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Eel Festival 2016

Sagra dell'anguilla 2016

Festival dedicated to eel

Exquisite eel and sea lagoon fish-based menus, display stands, dance, bands and musical groups, entertainment, play area for kids, collector’s and curiosities market.

Where

Comacchio – Centro storico

When

From 24th September to 9th October 2016

Information office

Ufficio Informazione e Accoglienza Turistica di Comacchio

Comacchio
Via Agatopisto, 2/a c/o Settecentesco Ospedale degli Infermi
telefax0533 319278
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(Italiano) Il Guercino alla Pinacoteca “San Lorenzo”

Il Guercino a Cento

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Internazionale in Ferrara 2016

Festival Internazionale a Ferrara

A series of free lectures and meetings held by journalists and authors from all over the world.

From September 30th to October 2nd, the tenth edition of the festival of journalism “Internazionale a Ferrara” will take place.

Journalists and authors from all over the world come to Ferrara for a series of free lectures and meetings on current events, culture, international politics, social changes and future scenarios of the world economy. The aim of the whole event will be the creation of an issue of the “Internazionale” review.

The festival will be organized by Comune di Ferrara, Provincia di Ferrara, Internazionale and Arci Ferrara , along with Regione Emilia-Romagna, Teatro Comunale Foundation, and the IF Association...

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Orlando Furioso: 500 years – What Ariosto saw when he closed his eyes

Orlando Furioso - cosa vedeva l'Ariosto con i suoi occhi
An exciting adventure in the universe of Ariosto, among battles and tournaments, knights and lovers, desires and magic, thanks to the masterpieces of the best artists of the time – from Andrea Mantegna to Leonardo da Vinci, from Dosso Dossi to Raphael, from Michelangelo to Titian.

What did Ludovico Ariosto see when he closed his eyes? Which images crowded his mind when he was composing the poem which marked the Italian Renaissance? Which art masterpieces inspired his creativity?

These are the questions the exhibition organised by the Foundation Ferrara Arte in order to celebrate the five hundred year anniversary from the first edition of the Orlando Furioso, is trying to answer...
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Bondiola festival 2016

Sagra della bondiola
A festival dedicated to the typical Bondiola of Poggio Renatico.

Gastronomic festival dedicated to bondiola, a typical salami of the Ferrarese area around Poggio Renatico.

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First courses: Penne alla poggese – Tortellini (broth, cream, meat sauce) – Caplaz with squash (meat sauce, sage and butter) – Pappardelle with boar – Tris (caplaz, penne, tortellini with cream)
Second courses: Grilled Salsiccia – Grilled meat – Pork meat –  Donkey  – Fillet- Salama da sugo with mashed potatoes – Bondiola DOC with mashed potatoes
Side courses: Fried potatoes – Mixed salad – cheese
Info sagra: tel. 335 5216658

Where

Poggio Renatico – Parco I Maggio – Via San Carlo 62

When

August, 28th, 29th, 30th; September, 4th, 5th, 6th; 11th, 12th, 13th; 18th,19th, 20th, 2015

Opening

Open...

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Ferrara Balloons Festival 2016

Ferrara Balloons
Free balloon flights, competitions, and a spectacular night flight with lighted balloons.

Ferrara Balloons Festival is one of the largest festivals of hot-air ballooning in Europe, with over 180,000 visitors on the 300,000 square meters of the Bassani Urban Park. More than 3,000 flights and 30 teams from Italy and abroad, bringing their many-coloured craft and special shapes, and more than 300 shows will light the green oasis just outside the Renaissance walls of the Unesco World Heritage City. After gaining the “Italian Heritage” acknowledgement, the Festival is going to take place from September, 9th , to 18th , 2016.

The most important Balloons Festival in Italy, and one of the best in Europe, this event is a perfect mix of attractions and novelties to entertain all guests, in a...

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(Italiano) Ferrara Art Festival 2016

Ferrara Underground Art festival 2016

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(Italiano) Sagra sportiva di Baura

Sagra di Baura 2016

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Bundan Celtic Festival

Bundan Celtic Festival
A whole weekend into the green Park at the Rocca di Stellata: a historical recollection with torches, handicrafts, music and fine food.

Every year one of the greatest and nicest Celtic Festival of Italy is held along the banks of the river Po, in the beautiful park of the mighty Fortress of Stellata di Bondeno…

The Reawakening of the Celts
In the heat of July, spend three marvellous evenings immersed in the green countryside, transported to a distant era in which man discovered the strength of iron and, due to its particular geographical conformation, the area around Bondeno was called Bundan (bowl) by its Celtic inhabitants, the Lingones.

Numerous historical re-enactment groups from all over Northern Italy offer a slice of Celtic life, wearing period dress and jewels they paint their...

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Festival of caplaz (cappellacci con la zucca) 2016

cappellaccio con la zucca
Delicious “cappellacci” and many other recipes of the local tradition.

Gastronomic festival dedicated to “cappellaccio” with pumpkin, a typical dish of the Ferrarese tradition
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First courses: Cappellacci with meat sauce – sage and butter – cream and onion – Tagliatelle alla boscaiola – Tagliatelle with meat sauce – Maccheroni with meat sauce
Second courses: Grilled meat – sausages – salamina with mashed potatoes – “Tagliata” – “Straccetti rucola e grana”
Side dishes: Fried potatoes – mixed salad – vegetables –
Selection of desserts

Info: Tel. 333 3823616 – 348 4204453

Where

Scortichino – Campo sportivo, Via Provinciale 129

When

June 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th; July 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st;  25th, 26th, 27th, 28t, 2015

Opening

From 7.30pm

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