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This was an eventful week in Italy, celebrating Rome’s 2767th birthday, Pasquetta, Liberation Day, and the canonization of two Popes at the Vatican. Here are this week’s picks that offer you a glimpse of events in Italy this week.
| BI comments: April 21st, celebrations take place in Rome as it celebrates its birthday! It turns 2767 this year. |
| BI comments: More photos of the Rome celebrating its birthday. This one was taken in Circo Massimo. |
| BI comments: April 21st this year also coincided with Pasquetta, the day after Easter. It is a holiday in Italy and while most people head out for a picnic, provided the weather cooperates, some take part in festivals. This is a cheese roll in Panicale in the region of Umbria. How fun! |
| BI comments: On a nice sunny day, most people head to the beach for Pasquetta. |
| BI comments: And what do you bring along for a light lunch after an Easter feast? Fave and pecorino, certainly signs of spring! |
| BI comments: While others stay close to home and just head to the parks. Photo taken in Parco delle Colle Oppio in Rome. |
| BI comments: The weather was fabulous on Pasquetta but then turned gloomy again the next day. Photo from Piedmont. |
| BI comments: Looking for a quiet and serene spot in Florence? This looks like an oasis. Photo taken in the courtyard of the Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence. |
| BI comments: Views like these are why I love Alto Adige! |
| BI comments: Glimpse of local life in Cortona, Tuscany. |
| BI comments: Simply pretty. Photo taken in Treviso in the region in Veneto. |
| BI comments: Yes, I love laundry shots. |
| BI comments: Stunning shot of Palazzo Lombardia in Milan. |
| BI comments: Narrow streets of Badolato Superiore in the region of Calabria. Try to spot the Fiat 500! |
| BI comments: Stunning sunset in Cinigiano, in Tuscany. |
| BI comments: Beautiful day in Fagagna, in the Province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, . |
| BI comments: You can almost smell the basil! Time to make pesto from scratch. |
| BI comments: April 25 is Liberation Day in Italy. And this is how they celebrate it in Naples. |
| BI comments: Spectacular view of the countryside in the region of Le Marche! |
| BI comments: Another stunning shot from the region of Le Marche. This is Villa Buonaccorsi. For more photos from Le Marche, check out the hashtag #exploringmarche3 on Instagram. |
| BI comments: Picture-postcard shot from Pisa. |
| BI comments: Signs of spring in Olbia, in northeastern Sardinia. |
| BI comments: The canonization of two Popes took place today in the Vatican and as expected, there was a huge crowd here to witness this unprecedented event. |
| BI comments: The Pope-mobile. |
| BI comments: A quiet spot in Rome to say a little prayer. |
