Whenever there there is an unrest in history, Machiavelli is evoked. He was a versatile man - a historian, writer, poet, philosopher, political scientist, he loved art, inventions, medicine and cartography, he was an irreparable provocator, but above all, a precious witness of his time. While travelling to Europe, he analyzes the power relations that drive people and tempts the great rulers.

Machiavelli is read by all, the victors and the defeated. He does not only write to show the beauty of the word, but also to point out the evil and the truth. Why is this virtuoso of political cunning still relevant today, if the picture of him as an unscrupulous and cunning strategist left by his malevolent descendants is true? Because it enables us to understand how the social energy of political relations goes beyond our efforts to put them in a mould.

Why spend your summer with Machiavelli, you may ask. You may say that idea is unusual because did not like lazing around, he was a man of action. In spite of the label attached to him, people still read Machiavelli, he is a visionary, a writer who awakens us and makes us rouse from our inertia. He announces the storms, not only to warn us about their devastating action, but to teach us to think during ugly times. If we read him today, it means that we have something to worry about. He is returning: wake up.