Top 10 Top 10 Features of the Passeggiata
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1. The Walk
The key to the walk on the passeggiata is to do it very slowly.
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2. See
Everybody checks out everybody else for everything from physical attributes, to fashion sense, to well-behaved children.
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3. Be Seen
Wear the latest fashions including high, spiked heels for girls and high, spiked hair for guys.
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4. When and Where
The prime time is Sunday afternoon or any day from dusk onwards. Walk around a piazza, down a corso or promenade, or anywhere people happen to gather.
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5. Who
From babies in carriages to teens to grandparents, to entire families, couples and groups of friends, this is an open event.
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6. The Touch
Everyone holds hands or entwines arms with their walking partners.
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7. Food
The only things Italians consume while in motion are gelato or peanuts and the like.
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8. Men with Earpieces
Pocket radios allow sports fans to stay abreast of the partita (football match) or Formula Uno motor racing.
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9. By Car
Drive extremely slowly, with the windows rolled down so that you can chat.
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10. Spectator Sport
Feel free to sit and watch the passeggiata go by, but sit side by side facing the action.
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