This is Carnival, otherwise known as the Venice Mask Festival. This period of vibrant ... It can be tricky to nail down the exact dates of any festival in Italy, as they often aren't officially ...

Venice, Italy gets a lot of hate ... best souvenirs from Venice to buy during your Italian vacation. A Venetian mask is ...

Carnival masks on sale during the Venetian historical carnival in St. Mark’s Square, Venice, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Revellers participating in the celebrations of ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The opening weekend of Carnival ... and check out people in elaborate costumes and masks who wander the narrow alleys and gather in Piazza St. Marco to be photographed.

Masks for sale in Venice during Carnival season - a tradition with ancient, and much wilder, roots. Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP Carnival celebrations around Italy are set to peak over the next ...

Business Insider UK visited three different workshops to see how the masks are made for the world famous Carnival of Venice. The traditional masks are made in papier maché and are decorated with ...

Venice’s Carnival brings thousands of people to the lagoon city to watch the water procession, one of the event’s highlights, and check out people in elaborate costumes and masks who wander ...

Revellers participate in the celebrations of the historic Venetian Carnival in front of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) ...

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 streamers and confetti — all ...