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by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 02/04/2009 - 03:50
Although Carnevale (Carnival) is celebrated throughout Italy, Venice's version with its elaborate, colourful masks and costumes is one of the oldest and most…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/29/2009 - 04:07
This is a mouth-watering winter for Italy-bound art lovers. The season’s calendar is packed full with interesting events covering all the most important eras…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 01/28/2009 - 03:59
Words by Michelle Fabio
On the first Sunday in February, Agrigento, Sicily celebrates the first almond blossoms of the season in its Festa del Fiore del…
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by ITALY | Mon, 01/26/2009 - 09:07
Last chance for Fattori in Florence
The following is a city-by-city guide to some of Italy's top art exhibitions: ASCOLI - Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea: '…
by Valentina | Fri, 01/23/2009 - 11:43
"Perché Sanremo è Sanremo!" says the slogan. One of the annual highlights of the Peninsula's musical and TV schedule, Sanremo returns this year on Italian…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:49
Forget all you know about Italian Carnival—streamers, confetti, costumes, floats and carefree merrymaking. Mamoiada is different. This Carnival, which some…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:45
Few Carnival festivals can rival Putignano’s history. The Apulian town started celebrating Carnival in 1394 and never stopped.The revelries started by accident…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:42
Viareggio’s Carnival started in a coffee house. Back in 1873, the young scions of some of the city’s best families met around the coffee tables of the local…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:28
Ivrea’s long Carnival starts on Twelfth night. On the Twelfth night of 200 years ago, to be precise. Some of the town’s Carnival traditions date from the…
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by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:23
Italy’s most famous Carnival may have started as a clever political ploy to keep the populace happy. First recorded in 1094, and made an official holiday in…
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