Italy Advisor

Heyla, folks! this month we want to going up and down in Italy to find the good events to propose you a fab February! Like the Almond Blossom Fair in Agrigento, Sicily, is a week-long festival (starting from the first through the second Sunday in February).… Read the rest

If you couldn’t make it for San Antonio Abate, a festivity which has been celebrated in villages in the Abruzzo region and Sardinia, on January 16 to 17, with the lighting of huge bonfires that burn all night and there’s often also music, dancing, and drink, do not worry.… Read the rest

More than 34 millions people went to see this adventure inside the human body and finally it is arrived in Rome.

Body Worlds is the original anatomical exhibition series displaying authentic human bodies, willed by donors through the Institute for Plastination’s Body Donor Program!  They are preserved using a process called plastination invented by Dr.… Read the rest

Epiphany, is going to be celebrated January 6th and it is  a national holiday in Italy. Epiphany commemorates the 12th day of Christmas when the three Wise Men arrived at the manger bearing gifts for Baby Jesus. The tradition of La Befana is a big part of Italian Christmas celebrations.… Read the rest

Living nativity scenes are pretty famous in Italy and they are called presepi viventi: they are made of costumed people acting out the parts of the nativity. For example, Chia, near Soriano, shows a large living nativity on December 26 with more than 500 participants!… Read the rest

Rome is one of the top Italian city to visit during the Christmas holiday season.  The first Christmas mass was at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore and the earliest known permanent nativity was carved for the Rome Jubilee in 1300.… Read the rest

We already talked about Christmas markets in North of Italy, but now it is the right time to check also the ones located in the central and southern Italy! Lot of  fairs are waiting for you with their wooden booths full of arts and crafts, regional specialties and Christmas decorations.… Read the rest

Jingle bells, jingle bells…here comes the time for Christmas decorations in Italy!!! The most important tradition is connected to the Nativity scene, called presepe or presepio in Italian language.

Every church and every family has its own presepe. You can find it in the middle of the squares, outside the shops, and in many public areas.… Read the rest

The lovely Christmas Markets in Italy are good and big as well as in the cities and in villages throughout Italy. The market sells everything: toys, candy, Christmas items, handicrafts, ect. This is a funny way to taste also regional food, drink, and music!… Read the rest

Italians are fond of many things: food like pasta, pizza, wine and… festivals! The Capodanno that is the New Year’s Eve in Italy is a fab period to celebrate in Italy. Known also as “La Festa di San Silvestro”, it is celebrated the 31st of December on New Year’s Eve.… Read the rest