Italy On This Day

Pilgrims honour the saint famous for his miracles The Basilica di Sant'Antonio in Padua The feast of Saint Anthony of Padua (Sa...

Toasting the New Year the Italian way New Year’s Day is called Capodanno in Italy, which literally means ‘head of the year’. Teatro ...

Celebrating Christmas the Italian way   Christmas Day in Italy is very much a family feast just as in other parts of the world. Afte...

Prayers are followed by bonfires and feasting The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on this day throughout Italy every yea...