One of this year’s flower carpets from Noto’s Infiorata up close. (Photo by Experience Sicily’s local guide Sebastiano Garifo)
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So Beautiful, It Must Go
A close-up of one of Noto’s flower petal carpets from the 2016 Infiorata. Once the weekend festival comes to and end, the children of the town are invited to gleefully destroy the art work, a gesture that represents a new generation coming and letting going of the past. (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s local guide Sebastiano…
The Power of Flower Petals in Noto
The 37th annual Infiorata in Noto is in full swing! Hundreds of people from around the world lined via Nicolaci on Saturday to view the flower carpets designed after the theme, “Traditions, myths, and legends” that celebrates “Hosting the world.” I’m fortunate to have received this photo from Experience Sicily’s local guide Sebastiano Garifo. Thank…
Behind the Scenes at Noto’s 2016 Infiorata
Today, artists were hard at work along via Nicolaci in Noto preparing their entries into the 2016 Infiorata. Our good friend GelsominoImports.com is fortunate enough to be in the Baroque city for the festival. These photos by Niki Masino give us a good idea of the planning and execution of the flower petal carpets. Hopefully,…
Flower Power: Noto’s 2016 Infiorata
Celebrating spring in Noto is a professional sport that takes the form of the annual Infiorata, or flower festival. However, when I say flower, I don’t mean bouquets of fragrant buds placed carefully in vases. No, in Noto, it’s a full-on work of street art in the form of carpets created by flower petals and…