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Cervia (RA), Italy – 29th International Kite Festival: multiple Kite World Champion Ray Bethell, 81 years old, endlessly flew one kite from each hand plus the other one from his waist.
You can learn more about Ray on his website.

Hopefully I will post more shots of the kite festival in the next days, once I finish PP.

taken on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:56:38am (CEST) in Zadina Pineta, Italy

[ NIKON D300; 200 mm @ f/13.0 @ 1/160th @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]
[ location: 44 deg 13' 37.80" N, 12 deg 22' 54.00" E, 8 m a.s.l. ]

taken on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:38:03pm (CET) in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy

Full set is here

Urbania (PU), Italy: January 2 2008: Every year, Urbania’s Festa Nazionale Della Befana features five days of music, markets and street celebrations.

La Befana is a character in Italian folklore who delivers presents to children throughout Italy.

In popular folklore Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the 6th of January to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad.

taken on Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:45:43pm (CET) in Urbania, Italy

Full set is here

Urbania (PU), Italy: January 2 2008: Every year, Urbania’s Festa Nazionale Della Befana features five days of music, markets and street celebrations.

La Befana is a character in Italian folklore who delivers presents to children throughout Italy.

In popular folklore Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the 6th of January to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad.

taken on Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:31:14pm (CET) in Urbania, Italy

Morrovalle (MC), Italy – 12/2008: Presepe Vivente

taken on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:13:00pm (CET)

Munich Viktualienmarkt – October 6 2008: Celebrity chef Alfons Schuhbeck and the bakery company Mueller-brot presented a new bread variety called “Meraner Gewuerzlaiberl with chili”.

Schuhbeck is one of Germany’s top chefs, as well as being a writer, restaurateur, TV cook and businessman.

My son wanted me to buy and take that bread back to Italy, it’s really worth eating

See the full Munich ’08 set here

September 21 2008: Cervia, Italy – Prodotti e Sapori dell’Europa fair

The European tour, started this July in UK, features lifesize models of Lightning McQueen, Sally and Mater.

The cars have been on display at a number of museums around the world, including Los Angeles and Australia.

The European tour, started this July in UK, features lifesize models of Lightning McQueen, Sally and Mater.

The cars have been on display at a number of museums around the world, including Los Angeles and Australia.

Ferrara, Italy – August 30 2008: The Ferrara Buskers Festival is a non competitive parade of the best street musicians in the world. The Festival takes place during the last week of August in the streets and piazza of Ferrara, Italy. It is considered the most important event of its kind in Europe.

Check out the full set of photos from this event

Ferrara, Italy – August 30 2008: The Ferrara Buskers Festival is a non competitive parade of the best street musicians in the world. The Festival takes place during the last week of August in the streets and piazza of Ferrara, Italy. It is considered the most important event of its kind in Europe.

Check out the full set of photos from this event as a slideshow (larger versions)

small town of Morrovalle (MC), Italy – July 20 2008: The historical commemoration “La Notte di Guarnerio” (Guarnerio’s night) takes place every summer in a small medieval village in central Italy.

Check out the full set of photos from this event.