Traditions

Culture
by Natalie Aldern |
Located within the heart of Rome sits the smallest country in the world. The population of Vatican City is a mere 831. Most of these residents are priests and…
Culture
by ITALY |
Pisa and Florence celebrate the traditional New Year ceremony that marked the life of the Tuscan cities from the middle ages to the 18th century. This is…
Culture
by Carol King |
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 Carol King |
Nativity scenes are popular in Italy and beyond, but the custom of holding a ‘presepe vivente’ (living crib), whereby people dress up as Mary, Jesus, the Three…
Culture
by Myra Robinson |
Battaglia Terme these days is an unremarkable faded spa town on the fringes of the Euganean Hills in the Veneto. It had its early origins in the 12th and 13th…
Culture
by Elizabeth Ganl… |
Easter is a wonderful time to explore Italy. Perhaps the most important holiday of all, Easter (Pasqua) is celebrated for a full week, with rites starting on…
Travel
by John Bensalhia |
Valentine's Day is nearly here, and has a special place in the heart of Italy. John Bensalhia matchmakes the history and traditions of Valentine's Day in Italy…
Language
by ITALY |
Culture
by ITALY |
The Cavalcata Sarda (literally Sardinia Horse-ride) is a hundred-year-old celebration which attracts, ever year, thousand of people from all over the island…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern |
Located within the heart of Rome sits the smallest country in the world. The population of Vatican City is a mere 831. Most of these residents are priests and…