Feast of San Giacomo
Photo: elskermeg
FlickrWhere: Caltagirone (CT)
History: on 24 - 26 July Caltagirone celebrates the feast of its patron (San Giacomo). Here circa 4.000 differently coloured paper lights illuminate the 142 steps of the scala di Santa Maria del Monte -- constructed in the 17th century to fulfil an important town-planning function and recently attributed World Heritage status by Unesco -- forming a tapestry of lights and creating enormous patterns, which are different on each occasion.
watching here right now
