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by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 04/15/2009 - 12:18
One of Italy's most celebrated holidays is 25 April, the Festa della Liberazione, or Liberation Day.
The day marks the liberation of the Bel Paese by Allied…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Tue, 03/31/2009 - 12:35
At the annual Sagra del Carciofo Romanesco in Ladispoli (RM) from 17-19 April*, the Roman artichoke is king.
For the 59th straight year, thousands will flock…
Culture
by ITALY | Wed, 03/25/2009 - 05:15
A 12-volume collection of work by Leonardo da Vinci is being unbound and the 'notebook' of the Renaissance genius will go on show at two separate locations in…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 03/11/2009 - 07:22
Words by Michelle Fabio
Surely you know all about the famous Palio of Siena that takes place every July and August in the medieval Tuscan city, but do you…
Culture
by Carla Passino | Tue, 03/10/2009 - 04:37
Words by Carla PassinoLenny Kravitz, Moby and James Taylor are among the artists that will take part in the festival’s twelfth edition. Music and medieval…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 03/04/2009 - 04:59
On 19 March, the feast day of San Giuseppe, Italians celebrate St. Joseph as the foster father of Jesus and all fathers across the country—it’s Italian Father’…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:07
words by Michelle Fabio
International Women’s Day (IWD) is held 8 March, and in Italy, it’s called La Festa della Donna.
The first IWD was really a National…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Wed, 02/18/2009 - 04:07
Every year at the end of February, the small northern Italian town of Ivrea comes under fruit attack during the Battle of the Oranges. Thousands come from far…
by ITALY | Tue, 02/17/2009 - 03:35
The curtain is about to go up on Italy's biggest musical event of the year, the Sanremo songfest, amid furious polemics from gay rights groups and consumer…
Culture
by Michelle Fabio | Tue, 02/10/2009 - 11:34
words by Michelle Fabio
From the last Sunday of Carnevale to the following Tuesday, the city of Oristano in Sardinia takes on a pagan, medieval, mystical feel…
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