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Easter Sunday in Bevagna: A Dashing Christ Every Easter Sunday morning, members of the Confraternita della Misericordia (the Confraternity of Mercy or Compassion), a lay brotherhood initiated in Bevagna in the 18th century, in tunics and...

With a Burst of Yellow, Italy Celebrates International Women’s Day Italy has feted International Women’s Day with mimosa since 1946 following a proposal by Teresa Mattei, a combatting partigiana (partisan) in WWII and later one of the...

Every winter, Pino and I head to Orvieto for Umbria Jazz Winter which was held from December 30, 2025 to January 3, 2026.  We had tickets for a jazz concert for the afternoon of January 3 and were hoping to have lunch prior at our favorite...

Time passes quickly as you wait in line for fresh seafood at Claudio’s stand in Palermo. Pino, his longtime friend, Nino, and I joined the waiting customers there on an early December day. Everyone takes a number and lines up for Pescheria di...

La Festa di Santa Lucia is celebrated in Palermo on December 13, the shortest day of the year. In fact, the name of the 3rd century martyr saint of Siracusa in Sicily signifies a “promise of light”. Our recent visit to Palermo concluded on...

Ogni anno ad Assisi, il 4 ottobre si celebra la Festa di San Francesco. Sebbene questo giorno sia una festa, il giorno dopo è più noto per la grande fiera. Questo mercato ha una grande varietà di prodotti locali e unici venduti. Ci sono molte...

While in Italy, don’t miss joining in a village food festival – la sagra! It’s easy to find la sagra from springtime to late fall.  These festivals showcase highlights of the area’s culinary specialties and visitors and locals alike partake...

For four days in early August, medieval music starred in Assisi in a rich array of exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and live musical performances. Medieval instruments were also on sale at the mostra mercato (show/market). The events of the...

Questo articolo descrive una festa vicino Assisi, chiamata Festa di Sant'Anna. Questa festa si celebra ogni anno dal 18 al 27 luglio. L'autrice dell'articolo descrive i piatti che ha mangiato durante la festa. I cibi speciali erano prosciutto e...

In Palermo, the Majestic Moors of Nino Parrucca Visits to Cardillo (a small borgo of Palermo), should always include a stop at the artisan workshop and showroom of Nino Parrucca, the creator of colorful Sicilian maiolica. His multi-colored ceramic...