Venice during Carnival is a bit like walking onto a film set: masks everywhere, music echoing off the canals, and something happening in every square. With so much on, it’s easy to miss the real ...

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 the ...

Venice Carnival is one of those trips you remember for years: misty canals, masked figures gliding through Piazza San Marco, ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...