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Top Events
Settimana Santa
, March/April
Maggio dei Monumenti
, May
Napoli Teatro Festival Italia
, June & September
Ravello Festival
, June to September
Vinischia
, November
February
Short and accursed is how Italians describe February. It might still be chilly, but al-
mond trees are starting to blossom and Carnevale season brightens things up with
confetti, costumes and sugar-dusted treats.
CARNEVALE
In the period leading up to Ash Wednesday, many southern Italian towns stage pre-Lenten
carnivals. Kids don fancy costumes and throw
coriandoli
(coloured confetti), elaborate
carri
(floats) are paraded down the street, and everyone indulges one last time before Lent.
FESTA DI SANT'ANTONINO
Sorrento's patron saint is celebrated on 14 February with street stalls, fireworks, and music-
al processions through the
centro storico
(historic centre). It's also the perfect time to tuck
into Sorrento's famous
torta di Sant'Antonio
; a chocolate and cream-filled tart.
March
