Carnival

Food & Drink

by Germaine Stafford | Mon, 02/09/2009 - 03:58

Silvio Apuzzo has come a long way since his days as a blacksmith more than 30 years ago. Forced by circumstances to ﬁnd a new job that would help him provide a…

Culture

Carnival of Mamoiada

by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:49

Forget all you know about Italian Carnival—streamers, confetti, costumes, floats and carefree merrymaking. Mamoiada is different. This Carnival, which some…

Culture

Carnival of Putignano

by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:45

Few Carnival festivals can rival Putignano’s history. The Apulian town started celebrating Carnival in 1394 and never stopped.The revelries started by accident…

Culture

Carnival of Viareggio

by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:42

Viareggio’s Carnival started in a coffee house. Back in 1873, the young scions of some of the city’s best families met around the coffee tables of the local…

Culture

Carnival of Ivrea

by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:28

Ivrea’s long Carnival starts on Twelfth night. On the Twelfth night of 200 years ago, to be precise. Some of the town’s Carnival traditions date from the…

Culture

Carnival of Venice

by Carla Passino | Thu, 01/22/2009 - 04:23

Italy’s most famous Carnival may have started as a clever political ploy to keep the populace happy. First recorded in 1094, and made an official holiday in…

Lifestyle

Venice carnival gets modern

by ITALY | Tue, 01/29/2008 - 06:47

Venice's world-famous carnival festivities are now in full swing but this year there is a decidedly modern twist to the centuries-old tradition.The carnival's…

Lifestyle

Venice carnival to explore senses

by ITALY | Wed, 01/23/2008 - 05:31

'Carnival in the Dark' and 'Sensation Show' top bill - A feast of the senses awaits visitors to Venice's glittering carnival celebrations this year. Each of…

Lifestyle

Over 30.000 tourists flock to Venice for Carnival

by ITALY | Wed, 02/21/2007 - 05:39

Over 30,000 tourists flocked to the lagoon city on the last day of Italy's most famous carnival celebration, city authorities said.An equal number of masked…

Lifestyle

180 injured in Ivrea Carnival orange battle

by ITALY | Tue, 02/20/2007 - 05:58

Some 180 people were injured in this year's Battle of the Oranges, the high point of carnival celebration in this suburb of Turin.An estimated 120,000 people…