From dates and costume rentals to must-attend events, and navigating the city's crowds-here's everything you need to know before you attend Carnival in Venice.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — 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 colorful ...

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Italian authorities have announced they are shutting down Venice's famed Carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the novel virus, as numbers of infected persons in the ...

VENICE, Italy (AP) — 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 colorful ...

VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 13: An Actor from the "Venezia Wonder Time" initiative performs in The San Marco neighborhood during the carnival in Venice on February 13, 2022. The theme for the 2022 ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: Rowers, dressed in costumes, row during ...

As the saying goes, "A Carnevale ogni scherzo vale." When it's carnival time, anything goes. Anything, which means that pranks are very common during this 10-day period before Lent. Carnevale is ...

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.

Italian authorities scrambling to control the coronavirus imposed a lock-down on “hot spot’’ stricken tourist cities in the north Sunday — including Venice, where its famed carnival events got the ...