Traditions
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
Opera dei Pupi (Puppet Theatre) is a traditional form of Sicilian entertainment and it seems that almost every souvenir shop in Palermo sells marionettes. But…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio |
On 17 January, several Italian towns celebrate the Festa di Sant'Antonio Abate or Feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, also known as Saint Anthony the Great.…
Culture
by Silvia Donati |
Florence celebrates the Epiphany today with a re-enactment of the story of the Magi.
Now in its 18th year, the event, organized by the Opera di Santa Maria…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
As every New Year’s Day since 1996, Mister Ok, a.k.a. Maurizio Palmulli, jumped on Wednesday into Rome’s Tiber river from the Cavour bridge, for the enjoyment…
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
Santo Stefano in a painting by Giotto.
December 26th is il giorno di Santo Stefano (Saint Stephen's day) and an important day in the Italian calendar.…
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
At Christmas, Americans enjoy pumpkin pie, the English have plum or Christmas pudding and the Italians have panettone. Just the mention of this sweet Milanese…
Culture
by Barry Lillie |
No Italian Christmas would be complete without the sound of bagpipes. Everywhere from the piazzas of Rome to remote hillside villages, the Zampognari (pipers)…
Food & Drink
by John Bensalhia |
With the Christmas season in full swing, John Bensalhia looks at some of the most popular drinks in Italy to suit dinners, parties and cafés.
MULLED WINE/VIN…
Food & Drink
by Barry Lillie |
Italians have a special relationship with baccalà; the salt-dried cod from the northern reaches of Europe is a Christmas Eve favourite and, in December, stalls…
Lifestyle
by Silvia Donati |
December 10 marks “Caffè Sospeso Day” in Italy, to be celebrated on the same day as Human Rights Day.
A caffè sospeso (suspended coffee) or pending coffee is a…
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