Italy’s Infiorata Flower Festivals

Imagine a colorful sidewalk mosaic with incredible detail that lasts only for a few hours.

This coming weekend, with the celebration of Corpus Christi in Italy, various cities and towns will celebrate the feast day with sidewalk flower petal art festivals – Infiorata. Beautiful images made with flower petals, coffee grounds, grass, wood chips and beans will take over the sidewalks and even streets in front of churches. At the conclusion of Sunday High Mass the procession routes will proceed over the carpet of flowers.
- Lazio Region: Bolsena and Genzano di Roma
- La Spezia Region: Brugnato
- Umbria Region: Orvieto and Spello

Italian towns with famous Infiorata displays include:

In Sicily, the UNESCO World Heritage town of Noto features an Infiorata festival on the 3rd Sunday in May.