In Venice, Italy, it is that time again. Time for grand costume balls, fierce mask contests, towering wigs and a parade of preening, strutting revelers as city residents and visitors from around the ...

Iranian mask artisan Hamid works in his shop "Ca' del Sol" near St. Mark's square during the first day of carnival in Venice February 1, 2015. Reuters Venice's annual celebration of masks, costumes ...

Carnival in Venice, Italy, is often linked to funny and terrifying masks, along with pageantry, allegorical wagons, dancers and extravagant costumes When one thinks of carnivals, Venice’s bright, ...

Brightly coloured and costumed revellers took to the canals in a flotilla of gondolas. Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP The Carnival of Venice, which each year draws thousands of revellers dressed in masks ...

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 ...

VENICE, Feb 9 (Reuters Life!) - The founders of Venice 1,500 years ago built their city on water to escape the hordes of Attila the Hun. Could they ever have imagined that one day their descendants ...

It may be a tradition dating back to the 11th century but masks had to be lifted upon police request at this year’s famous carnival in Venice. Revellers were subjected to extra security measures as ...

A young man walks in an empty St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Gondolas and other vessels are moored instead of preparing for Carnival’s popular boat parade in the lagoon.

Masked revellers swarmed the streets and waterways of Venice as the historic Italian city launched its annual Carnival Credit: AFP/GETTY Thousands of tourists thronged the main piazza to watch the ...

For as long as gap years have been a thing, Venice has been one of the places to go in Italy. And why not? Who could say no ...

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 fanciful costumes Sunday 31 January 2021 07:45 GMT ...