This religious celebration in honor of Saint Rosalie, called the festino, is held each year mid-July. In the evening of July 15, a sacred procession with the reliquary of the Saint (kept in Palermo’s cathedral) goes down Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, preceded by the banners of many pious societies. July 2008. Cette fête religieuse en l’honneur…
The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race that is held twice each year, on July 2 and August 16 on Piazza del Campo. Ten horses and riders, dressed in the appropriate colors, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards. Throughout the year, parades like this one…
You would think these two old ladies live in a remote Mediterranean village but this is not the case. Burano is a small island in the Venice lagoon, located just a few miles from Piazza San Marco. It is famous for its lace and coloured houses. November 2001. On pourrait croire que ces deux vieilles…
This Capuchin monk belongs to the Order of Friars Minor, commonly called the ‘Franciscans’. You meet many of them among the tourists in Assisi as the Order was founded by Saint Francis. The Capuchins are different from other Franciscans since they follow a strict observance of austerity and poverty rules. June 2011. Ce moine capucin…
Alberobello is a small town in Puglia. It is famous for its unique constructions known as ‘trulli’. I thought the district was only preserved for tourists until I saw this inhabitant coming out of one of the trulli in her red coat. May 2012. ALberobello est une petite ville des Pouilles. Elle est célèbre pour…
Palazzo Farnese houses the French embassy in Italy. Tourists do not even spoil the ‘Dolce Vita’ mood that you feel in sidewalk cafés in front of the palace. May 2005. Le Palazzo Farnese abrite l’ambassade de France en Italie. Les touristes ne parviennent pas à gâcher l’atmosphère de Dolce Vita qui règne sur les terrasses…
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