Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Info on 2011 National Holiday Observances in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 5 March 2011)

Here are the 2011 National Holiday Observances in Italy:

  1. January/gennaio
    • 1 - New Years Day (Capodanno)
    • 6 - Epiphany (Epifania)
  2. February/febbraio
  3. March/marzo
    • 17 - 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy (150° anniversario Unità d'Italia: 17 marzo 2011 festa nazionale)
  4. April/aprile
    • 2 - Feast of St. Mark (Local only: Venice only)
    • 24 - Easter (Buona Pasqua)
    • 25 - Easter Monday (Lunedì dell'Angelo, Pasquetta)
    • 25 - Liberation Day (Festa della Liberazione)
  5. May/maggio
    • 1 - Labor Day (Festa dei Lavoratori)
  6. June/giugno
    • 2 - Founding of the Republic (Festa della Repubblica)
    • 24 - St. John the Baptist Day (Local only: Florence/Firenze; Genoa/Genova; Torino/Turin)
    • 29 - St. Peter and St. Paul's Day (Local only: Rome)
  7. July/luglio
    • 15 - St. Rosalia (Local only: Palermo)
  8. August/agosto
    • 15 - Assumption Day (Assunzione or Ferragosto)
  9. September/settembre
    • 19 - St. Gennaro's Day (Local only: Naples/Napoli)
  10. October/ottobre
    • 4 - St. Petronius (Local only: Bologna)
  11. November/novembre
    • 1 - All Saints Day (Ognissanti or Tutti i santi)
    • 3 - St. Giusto (Local only: Trieste)
  12. December/dicembre
    • 6 - St, Nichola (Local only: Bari)
    • 7 - St. Ambrogio's Day (Local only: Milan/Milano)
    • 8 - Immaculate Conception's day (Immacolata Concezione)
    • 25 - Christmas Day (Buon Natale)
    • 26 - St. Stephen's Day (Santo Stefano)
    • 31 - New Year's Eve [NOT a holiday]
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It's important for traveling to, from and within Italy to know the Italian national holiday observances. These holiday observances may affect your travel plans, visits to museums, Italian business or government offices, etc. National public transportation may be running on a limited schedule.

The above dates that are designated with the words, "Local only" means that only those cities are affected. However, these local holiday observances may affect your travel plans, visits to museums, Italian business or government offices, etc. Local public transportation may be running on a limited schedule.

That's it for Wednesday, 29 December 2010: mercoledì, 29 dicembre 2010.

Felice Anno Nuovo! (Happy New Year!)

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"In un'ora Dio lavora."

"God gets a lot done in an hour."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy:

Friends and Family in Italy


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Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 5 March 2011)

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Info about La Festa di San Silvestro (New Year’s Eve) and capodanno (New Year’s Day) in and around Italy

Here are some links about La Festa di San Silvestro (New Year’s Eve) and capodanno (New Year’s Day) in Italy:

CAPODANNO (NEW YEAR'S EVE)
MISCELLANEOUS
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

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Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

That's it for Wednesday, 22 December 2010: mercoledì, 22 dicembre 2010

Buon Natale tutti (Merry Christmas everyone) .

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
"A ciascuno il suo."
"To each his own."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy


Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2010, All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Info about the 2010 - 2011 Toscana Gospel Festival in Tuscany/Toscana, Italy

Here are some links about the 2010 - 2011 Toscana Gospel Festival in Tuscany/Toscana, Italy during the Christmas holidays:

TUSCANY/TOSCANA
  • Toscana Gospel FestivalIn Italian Only – Source: web site
    • DATES: 8 December 2010 - 1 January 2011
    • LOCATIONS AND TIMES: Programma
    • ADMISSION CHARGE: Depending on the location of the performance in Tuscany, there may be an admittance charge (Ingresso €)
OUTSIDE OF TUSCANY/TOSCANA
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

That's it for Wednesday, 15 December 2010: mercoledì, 15 dicembre 2010

Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo! (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.
"Cambiano i suonatori ma la musica è sempre quella."
"The melody's changed but the song remains the same."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy


Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2010, All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Info about, for or on Christmas cookies and cakes in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 SEPTEMBER 2013)

Here are some links about, for or on Christmas cookies and cakes in Italy:

CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND CAKES
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

Please note: If you want me to reply to your comment or request any further information by email, please include your email address in a separate comment. I will NOT publish any comments with an email address in it.

NOTE: If you want to leave a comment, please leave it in ENGLISH.

Broken links: Since November, 2005, I have written over 300+ blog entries with 1,000's of corresponding links/URLs for Moving2Italy2, covering a varied and wide range of topics. In the event if you come across a broken link or a non-functioning link/URL, please post a comment and report the non-functional link. I wish to thank you in advance for assisting me in the ongoing maintenance and the updating of this successful and informative blog.

Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

That's it for Wednesday, 8 December 2010: mercoledì, 8 dicembre 2010

Buon Natale! Felice Anno Nuovo!

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

"Chi mangia bene, vive bene."
"Who eats well, lives well."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:
Friends and Family in Italy


Going to Spain, read my new blog:
Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 SEPTEMBER 2013)

© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Info on 2010 Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in Abruzzo, Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)

Here are some links for Christmas Markets/Mercato di Natale/Mercatino di Natale (Buon Natale/Babbo Natale) in
Abruzzo, Italy:

CHRISTMAS MARKETS/MERCATINI DI NATALE OF ABRUZZO BY PROVINCE
LISTS
CHRISTMAS MARKETS (LISTINGS)
INFORMATION
MISCELLANEOUS
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For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google .

The above links as of this date are/were current. If anyone has any suggestions for any other additional web sites and/or links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry.

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Please be aware: I have attempted to list many but not all the Christmas markets in Italy. However, the above locations, dates and times were either found on their respective web sites, other web sites, billboards and/or on handouts. It was not possible to verify the accuracy of this information for every Christmas market before being listed in this blog entry.

This posting will be updated from now until January, 2010 as I find out about more Christmas markets and events. I would like to thank the following Agenzia per il Turismo (APT) offices for their assistance: Arezzo, Firenze, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato, Siena. Due to being under the weather, I was not able to post all the information that these respective APT offices provided. It will be accomplished in the next few days.

That's it for Wednesday, 1 December 2010: mercoledì, 1 dicembre 2010

Buon Natale tutti. Merry Christmas everyone.

Ciao, Ben

Moving2Italy2 – The #1 source of links About, For or On Italy for those individuals moving, traveling or already living in Italy.

Today’s quote is an Italian proverb in dialect from the region of Abruzzo, author unknown.

"L'amore n' vvò le bbellezze; l'appetite n' vvò la salze"
"Love does not want beauty, the appetite does not want sauce."

When you have a free moment or two, please read my wife's interesting and entertaining blog about our life in Italy with photographs:

Friends and Family in Italy


Going to Spain, read my new blog:

Info About, For or On Spain – a source of links About, For or On Spain for those individuals traveling or already living in Spain.

Please note: The time listed below for this posting is Central European Time (CET)/ GMT+1.

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 13 December 2010)

© Benjamin H. Licodo, 2005 - 2010, All Rights Reserved.