The April Fools posing on the balcony of our apartment in Sorrento

Odyssey 2023 - "April Fools" arrive in Sorrento?

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April 1st 2023
Playing practical jokes on April 1st is a tradition in Italy in the same manner as many other countries, although in Italy the day is called Pesce d’Aprile (April’s Fish) rather than April Fools’ Day. The most common trick apparently involves sticking a cut-out picture of a fish on the back of an unsuspecting ‘victim’, and then watching how long it takes for him (or her) to discover the ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more