When is the Night of San Lorenzo ?
One of the most awaited natural event in Italy is La Notte di San Lorenzo, the night of wishing stars. Every year on the night between the 9th and the 10th of the August millions of Italians turn their faces up in the sky trying to catch the falling star and make a wish !
Although there is scientific explanation of this phenomenon, we won’t go this far, we will stay romantic and repeat the incantation, “Stella, mia bella Stella, desidero che…” on La Notte di San Lorenzo to be granted your heart’s desire.
Learn Italian gestures !
The Italian like to gesture, and they do it a lot!
Have a look on some of basic and very useful
Did you know ?
Did you know that in the 2013 twelve and a half million of tourists have visited Florence!!!
World cup 2014 and Italy
This is how Italian fans are doing !
Song in honour of Azzurri !!!!
La Cenerentola in Limassol
The Met, with live in HD also in Limassol, is presenting La Cenerentola,
La Cenerentola, or La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella. The opera was first performed in Rome’s Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817.
More about performance and tickets on cyprusevents.net
It’s a movie time!
The Italian embassy and the University of Cyprus are preparing once again screening of another Italian movie. For more info:
Nutella celebrates 50 years !
All began in 1964 in Piedmont, Italy ……
The worldwide famous Italian hazelnut chocolate spread, Nutella, is celebrating 50 years !
Therefore Ferrero SpA is organizing contest – Share your Nutella stories, and you are all welcome to send your family Nutella pictures and participate!
Cooking classes with Italian chef
Once again in Cyprus to teach us the secrets of the Italian cuisine -chef Alberto Civitella, from 7th until 11th of April in Larnaca and Limassol.
Check the table for more info and….Buon appetito!
Nun in Voice of Italy !!!!
La suora Cristina
Il cinema Italiano
Once again with the help of the embassy and the University of Cyprus will be organized 2 screenings of Italian movies:
La kryptonite nella borsa, Thursday 27 of February at 19:30 at University of Cyprus, Aglantzia
Due partite, Thursday, 13 of March at 21:00 at Goethe Institute, Nicosia
Free entrance
More info on the website of the Italian embassy