Italian island of Ischia celebrates Saint Anne to spectacular effect

By Laura Egan
Community contribution / 2 years, 9 months ago

Every year, on July 26, the Italian island of Ischia holds a spectacular seaside festival in the bay of Cartaromana to honour the feast day of Sant’Anna, or Saint Anne.

Photos: Facebook/Festa a Mare agli Scogli di Sant’Anna - Ischia

The island’s towns build competing floats to sail in a flotilla, with fireworks and a symbolic “burning” of Ischia Ponte’s ...

By Laura Egan

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