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The summer season does not start in June: it starts well before. The season is getting longer in Caorle too. From March the first visitors arrive, eager to take part in fitness or sports activities such as running, Nordic walking and more, or looking to relax and unwind, with the shops open. And in Caorle you can stay, rest and enjoy your free time over Easter too, thanks to new events and old traditions.
Easter means Catholicism and solidarity. Sacred and secular mingle in a kaleidoscope that draws an endless line through time. First of all there are the rites of Holy Week. They are many and involve the parishes in the area: from the Way of the Cross in San Giorgio di Livenza to the spectacular one with the “baraboi”, hooded men who walk barefoot through the streets of the old town on Good Friday, in the cold that can mark the evenings before the burst of sounds and colours of spring. Then there is the rite of water and fire in Piazzale Falcetta in the Santa Margherita district. On the evening of Holy Saturday, before the vigil, a brazier is lit and the fire is blessed with holy water. Here too, then, fire and water mix, primordial elements that also have a place in everyday life in Caorle: think of the sea water or the fire used to cook the typical fish dishes.
So much for the sacred rites. Then there are the secular ones, and Caorle, rather surprisingly, from Easter 2018, set for the last week of March and the first week of April, will become the capital of chocolate with an event called Caorle Choco Fest. The format was proposed by a well-known Milan-based association, Arti Libere. Chocolate will be offered in all its forms, from pralines to hot chocolate, to bars, so fashionable as energy snacks, and in other forms, artistic ones for example. There will also be sculptures that everyone can admire in the open air on 30 and 31 March and on 1 April, Easter Sunday.
Beyond religious and “secular” events, Caorle traditionally has a lot to offer at Easter. First of all, the beach stays open, and everyone can walk or run in complete freedom, alone or with their four-legged friends. Then there are the restaurants: many are open, in Caorle centre and throughout the area, from Brussa to Duna Verde, ready to welcome any visitor who wants to taste the typical dishes of Caorle tradition, from starters to first and second courses and desserts.
At Easter Caorle also takes on a new, different look, partly thanks to the new hours: with summer time, holidaymakers and residents can enjoy at least two more hours of daylight, and temperatures go from cold to mild. At Easter spring bursts out and Caorle’s colours are different from winter. The sun lights up the monuments and churches and lets you all enjoy a pleasant, colourful holiday like few other places. The rest is done by the friendliness and the wish to spend happy hours in an enchanting place, where the locals too play an important part in how you enjoy your holiday.
