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 Sunday (previously on 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.
If you are on Instagram and sharing photos of Italy, use the hashtag #browsingitaly so we can keep an eye out for photos to feature. Also, feel free to leave us your Instagram username in the comments below so we can check out your gallery. Here are this week’s picks that feature photos of Easter celebrations in Italy. Buona Pasqua!
BI comments: Beautiful sight in Venice to start the week. |
BI comments: Love laundry shots and this one was taken in Nemi, in the region of Lazio. |
BI comments: Life in the countryside in Umbria. The original caption mentions “cutting grass with daddy”. |
BI comments: Fabulous shot of the Colosseum. |
BI comments: Spectacular sunset from Falconara Beach in the region of Le Marche . |
BI comments: The original caption of the photo: “So many events happening during Holy Week. The procession of the Madonna through the historic center in Trapani is an amazing experience!”. And we agree! |
BI comments: Good Friday events in Sassari, Sardinia. |
BI comments: Cute Easter chicks. |
BI comments: Egg dyeing session. |
BI comments: Easter mass at the Vatican. |
BI comments: Colomba, a typical Italian Easter cake. |
BI comments: More Easter eggs and classical Easter treats. |
BI comments: And Easter is a serious feast in Italy. |
BI comments: Different types of cold cuts. Typical for Easter is corallina which is a type of salame (far left) eaten with pizza al formaggio. |
BI comments: Personally, I love pizza al formaggio and had two different homemade ones this Easter. |
BI comments: Corallina from the town of Norcia, in the region of Umbria. |
BI comments: One of my favorite Easter desserts is pastiera, made with ricotta and wheat. |
BI comments: And this is scarcella. Like the original caption says “An Easter tradition from Puglia”. |
BI comments: Casatiello is a traditional Easter bread from Naples. |
BI comments: And of course, you can’t forget the Easter eggs. This display is in Turin and here’s more on Turin, a chocolate heaven! |
BI comments: Some chocolate eggs can be very artistic and elegant. |
BI comments: And we were lucky to have beautiful weather on Easter. This photo was taken in Fondi, a town in the region of Lazio. |
BI comments: Lovely shot from Rome of the Minor Basilica of St. Bartholomew. |
BI comments: And to work off the Easter lunch, we went shopping in Positano. |
BI comments: And others went for a walk in town. This was taken in Nervi, a town in the region of Liguria. |