February 4, 2011 | by Francy
From February 18 to March 8, on the Cote d’Azur in Nice is held the grand Carnival, which this year will be inspired by the King of the Mediterranean. This thread is intended to focus on the history of the... Read the rest →
February 3, 2011 | by Francy
The Carnival of Viareggio is that of Burlamacco, the clown created by the painter Umberto Bonetti in 1931, whose name is the union of Burla (joke) and Buffalmacco, a character of the Decameron.
The Carnival of Viareggio is famous all... Read the rest →
February 2, 2011 | by Francy
The madness of Carnival in Cologne, which has nothing to envy to the famous ones of Rio or Venice, starts with a superstitious number, 11. It is indeed on the 11th of the eleventh month of the previous year, at... Read the rest →
February 1, 2011 | by Francy
As every year, when it comes to Carnival time, Venice is teeming with activities, events and parties. In the days of the Carnival, staying on the islands of the lagoon is never cheap, but there are many alternatives.... Read the rest →
January 31, 2011 | by Francy
If the Carnival is the most foolish period of the year, what’s better than a foolish way to have a foolish fun? With cheap flights, Traveleurope takes you to all Carnivals in the world to spend your days of great... Read the rest →
January 28, 2011 | by Francy
Seven cities for seven deadly sins. Budapest: the sloth
Sloth is the aversion to the act, it is a state of inertia generated by excess of contemplation, but also by listlessness, sluggishness and laziness. In Budapest all this can happen,... Read the rest →
January 27, 2011 | by Francy
Seven cities for seven deadly sins. Amsterdam: lust
“… he kissed my mouth while trembling,
The book and his author were our Galeotto:
we read no further from that day on”.... Read the rest →
January 26, 2011 | by Francy
Seven cities for seven deadly sins. Bologna: the gluttony
It is the more carnal vice, which is expressed with one’s own body and which involves the individual, without any interaction with the “other”: gluttony, the need or desire to pile... Read the rest →
January 25, 2011 | by Francy
7 cities for 7 deadly sins. Paris: the pride
The Pride is an excessive opinion of themselves that is manifested by an exaltation of the own qualities, but especially with a contemptuous attitude towards others.... Read the rest →
January 24, 2011 | by Francy
Seven cities for seven deadly sins. London: the envy
Envy is a feeling, as well as one of the seven deadly sins, which is felt against someone who has something you do not have. It is direct, when you want... Read the rest →