Masked revellers wearing traditional carnival costumes in Venice in February 2023. Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP. With Venice’s world-famous Carnival set to begin at the end of January, what events can ...

The Venice Carnival — or Carnevale di Venezia in Italian — dates back to 1094 and celebrates two weeks of raucous indulgence before Lent, the beginning of the Easter season for Roman Catholics.

Carnival in Venice takes place Feb. 14 through March 4 in 2025. ... The famous Roman arena is easy to find, just follow signs to the “zona fiera” and the arena.

This year's Venice Carnival has entered its last weekend, with a packed programme of festivities, performances and exhibitions. Carnival is celebrated across Italy, but as every year, Venice is the ...

Crowds flock to Venice as world-famous carnival recovers former glory. Issued on: 05/02/2023 - 20:44 Modified: 05/02/2023 - 23:04.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful… ...

VENICE, Italy — Venice is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo with a year of commemorations, starting with the opening of Carnival season honoring one of the lagoon city’s ...

The Venice Carnival opened with biodegradable streamers. Getty Images. Soon, the island city will start capitalizing on visitors. From mid-April to the end of July, the ancient city will start ...

In the 19th century, Carnival became more organized, featuring masked balls inspired by the carnivals of Venice and Paris. The first Carnival blocos and cordões emerged in the streets and ...