Mini Italy, Mini You!

A blog about Italy cannot do without talking about miniature Italy (Italia in Miniatura) located near Rimini in the region of Emilia Romagna. This is a very well established themepark that has been able to renew itself throughout the years offering a spectacular miniature version of the Italian peninsula.

The themepark reproduces with loyal details the miniature version of the most famous spots of Italy including monuments, squares, and other landmarks that make you feel a giant when you walk through them. They are scaled down to a 1 to 25 ratio, therefore making them 25 times smaller than the original. Imagine the leaning Tower of Pisa, the Duomo of Milan, the Colosseum, the Piazza del Campo or the Reggia of Caserta at your feet, reproduced with perfect details.

However, the funniest and most interesting thing is the newest attraction of miniature Italy that just opened on June 25. From nowadays until 2012 you will be able to cast your miniaturized self into a square of Italy. You will be miniaturized! You just have to go to the themepark and you will be scanned and loyally reproduced with a miniature statue 25 times smaller than your true self. Then for just little less than €10 you can have your mini-you set in one miniaturized location of your choice and become part of this special theme park!

This is a very unique attraction all over the world. It only takes 12 seconds for you to be scanned and reproduced. Up until July 10, 2011 there is a special promotion at the price stated above. And for only €30 you can have yourself miniaturized and placed in the landscape, monument, church, square of miniature Italy, plus obtain a pass that will let you in the theme park up until December 31, 2014.

So now finally you too can have your place in Italy, and for as little as €10!
Visit the official site.

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Rome Festivities

Rome has always been a city rich of events. Sometimes you can find traces of celebrations and festivities that go deep in the roots of Italian history of Rome and Italy. There are many religious celebrations, but not all are from the Roman Catholic tradition.

For example the celebration of the Purim holiday is a Jewish festivity. The date of the celebration changes every year but is however included between the last days of February and the first ones of March. Romans have renamed the celebration the Carnival of the Jewish since the most visible part of the celebration is children going around dressed up like Ester and Mordechai, the liberators of the Jewish people.

The celebration of Rosh Ha-shanà celebrates the sovereignty of God on earth. It consists of the 10 days of prayer and repentance and is also the beginning of the religious Jewish year.

The birthday of Rome is celebrated on the day when the city was supposedly founded on April 21, 753 BC. It is celebrated every year with a series of happenings that last 10 days and conclude on April 25 coinciding with the anniversary of the liberation of the city during World War II. On April 21 there is a solemn Celebration in Campidoglio.

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Traveling Italy

Traveling is one of the most noble ways of growing up learning about the world and different cultures. Italy and is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and its cities are a true crown jewel. In order to understand the Italian world and its roots, we cannot avoid stopping and thinking about its past dreched with memories. S road, a church, a monument will tell the story of this country. If you observe these elements that will tell you will him living history behind their appearance.

I hope you will follow me along this journey of daily discovery of Italy, its culture, people, folklore, culinary tradition, and of course culture.

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