Infiorata di Noto Baroque Spring
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Imagine seeing the floor of an entire street covered with multicoloured petals forming huge patterns.
We are in Noto, where on the third Sunday in May, the central Via Nicolaci is the scene of the traditional Baroque "Infiorata".
Teams of young artists arrange millions of flower petals to decorate the street floor, forming elaborate polychrome designs. This Baroque display dates back to the 17th century and was created in Rome to celebrate Corpus Christi.
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Imagine seeing the floor of an entire street covered with colourful petals that shape into enormous designs.
We are in Noto, where the third Sunday of May, the central street via Nicolaci is the protagonist of the traditional Baroque Flower Festival.
Teams of young artists use millions of flower petals to adorn the floor of the street shaping elaborate multicoloured designs. It is a Baroque representation dating back to the 1600s and it was created in Rome to celebrate Corpus Christi.
This year the 36th edition of the Flower festival of Noto, a Baroque spring pays homage to Catalonia, the designs being inspired by this characteristic Spanish region.
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