If you missed the Carnival celebrations in Italy this year, you're in luck because Carnival in Milan has yet to begin! When all the others are coming to a close, Ambrosiano is just getting started. Let's find out the details.Why It Begins Later Why is it ...

In Italy's Aosta Valley, bordering Switzerland and France, very special Carnival festivities take place every year. The area of the Great Saint Bernard Valley (Valle di Gran San Bernardo) and the Valpelline are known as the Coumba Freida which literally means 'cold valley'. Let's find out more ...

Oristano is a fairly large city located on the western coast of the island of Sardinia. Like most of the island, Oristano's claim to fame is definitely its beaches. Is Arutas with its white, pebbly sand is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in ...

Adored in antiquity and a source of superstition, the cat is one of the most beloved and hated pets of all. Throughout history, we have seen this animal both associated with divinity and associated with witchcraft or as a synonym for bad luck. But this ...

It was always dear to me, this solitary hill, and this hedgerow here, that closes off my view, from so much of the ultimate horizon. But sitting here, and watching here, in thought, I create interminable spaces, greater than human silences, and deepest quiet, where the heart barely fails to terrify. When ...

That is not a typo in the title. It's a fact that the village of Putignano in the Puglia region can trace its Carnival celebrations back to the year 1394! That makes this year's edition precisely 626 years old.©facebook.com/carnevalediputignano/History of Carnival in Putignano Located in ...

February is without a doubt the most colorful and lively month of the year thanks to the many Carnival celebrations that invade every city throughout Italy. Let's find out more about Carnival in Ronciglione in the Lazio region from February 9- 25, 2020.©carnevaledironciglione.orgCarnival in ...

The Regional Natural Park of Bracciano-Martignano is a fairly recently protected area and didn't become a park until 1999. Less than an hour north of Rome, it is a wonderful delve into Lazio's landscape and culture. Within the park, you'll find three fantastic lake towns ...

The city of Alba in the Piedmont region is already well-known for its famous culinary delicacy, the white truffle. But this little jewel of a town is wonderful to visit in and of itself at any time of year! Let's find out what to see and ...

Not everyone knows that in many places in Italy and Europe, Carnival celebrations actually begin on January 17th or the Patron Saint Day of Saint Anthony the Abbot. The small village of Tricarico, in the province of Matera, is one of these places where ancient ...