Ivrea leży w Piemoncie (region Canavese), nad krystalicznie czystą rzeką Dora Baltea, u podnóża Alp. Miasteczko otaczają wzgórza morenowe tworząc swoisty amfiteatr. Najbardziej charakterystycznym wzniesieniem jest La Serra, które... ale kogo to obchodzi.
The most important thing is that in this very town, every year from the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, a three-day crazy battle with oranges takes place here!
The tradition of this battle dates back to the Middle Ages. Its participants are divided into teams that throw tons of citrus fruits at each other. Only some have special helmets. Every year, the number of injured is high.
Every year, the same scenario is also repeated, which is a combination of fun and the use of force.
Scenes are being played out from centuries ago, when the miller's daughter was abducted by the lord's army.
Carriages with "defenders of the ruler" are rolling out into the streets and squares, throwing oranges at the advancing crowd. They are also being pelted with them.
You can find more here, for example
- http://www.belpiemonte.com/ivrea-i-jej-pomaranczowy-karnawal/
- https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/swiat/news-bitwa-na-pomarancze-125-osob-poszkodowanych,nId,7326724#crp_state=1