VENICE - On the banks of the Grand Canal, smartphone-wielding tourists jostled for position, capturing the elegantly masked figures of Carnival. The tourists scrummed with commuters for precious space ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky VENICE, Italy (AP) — The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Venice Carnival pays homage to the great traveler Marco Polo in an edition dedicated to travel and the discovery of new worlds. With the evocative event title “Ad Oriente (To the East) the amazing ...

[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 ...

VENICE (AP) — Thousands attended the grand opening in St. Mark’s Square of the Venice Carnival, celebrated under heightened security following the sexual assaults ...

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 ...

VENICE, Feb 9 (Reuters Life!) - The founders of Venice 1,500 years ago built their city on water to escape the hordes of Attila the Hun. Could they ever have imagined that one day their descendants ...