Carnival

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

There are various Carnival traditional recipes, especially for sweets.The most typical are the Chiacchere, also know as Galani, Crostoli, Frappe or Bugie. You…

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…

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…