Rapallo Big Band
Le origini del Corpo Bandistico Città di Rapallo risalgono al 07 dicembre 1845 e ne fanno uno dei più longevi gruppi musicali della Liguria. L’attività’ si è svolta ininterrottamente negli […]
Cristi
Songs, crocchi and stramuoi: ancient words of a living history! The tradition of carrying ‘Cristi’, heavy wooden crucifixes, in procession has its roots in the 17th century. Since then, they […]
Dragut and Maggiocco
A fierce pirate against a young lover: the Rapallo saga with a happy ending! It was dawn on 4 July 1549 when the Barbary pirate Dragut and his fleet attacked […]
Lace
Pins, bobbins, a cylindrical pillow known as a ‘pillow lace’, precious yarns, precision and patience: these are the ingredients for lace! The origin of this ancient technique is uncertain: according […]
Nativity scenes
Art, tradition and devotion to rediscover the essence of Christmas! Small, large, traditional, mechanical, symbolic: over the Christmas period Rapallo boasts more than thirty different nativity scenes. You will find […]