Counting Gappy Smiles at Carnevale d’Abruzzo

Confetti Gap

Francavilla al Mare’s Carnevale d’Abruzzo may not be Italy’s biggest Carnival, and does seem small for those more accustomed to Rio, or even Notting Hill in the summer.  It had but 5 tractor-pulled floats but for sheer numbers of gappy smiles it shone like there is no tomorrow.

Five floats seems to be what an Abruzzo carnival contains in the way of procession, we nipped back and checked out Carnevale Morto di Montorio al Vomano, similar but Francavilla won for a blast of colour and best satire as Berlusconi was hoisted and paraded along on King Rat TV.

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Sam Dunham
Author: Sam Dunham

Sam is a very lucky midlife Mum to A who is 13 and juggles working as a freelance SEO copywriter with teaching IGCSEs at Istituto Cristo Re in Rome. She is the founder of the Life In Abruzzo Cultural Association, co-founder of Let's Blog Abruzzo and the 'English in the Woods' initiative.


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santatiana
santatiana
18 February 2012 13:37

Hi, Sammy! Thank you very much for reminding. Maybe I'll manage to reach it tomorrow.

LifeInAbruzzo
18 February 2012 21:02
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It\’s not big but very sweet and all the kids looked like they were having so much fun. Let me know if you go….

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