On the 30th of June, just a week before the well know Pink Night which celebrates the best of the Riviera, you can enjoy the “blue night”(Molo street parade -Notte Azzurra), which means entertainment from dusk to late night with music and grilled fish from the Adriatic sea. This (oily) fish has even been recommended by the...
The BlogVille bloggers @michaelturtle & @twoOregonians in Imola, at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit, for a Lamborghini Test Drive. Created with flickr slideshow. A bit of history, the Lamborghini myth is strongly linked to the founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, a strong, determined man. Ferruccio’s project, producing dream cars for enthusiasts the world over, took off...
From May, 14th to May 20th the sparkling spirit of EMilia Romagna’s Lambrusco wine is conquering the world! Lambrusco is protagonist at top quality Michelin starred Restaurants in the US, Australia, Asia and Europe. What about this peculiar wine? A bit of history here. Do you know that it was thanks to a great opera singer, the Italian Luciano...
At the start in the seventh edition of European Photography – the photography festival attended by more than 100,000 visitors last year, confirming its leading role in the international photography panorama – will take place once again in Reggio Emilia from May 11 until June 24.The theme of this year’s edition is “Common life. Images...
Pennabilli is a medieval town and of a rare beauty in the green heart of Italy, it hosts over two hundred masters of entertainment who will come from all over the world to impress and amaze all those coming to visit. Since 1997 Pennabilli houses the International Festival of Street Art “Artisti in Piazza”. From...
Here a photo report of the day spent by the bloggers -taking part to the Blogville project- between Forlimpopoli, Forlì and Bertinoro: making pasta at CasArtusi, visiting the exhibition “Wildt, soul and shape” and tasting wine at Wineyard Celli. Created with flickr slideshow.
Every year, usually in late May, the village of Quattro Castella near Reggio Emilia celebrates an important episode in the European history that took place at Bianello between May 6 and 11, 1111; Emperor Henry V, son of Henry IV who obtained in January 1077 the famous pardon of Canossa from Pope Gregory VII through...
The following “my Emilia-Romagna” is a special one. It’s an account of more voices put together, it’s the choral idea a group of people got while travelling and discovering the treasures of Emilia-Romagna. We could start explaining you as follows: a group of over 30 people coming from quite far away, a huge blue and...
The fun continues to amaze with the enthralling and spectacular aquatic dolphin show in the big Taras lagoon at the Oltremare theme park in Riccione. There are many new events this season, such as the original dolphin show which will now involve divers, contortionists, and dancers who will delight visitors as they perform to enticing musical beats. Spectators will...
After describing the great tradition of the Palio in Ferrara let us show you another Palio, maybe less popular but definitely interesting! Lugo was founded around the year 1000 AD. After several vicissitudes it became property of the House of Este in 1437; the Ferrarese seigniory had a profound impact on the town. The “Contesa...
As you may know Emilia Romagna region has more than 100km of seabord and the longest Italian river flowing over its land, so you can understand why more than one kid could imagine him/herself being a sailor one day. Thanks to Alessandra Paganini for her superb photo story Created with flickr slideshow.More info re sport fishing
Do you know that the Palio of Ferrara is the most ancient one in the world? And in addition to this, it is peculiar for its kind of ride that is joyful and so different from other warlike palii. In these last there are always enemy that you have to fight with the lance, which...
