Business Insider UK visited three different workshops to see how the masks are made for the world famous Carnival of Venice. The traditional masks are made in papier maché and are decorated with ...

Carnival in Italy is a vibrant and lively celebration held in the weeks leading up to Lent, the 40-day period of fasting and ...

Venice’s Carnival, a celebration of transgression and vice performed with the aid of masks, dates to the Middle Ages. Though meant to be a great equalizer for rich and poor, it became an ...

Venice Carnival, celebrating 300 years of Giacomo Casanova, will take place from February 22 to March 4. Find out how to make ...

Good news for fans of masks, costumes and city breaks! During the famous Venice Carnival, which takes place from February 14 to March 4, 2025, there will be no entrance fee for day tourists. The ...

Venice teems with Carnival mask shops, but serious players who only stock their own, hand-crafted products are few and far between. One of the most highly respected is Ca' Macana, which has three ...

Get out your capes, your gowns, your brightly-colored costumes, your big hats, your wigs, and don't forget your masks: the ...