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As BrowsingItaly is all about curating all good things on Italy, we will be featuring 25 of our favorite photos of Italy on Instagram every Saturday. The photos will not only showcase the plethora of renowned attractions in Italy, fabulous food, wine and more, but they will also give you a glimpse of life in Italy.
This week’s picks highlight Carnival celebrations and International Women’s Day. If you are on Instagram and sharing photos of Italy, leave us your Instagram username in the comments below so we can check out your gallery. And we hope you’ll follow us too on Instagram at BrowsingItaly.
| BI comments: What a beautiful sight and a great way to start off this week’s round-up. |
| BI comments: Here’s a video of the Carnival celebrations in Fano, in the lovely Le Marche region. Check out how stunning Le Marche is in this post Around Conero. |
| BI comments: More parades in Viareggio. Carnival time in this town is one big party that last several weeks. |
| BI comments: Confetti all over the place. For more photos from the Carnival in Viareggio, check out #CarnevaleViareggio14 on Instagram. |
| BI comments: Celebrations in Putignano, in the region of Puglia. This Carnival claims to be the oldest Carnival in Italy. |
| BI comments: Lively Carnival atmosphere in the town of Ascoli Piceno also in the region of Le Marche. |
| BI comments: The young and the old joined in this food fight at the Carnival of Ivrea. Here’s a great post on this Carnival and the orange fight. |
| BI comments: A serious food fight with oranges in the Carnival of Ivrea. |
| BI comments: In Ivrea, the Carnival celebrations get juicy. |
| BI comments: Awesome shot which gives you a feel of the messy fun they had in Ivrea. |
| BI comments: More Carnival celebrations in Piemonte. This one in Novara. |
| BI comments: Floats in Acireale, Sicily, in the warehouse and eagerly waiting to start the parade. |
| BI comments: Closer look at the details of the float in Acireale. |
| BI comments: Evening parade in Acireale, Sicily! It’s a huge party. |
| BI comments: They take dressing up seriously in Venice during the Carnival celebrations. |
| BI comments: And everyone looks like they are having a fabulous time. |
| BI comments: Sophisticated costumes. |
| BI comments: On Martedi Grasso (Shrove Tuesday), high tides (acqua alta) affected the city but that didn’t dampen celebrations – at least not for this woman and kid. |
| BI comments: Another shot showing the acqua alta situation in Venice. |
| BI comments: Celebrations in Rome were very low-key due to budget cuts but look how cute this is! |
| BI comments: Carnival is not only about costumes, masks and parades. During this time, there are also plenty of sweet treats. |
| BI comments: Castagnole are one of my favorite sweets during Carnival. |
| BI comments: And they can be filled too with Nutella! |
| BI comments: Beautiful photo and lovely words. In celebration of International Women’s Day, this photo merges Carnival celebrations in Italy with honoring women. |
| BI comments: In Italy, women are given a bouquet of yellow mimosa flowers on this day. |
| BI comments: Wishing you a Happy International Women’s Day. |
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