[EDITOR’S NOTE: Portions of this travelogue were previously published in 2009.] USAG BAVARIA-GARMISCH, Germany – For those who live in Garmisch, the winter season might seem to last forever; for a ...

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 ...

With suitcases full of handmade dresses, skirt supports, petticoats, corsets and wigs, Taylor Shelby and a group of five friends flew to Venice’s Carnival in February with one goal in mind: to live ...

VENICE (Reuters Life!) - The head of state of a Gulf country partied dressed like a catholic cardinal in Venice this weekend, his identity disguised beneath a carnival mask. He was one of the 400 ...

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 ...

Ornately costumed partygoers have showed up in droves for the Carnival of Venice, a centuries-old, annual festival, which began as a way for Venetians to let loose in the days leading up to Lent, the ...

“We’re going back next year!” Jeff Buege exclaimed with a smile on his face. Buege and his wife Janet flew to Venice, Italy, for the 2019 Carnevale di Venezia. But this was not your average overseas ...

VENICE, Italy Feb 12 (Reuters) - Thousands of people revelled in the start of the annual Carnival celebrations in Venice on Saturday, marking a slow return to normality after the COVID-19 pandemic hit ...

What’s Carnival time in Venice without a fabulous costume? Don’t bother cramming one into your rollerbag because you won’t need it. ItalyVacations offers a four-day trip in February that starts with a ...