The all-year round Venice Carnival experience, complete with £5k costumes, a photoshoot and fine dining Sadie Whitelocks Published October 8, 2022 10:34am Updated October 8, 2022 10:42am ...

The masquerade parade on the Grand Canal in Venice is part of the Venice Carnival, an annual festival which began in 1162. HOME NEWS BUSINESS MOVIES CRICKET SPORTS GET AHEAD Follow Rediff on: ...

VENICE — On the banks of the Grand Canal, smartphone-wielding tourists jostled for position, capturing the elegantly masked figures of Carnival. The tourists scrummed with commuters for precious ...

Venice's very existence inspires wonder, and during Carnival, this city of canals provides a fanciful backdrop for the festivities leading up to Lent. Costumes, and notably masks, have added to ...

Hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Venice carnival are enjoying what could be the last year of free access for day-trippers to the historic lagoon city, before a much-debated fee comes into ...

Planning a trip to Venice Carnival 2025? Here is how to make the most of it without overspending. From must-see events to gala dinners, these are the experiences you cannot miss - whether it is ...

The Venice carnival is believed to have first started in 1162, when Venetians gathered to celebrate a military victory in Saint Mark's Square. Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP. During the Renaissance ...

TRAVELOGUE: Wonderful costumes, ice cream at Venice Carnival provide break from the winter cold. By Andrea Griesser, USAG Bavaria Public Affairs February 12, 2025. Share on Twitter ...

For the past week the streets of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have been filled with plenty of colour, music, dancing and incredible costumes! That's because the Rio Carnival, also known as the world's ...

Tourists flooded roads and bridges for the opening weekend of the Carnival in Venice, Italy just weeks before the historical city imposed its controversial entry fee to curb tourism.

Participants wearing carnival costumes parade across St. Mark Square during Venice's carnival in Venice in 2024. AFP via Getty Images.

3. Carnevale di Viareggio, Tuscany. The Carnival celebrations in this seaside Tuscan city are second only to those in Venice. Some 100,000 spectators gather for each of the six parades between ...