Sri Lanka participated in the Venice Carnival – 2025 for the second consecutive time, further strengthening its cultural presence at the global stage. Following a successful debut in 2024, Sri Lanka ...

A trip down memory lane playing an old gramophone record in Gampaha By Dr Nihal D Amerasekera I was in my early teens in 1952 when my father was transferred to Gampaha. Formerly called Henarathgoda, ...

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.

This year’s Carnival celebrations, which run until March 4, are dedicated to the famed philanderer Giacomo Casanova, who was born in Venice 300 years ago.

The Venice Carnival 2025 promises an unforgettable celebration of history, love, and magic with vibrant costumes and grand festivities. Visitors from around the world will immerse themselves in the ...

The Venice Carnival opened on Friday with a performance marking the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova, the city’s famed writer, adventurer and legendary lover. Crowds gathered in St. Mark ...

Carnival in Venice takes place Feb. 14 through March 4 in 2025. ... For our own trip, we started out on a Friday morning driving over to Austria and got on the autobahn near Innsbruck.

The Venice Venice Hotel recently opened, and it’s quite a sensational place. It’s very cool, new, with every detail curated. It’s a completely different experience to your traditional spots.

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 January and February, gasping at floats ...

The Carnival of Venice is a world-renowned festival that transforms the already enchanting city of Venice, Italy, into a spectacle of color, mystery and tradition. Held annually in February or ...