Parade of masks from all over Italy in Catanzaro on 27 and 28 April in the center and on the seafront
Catanzaro is preparing to welcome masks from all over Italy who will parade in the historic center and on the seafront for the two days of “PrimaVera in mask”. With the artistic direction of Enzo Colacino “Giangurgolo”, tomorrow Saturday 27 April the procession will start from 5pm, meeting on the terrace of the San Giovanni complex, to wind along Corso Mazzini and reach Palazzo De Nobili and Villa Margherita. On Sunday 28 April the masks will move to the Lido district, starting at 5pm at Parco Gaslini and the parade along the seafront. The days will also be enlivened by the presence of the historical group of the 16th century, flag-wavers and stilt walkers, the giant puppets of Varapodio and the folk group “I Giamberiani”. The event is promoted with the patronage of the Municipal Administration, the Chamber of Commerce of Catanzaro-Crotone-Vibo, the Presidency of the Regional Council and the Proloco of Catanzaro.
In order to allow the event to take place in an orderly manner and to guarantee road safety, the local Police Command has issued a specific ordinance to regulate traffic.
Historic Center – Saturday 27 April, from 2.30 pm to the end of the event, establishment of a parking ban with forced removal on Piazza Matteotti in the stretch between the intersection of Via A. Turco and Via Carlo V, Corso Mazzini in the stretch between Piazza G. Garibaldi and Corso Mazzini up to the height of Piazza Le Pera, including Piazza Basilica Immacolata, Piazza Grimaldi, Piazza Le Pera, Via Eroi and Via Jannoni from the intersection of Via Eroi to the intersection of Piazzale Trieste.
From 4.30 pm to the end of the event, vehicular traffic will be banned and a pedestrian area will be established on Corso Mazzini, in the stretch between Piazza G. Garibaldi and Corso Mazzini up to number 223.
Lido district – Sunday 28 April, from 2.30 pm to the end of the event, establishment of a parking ban with forced removal, on both sides, on Corso Progresso, Piazza A. Garibaldi, Via T. Gullì, Lungomare Stefano Pugliese, right side, in the stretch between the intersection with Via T. Gullì and the intersection of Via Torrazzo.
From 5.00 pm, a transit ban will be established in the following streets: Via Torrazzo from the entrance of the Gaslini Park, SS 106, Corso Progresso, until the procession reaches the Lungomare Pugliese and the progressive closure in Via Gullì, Via Lungomare Pugliese up to the intersection with Via Torrazzo. Vehicle traffic coming from viale Crotone and heading towards Piazza A. Garibaldi will be diverted onto via Torrazzo.
