Summer solstice fire festivals in the Pyrenees On the same night every year, when the sun’s at its summer zenith, “Summer solstice fire festivals” take place all around the Pyrenees mountain range. With the particularity of officiating as both a political and physical border between France and Spain. The Pyrenees also act as a common […]
The Carnival of Granville Taking place in a little coastal city in Normandy, the Carnival of Granville is one of the biggest of its kind in France. Its annual celebrations last five days in February or March. Depending on the Christian calendar of the year. Since Fat Tuesday marks the last day of Carnival. Through […]
The Art of Glass Beads The glass beads, small, precious and coloured, are artefacts of ancient origin. That in Venice gave birth to an art with unique characteristics, still practiced today by “perlere”, “perleri”, “grinders”. Who melt, blow , shape the coloured glass to obtain perforated spheres or cylinders. Skilled artisans then create necklaces, earrings, […]