CARNEVALE AMBROSIANO
Numerous parades as well as masked parades take place during a whole week ...Read more
FÊTE DE LA SAINT-JEAN
Big fireworks show followed by a regatta in traditional costumes for the ...Read more
FESTA DELLA BIRRA
Read moreThe beer festival is celebrated in Trinità d'Algultu in the second part of August.
BIRRA E BRUSCHETTA
Read moreThe beer festival and adjacent are celebrated in the city in late July.
FÊTES GASTRONOMIQUES
Read moreDuring the summer, festivals using Sardinian products are organised in the city. A at the end of June, the festival of the seadas, fried cake filled with honey and cheese, one of the most popular delicacies island. In July, it celebrates the celebrations of fish and wine vermentino. At the beginning of August, typical dishes of the life shepherd are offered during the Festa degli pastori in the town of Porto Pozzo.
S’INCONTRU
Read moreEaster Sunday is the occasion to meet the statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary in many Sardinian villages. The Meeting of Oliena is one of the most interesting because of its beautiful scenery and the traditional costumes worn by the participants. The procession takes the statue of the risen Christ from the small church of San Francesco da Paola in the east of the town to the portal of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in the heart of the old town. The statues meet in the square exactly.
TOURNOI HISTORIQUE DES BOURGS
On Saturday evening the torchlight parade takes place, and on Sunday the ...Read more
CORTÈGE DE L'EGETMANN
In the streets of Termeno floats, extras and demonic dragons captured and ...Read more
CORTÈGE DE SAINT NICOLAS ET DES KRAMPUS
On the eve of Saint Nicholas' Day, Vipiteno and Castelrotto are invaded by ...Read more
FETE DU SPECK DU HAUT-ADIGE
For a weekend, the charming village of Santa Maddalena will be celebrating ...Read more
BENEDIZIONE DEI VEICOLI
Read moreOn the occasion of the feast of Santa Francesca Romana, patron saint of motorists, in Rome, all vehicles can be blessed just outside the church of the same name, near the Colosseum. This is enough to prevent any accident! This tradition dates back to 1928 and sees every year institutional vehicles (police trucks...) and emergency vehicles (ambulances...) as well as citizens' personal cars meet. It is even said that some children go there in their small cars: it is better to be prepared!
FESTE VIGILIANE
Numerous folkloric ceremonies take place until the celebration of the ...Read more
FESTA DI SANT'ANTONIO ABATE
Several towns celebrate Saint Anthony's Day around a large bonfire, with ...Read more
CARNEVALE SULL'ACQUA
On the canals of Comacchio, parade of carnival groups on colourful boats, ...Read more
LUNISSANTI
Read moreReligious ceremonies are held throughout Holy Week in Castelsardo, but the most important one takes place on the last day, Easter Monday (Lunissanti). A long procession leaves from the fortified citadel to the nearby village of Tergu. Men dressed in white robes sing ancient hymns along the way. The pilgrimage covers 10 km to the ancient church of Nostra Signora, built around 1300. The return journey is made by the light of candles and oil lamps, in a very moving religious fervor.
FESTA DI SAN NICOLÒ
Read moreAll children love San Nicolò who brings them presents. Not even afraid of the ugly Krampus!
LA SAGRA DEL PESCE
In Camogli, thousands of fish are fried in the public square in a festive ...Read more
ÉPIPHANIE - FESTA DELLA BEFANA
La Befana is an old witch who brings sweets to the good children and coal ...Read more
CARNAVAL DE MAMOIADA
Read moreThis festival opens the carnival season and attracts many curious people. It is considered the most characteristic carnival of the island. The participants in the procession are divided into two clans. The Mamuthones wear sheepskin jackets and black wooden masks with marked features. Opposite them, the Issohadores wear a white, inexpressive mask. They are in charge of leading the dance and capturing women in the crowd with a rope. To be caught with a lasso by an Issohadore is a good omen and a sign of fertility.
FÊTE DES CHÂTAIGNES
Tastings, concerts and entertainment enliven the beautiful village of ...Read more
FÊTE DE SANT’EFISIO
Every year, the Sardinians put on their traditional garb to commemorate the ...Read more
DISCESA DEI CANDELIERI
Procession of candlesticks through Sassari in honour of Our Lady of the ...Read more
S'ARDIA DI SAN COSTANTINO
Spectacular equestrian race held in Sedilo, celebrating the victory of ...Read more
CAVALCATA SARDA
Thousands of Sardinians proudly wear the costume of their village. A ...Read more
CARNAVAL DE TEMPIO PAUSANIA
For this famous carnival, decorated floats and masked participants parade ...Read more
MARIAGE TRADITIONNEL DE SELARGIUS
Read moreFew couples follow the traditional Sardinian wedding ceremony. In 1962, the village of Selargius, between Cagliari and Quartu Sant'Elena, had the idea to organize a wedding that respects the ancient customs. Since then, the Antico Sposalizio Selargino is held every year and brings together all the inhabitants of the village. The couple and the two families dress in the traditional costume and march in separate processions. Salt and grains are thrown on the couple in wish of prosperity.
FÊTE DE SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA
Read moreThis celebration, probably the oldest and most fascinating of Quartu Sant'Elena, dates back to the rituals of the Phoenicians and the cult of the god Adonis. Seven girls, richly dressed and embellished, parade on a chariot to the church of Sant'Andrea, chanting muttetus, poetic improvisations. These describe the different phases of the festivities, and ask Saint John the Baptist for protection for all the participants.
SANT'ANTONIO ABATE
In the province of Nuoro, in Orosei, Orgosolo, Paulilatino and Sedilo, ...Read more
SETTIMANA SANTA
Read moreSardinia prepares Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Christ with fervor. In Alghero, the Holy Week that precedes Easter is the occasion of huge night processions led by torches. The white Jermans of the Confraternita della Misericordia organize the processions, the choirs and the litanies chanted along the route. The crowd follows a seventeenth-century crucifix from a Spanish shipwreck that has been washed up by the sea. Representatives of Catalan villages are invited to participate in the procession in their traditional clothes.
FESTA DEL REDENTORE
Read moreThis very popular festival gathers thousands of people who, dressed in their best traditional costume, gather in procession through the streets of Nuoro to Mount Ortobene, where stands the imposing bronze statue of Christ the Redeemer. At the same time, another procession starts at the church Delle Grazie to converge on the same point. The whole procession is led to the sound of launeddas and folk songs. In the evening, a ballo tondo, a traditional dance, is performed in the amphitheater of the village with the best dancers of the island.
SA DIE DE SA SARDIGNA
The annual festival celebrating the Sardinian Revolution of 28 April 1794 ...Read more
FÊTE DE SANTA MARIA MADDALENA
Read moreThe patron saint of the island is celebrated for two days with secular and religious events. The festivities start with a fireworks display on Cala Galetta. This is followed by a festival that puts fish in the spotlight. More than 6 tons of fried fish are offered to the population. A parade of Sardinian costumes is also part of the festivities that end with a torchlight procession. The statue of the saint is carried from the streets of the center to a boat on the sea.
MARCIALONGA DELLA SANTISSIMA TRINITÀ
A trail of 8.5 kilometers along the rugged coast of the island of La ...Read more
SAGRA DEL SALAME 'D PATATA
For a whole weekend, at the end of January, the small town of Settimo ...Read more
FÊTE DE SAINT JEAN-BAPTISTE
Read moreA festival to which the Romans attach great importance: it is celebrated around the piazza San Giovanni in Laterano. Games, fireworks, music and various events are on the program. Born in 1891, the festa di San Giovanni Battista was celebrated during the summer solstice. During this night, many exorcisms were practiced because the popular belief was that witches fly over Rome, passing over the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano.
I PRESEPI SULL'ACQUA
Dozens of handcrafted cribs are installed in fountains, wash houses, ...Read more
FÊTE DES SAINTS PIERRE ET PAUL
Pyrotechnic shows and festivities to celebrate the patron saints of Rome. ...Read more
TÖRGGELEN - HARVEST FESTIVAL
A nice outing with friends or family to taste local wines and meet in a ...Read more
NOËL À L'AUDITORIUM
Read moreThe Parco della Musica auditorium in Rome celebrates the Christmas holidays by hosting the Christmas festival in the auditorium (Natale Auditorium). The site, designed by the famous architect Renzo Piano, looks like a Christmas village with many activities, gastronomic or local craft stands and an ice rink. There are many concerts to attend, including the Roma Gospel Festival, which features the best contemporary gospel choirs, as well as shows (tales, puppets, classical orchestras, etc.).
FESTA DI SAN LORENZO
Read moreIn Italy, for the night of San Lorenzo, also known as the "Night of San Lorenzo's Tears", it's traditional to gather on the beach to admire the shooting stars, sparkling at this time of year. In Rome, there's no beach, but the San Lorenzo district celebrates its patron saint! For the occasion, fireworks are set off, processions take place and brass bands march past. San Lorenzo is one of Rome's most authentic neighborhoods, and even more so during this popular and festive festival.
SEMAINE SAINTE
Many pilgrims go to Rome to participate in the torchlight procession and ...Read more
FESTA DI SAN GIUSEPPE
Read moreA joyful popular celebration that has come back in vogue recently. On Via Andrea Doria, in the Trionfale district (northwest of Rome), donuts (the famous bigné di San Giuseppe) and sweet fried food are sold to the crowd to celebrate Saint Joseph's Day, which is also Father's Day in Italy. Sports events are organized as well as parades of bands and animations for children (make-up...). It is an important event for the inhabitants of the district who gather in large numbers in a good-natured atmosphere.
DÉDICACE DE LA BASILIQUE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE
Read moreToday we celebrate the commemoration of the consecration of the first basilica, which dates back to 356, and the successive buildings on the Esquiline, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary would have appeared one day to Pope Libera to ask him to build a basilica where the snow would fall. The next day, flakes bleached the area of the current basilica. It is this miraculous event that is celebrated in Rome and, for the occasion, white flower petals are thrown in rain into the Pauline Chapel during a ceremony.
FÊTE DE L'IMMACULÉE CONCEPTION
Read moreOn the occasion of the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Pope goes in the afternoon to Piazza di Spagna, at the foot of the Column of the Immaculate, since 1854. A religious ceremony and a blessing are performed there. Please note that the feast of the Immaculate Conception is a holiday in Italy. It is therefore likely that some restaurants or stores will be closed. It is also the day when Italians traditionally decorate their Christmas tree.
FONDAZIONE DI ROMA
Also known as the "Christmas of Rome", the anniversary of the city gives ...Read more
DÉFILÉ DE LA SAINT NICOLAS
Read moreIn Castelrotto, the snow-covered mountains of Trentino-Alto Adige are the setting for a popular festival: the famous Saint Nicholas' Day costume parade, with the dreadful Krampus as a bonus! It's a bit like the local "Père Fouettard", dressed in animal skin, his emaciated face is surmounted by large horns. His disciples, wearing terrifying masks, wander alongside him in the streets of the village, torch in hand, to the sound of bells... in search of the bambini cattivi (wicked children).
FESTA DELLA POLENTA
At Storo, the flagship product of the Chiese Valley is celebrated in all ...Read more
MARCHES DE NOEL DU TRENTIN HAUT ADIGE
The Christmas markets in this region are particularly famous for their ...Read more