It’s carnival season in Italy it starts right after the Epiphany and lasts until Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). Pastries stores are filled up with carnival sweets: crostoli, frittelle and all the local specialties. Every place in Italy has its own traditions and some of them known worldwide. I feel lucky to live in Verona because we are famous for Venerdì Gnocolar (Gnocchi Festival) and its parade and also because I’m really close to Venice where I frequented a lot of carnivals. This year my mother in law and my niece are coming from the States to visit us and they chose this period of the year just for carnival, so I’m planning a lot of short trips and one or two of them are certainly dedicated to Venice.

Carnival in Venice is an event you should attend at least once in your life. I’m not partial when speaking about Venice because I consider it not only to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world but its carnival is truly spectacular as well. Continue reading →