VENICE, Italy -- In another year, masks would be a sign of the gaiety in Venice, an accessory worn for games and parties as big crowds parade about to show off their frivolous, fanciful costumes, ...

Venice is a place where dressing up as a character is popular during Carnival. Many people can rent one of Nicolao's costumes that has appeared in movies. "It's very good because people can live a ...

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 colourful streamers and confetti – all ...

Although accounts on the exact start of the Venice Carnival vary–some attribute it to the 11th century while others claim it began in the 12th–most agree it was a celebration of the incognito. With a ...

Long before social media and curated personas, Venice Carnival perfected the art of controlled anonymity-and that legacy explains its global obsession today. Venice Carnival is one of those events ...