugatti meeting ever to be organized worldwide, with classic cars taking part in it coming from 18 different countries.

These engineering masterpieces will be joined by their modern descendants, the Veyron GS, that will be setting their imposing tires on Italian roads for the first time.

When the time came to draw a map of the route for the BUGATTI INTERNATIONAL MEETING, at Bugatti Club Italia – founded in Milan, where Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti was born – they never had any doubts: no other Italian region like Maremma could offer the perfect combination of locations of great charm and roads that seem to be designed to guarantee a pleasurable drive through natural sceneries, alternating dense forests by the sea, hills with century-old vineyards, plains covered in olive trees and sunflowers. 

Along this inebriating route, Bugattists will take advantage of stopovers in medieval villages,  old cathedrals, monasteries,  private villas and castles where they will enjoy snacks based on top quality local products while soaking up that particular atmosphere, half-way between sporty and informal, yet exclusive, that characterizes the most authentic “Bugatti Style”.  

It is no coincidence that Maremma – one of the least populated areas of the peninsula - is the first Italian destination, listed in 11^th position, on the chart drawn up by the New York Times concerning the top 44 destinations to visit worldwide. 

The participants will enjoy the incomparable occasion to immerse themselves in a typical Italian atmosphere surrounded by art, history, archaeology, oenology and gastronomy, including a touch of maritime tradition thanks to the trip to the Elba Island.

Where Bugatti cultivated the idea to build unique, out-of-the-ordinary, stupefying and unforgettable cars, the same determination lies today with Bugatti Club Italia and 2FAST4YOU in organizing the Bugatti International Meeting. 

The appointment is for the last week-end in May in Castiglione della Pescaia.