Carnival
Culture
by John Bensalhia | Sun, 01/26/2014 - 01:30
John Bensalhia looks at a mixture of festivals, shows and exhibitions taking place in Italy throughout February 2014.
February is the first sign that things…
Culture
by Carol King | Fri, 02/01/2013 - 10:35
It’s carnival time in Italy and with it comes the promise merrymaking aided by good food, crazy costumes, spooky masks, spectacular processions of floats and…
Culture
by bsp-italy | Tue, 02/21/2012 - 05:14
The Carnival revels take many forms in Italy, from Venice’s elegant masks to Viareggio’s gigantic floats. To help you make the most of the merrymaking season,…
Culture
by ITALY | Mon, 03/07/2011 - 08:56
For many villages in Valle d'Aosta, Carnival is a time when almost all the population works together and gets involved in the festive activities.
Probably…
Culture
by ITALY | Thu, 03/03/2011 - 13:45
Il Carnevale di Cento in the province of Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, is one of the most entertaining and spectacular carnival celebrations in Italy.
It has its…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 01/04/2011 - 03:33
In Italy one festival quickly follows another and no sooner is the Christmas season over than the Carnival season is upon us. In Tricarico [Matera, Basilicata…
Culture
by Katia Amore | Mon, 02/15/2010 - 09:14
Pictures by Katia Amore
Visiting Venice during Carnival celebrations is once in a life time experience.
First recorded in 1296, when the Senate of the…
Food & Drink
by Katia Amore | Fri, 02/12/2010 - 06:14
There are various Carnival traditional recipes, especially for sweets.The most typical are the Chiacchere, also know as Galani, Crostoli, Frappe or Bugie. You…
Culture
by Tara McLaughlin | Tue, 02/09/2010 - 10:56
If you are craving a week in the land of “la vita è bella” then there is no time like the present. That’s because it’s Carnevale and the experience will rival…
Culture
by Pat Eggleton | Thu, 01/28/2010 - 04:16
The cities of Rome and Venice will be twinned for the Carnival season this year with Rome reviving traditions that have not been seen in the city since the…
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