»» Venice Carnival Video: Angel Flight
“Il Volo dell’Angelo” — “The Flight of the Angel” — is the event kicking off the Carnival celebrations in Venice.
Below’s a video of The Flight of the Angel that opened Carnival of Venice 2010.
»» Where To Spend Valentine’s Day in Italy: Verona
“Verona in Love” offers you a week-end filled with Valentine and romance events in the city of Romeo and Juliet.
Theatrical interpretations of Romeo and Juliet, concerts, shows and many more events based on the theme of love are being scheduled at “Verona in Love”.
The “Dear Juliet” award (award of the most beautiful and romantic love letters written to Shakespeare heroin from all over the world), “Due Cuori a Tavola” (”Two Hearts at the table”, a competition with participating restaurants featuring themed menus), are a few examples of the events held in Verona in this Valentine’s week-end.
To try love-themed menus, look for the restaurants exposing a poster of Verona in Love.
The festival programme is available at http://veronainlove.co.uk/program.html
When: Feb 9 - 14, 2010 (annual);
Where: Verona
»» Tasting Artisan Chocolate in Florence
Chocolate lovers who are visiting Florence early February have a chance to enjoy chocolate tastings while visiting the historic Piazza Santa Croce.
The annual Florence’s Artisan Chocolate Fair, held every year in Piazza Santa Croce, features top chocolatiers displaying the art of chocolate making.
The programme is featuring tasting and sampling and many chocolate-themed events.
It is a great chance for visitors to taste the finest artisan chocolate in one of the of the outstanding Piazzas of Florence, located a two-minute walk from the Uffizi and Palazzo Vecchio.
Where: Florence - Piazza Santa Croce
When: Jan 22 through 25, 2009 (annual)
Find out details at http://www.fieradelcioccolato.it.
»» The Luxury of Simplicity - Latest Food Trends at “Identità Golose” in Milan
“Identità Golose” is a three-day food event held in Milan from Jan 31 through Feb 2, 2010. It is a premier event for those who would like to know more about the latest food trends.
“The Luxury of Simplicity” is the theme for 2010 edition of Identità Golose.
It is focusing on how to promote creativity and healthy eating based on the most basic produce.
It goes beyond the recipe itself and pays attention to production and environmental health.
We must ask ourselves “What pleases us most today? Where is wealth on a table? How should we spend our money?”, therefore the joy of a meal comes from a high quality and soulful vegetable, from a bread that will still be good three days later, from an “alive” meat, still bleeding and generating stamina, from an olive oil that was “born on a tree”, from a pasta that we can enjoy again with no dressing because it is the pasta itself that gives the first taste, not the sauce that covers it…
Program and details at http://www.identitagolose.it/english/index.php
Where: Milan - Milan Convention Centre (address: 5, Via Giovanni Gattamelata)
When: Jan 31 through Feb 2, 2010 (annual)
»» Things To Do While Vacationing on Dolomites
One of the events vacationers staying in Dolomites’ resorts can enjoy in January is the “Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa“.
It is a popular cross-country ski race taking place the last Sunday of January over two distances, 45 km (Marcialonga light Moena - Predazzo) and 70 km (Marcialonga Moena - Cavalese).
The complete program of Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa is available at Marcialonga website ; you find guidelines on how to participate here .
When: Jan 28 - 31 2010 (annual - last week-end of January)
Where: Val di Fiemme - Dolomites.
