Dobbiaco in Val Pusteria is the perfect winter holiday destination. The quaint town and breathtaking landscape will leave you speechless.  Yes, I admit, I'm not objective when it comes to the Dolomites. Surrounded by rocky peaks, lush forests and endless skies and enriched by the traditional ...

   St. Catherine's Fair: every November since the year 1380, the city of Udine in the Friuli region has been honoring St. Catherine of Alexandria. Marquardo di Randeck, the patriarch of Aquileia, was the first to honor the saint with this annual fair. Remarkably, throughout the ...

  The highly anticipated "Primavera del Prosecco" event is back again this year with 16 wine exhibitions throughout the territory of Prosecco Superiore DOCG. Four months full of events from March 16 through June 9, 2019 will liven up the Treviso province from Conegliano to Valdobbiadene.Tastings and ...

What if one morning we were to wake up and find ourselves in a world of jousting and horsemen some 500 years ago? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs2aNkVaeN0 It's the morning of the last Sunday of Carnival: the historic city center of Oristano in Sardinia is suddenly filled with the sounds ...

At the most extreme point of northeastern Italy, embraced by the northern waves of a very clear Adriatic Sea, lies a town of unspeakable beauty: Muggia. The Carnival celebration has been  deeply-rooted, highly emotional and felt by its population (me included) for centuries. An artistic ...

Although the exact origin of Acireale's Carnival in Sicily isn't known, most believe that like all Italian Carnivals, it probably derived from the ancient Roman Saturnal Games. The first written documents of its existence are however very old, dating back to 1594. In the past, people ...

The Devil of Tufara is a zoomorphic mask that comes to life on the last day of Carnival in the narrow streets of this small town. He charges, jumps and dances through the streets with his unbridled acrobatics. Passed down through the centuries, he has ...

Milan's Chinese New Year celebration will take place on February 10th marking the transition from the Year of the Dog to the Year of the Pig. Throughout Milan's Chinatown district, lanterns, drapes, signs and red banners will be hung from doors, houses, and shop windows depicting ...

For centuries, visitors and tourists have flocked to the streets, the squares and Venice's landmark- St. Mark's Square- to enjoy its Carnival. A more select audience will participate in the sumptuous masquerade balls, including the  most famous of them all, Il Ballo del Doge, reliving the ...

Being that Viareggio is my adoptive town, I would like to tell you about it's famous Carnival which takes place every year with an explosion of sounds and colors. The residents of this beautiful coastal town dedicate months preparing costumes, floats, amazing events like Rioni nights (quarter or neighborhood parties) ...