Storico Carnevale di Ivrea and the Orange Fight in Ivrea Italy

Overview
Where
When
Getting There
Accomodations
Tips
Travelers’ Tales
Media – Pics and Videos
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The main highlight of the festival is the 3 day Battle of the Oranges. Thousands of people separate into 9 combat teams and hurl oranges at each other. Visitors are allowed to join these teams, so you can participate too! There are both teams in carriages (often dressed up as knights) and teams on foot.

Where:

Ivrea, Italy. The town is in the provine in Turin in the northwestern part of the country. The battle takes place in the city squares: Piazaa Ottinetti, Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele, Piazza del Rondolino, Il Borghetto, and the Centro Storico.

When:

On the Saturday, Sunday, and Monday before Fat Tuesday. In 2008, this was February 3rd-5th.

Getting There:

By Plane – Turin Airport (airport code: TRN) is the closest airport to Ivrea and is 40 km (25mi) from the town of Ivrea. Search all airlines for the cheapest prices with the CheapTickets Flights Tab

By train: It is possible to take a train from the city of Turin. Take a train from the Turin Dora or Turin Porta Susa Stations. The trip takes about one hour. The Train schedule is here.

Accomodations:

HI Hostel in nearby Torino (1 hour by train to Ivrea)

Tips:

If you don’t want to participate in the battle (c’mon…), put on the red bonnet – the Phrygian cap. This tells everyone that you won’t be throwing oranges, so no one will throw any directly at you. Note the word "directly." Oranges are flying everywhere, so you’re bound to get hit.

Travelers’ Tales:

Jen's Trip
Martha Bakerjian's Experience

Media – Pics and Videos:

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