La Notte Rosa Along the Italian Adriatic Riviera

Notta Rosa along the Italian Adriatic Riviera is coming starting July 1! This is Fellini country, this stretch along the Adriatic includes Rimini, Fellini’s hometown and site of the Grand Hotel, which he featured in several of his films! Every year, the cluster of coastal towns celebrate their own version of, well, the U.S. equivalent might be Mardi Gras, but not quite, it’s more cultural and cerebral, though there’s much inebriated merrymaking, too.

Here’s the official website. It’s mostly in Italian, though there’s an English version of the homepage. If you are going to be in the area starting July 1, or know anyone else who might be, make sure they check it out! There are concerts, tours, festivals, and lots of pink. The tour I’d love-love to go on is called “Fellini … By Chance,” led by one Patrizio Roversi, who narrated Fellini’s 1990 “The Voices of the Moon,” his last movie before his death in 1993. This tour is being organized with the Fellini Foundation.

Please know there there are tons of events besides this one, from Ravenna (the only inland part of this!) to Cattolica along the coast. Check out this map for details of events. Finally, here’s a recent article from the Huffington Post that gives you a sense of the scope of La Notte Rosa!

Yours in trumpeting Italy,
Barbara Fellini