Traditional events Venice Carnival
From Saturday 6 February 2010- To Tuesday 16 February 2010
From January 25 until February 5, Venice becomes the kingdom of his majesty the Carnival 2008.
A Carnival to enjoy Venice in every sense through the power of sight, the joy of touch, the thrills of hearing, the pleasure of taste and the exhilaration of smell.
SENSATION 2008- 6 senses for 6 sestieri, it's the new Venice Carvival 2008 directed by Marco Balich, that will carry you through the most beautiful city in the world, revolutionising your every feeling.
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Discover last Venice Carnivals events on the special section dedicated to the Carnival of Venice!
Discover last Venice Carnivals events on the special section dedicated to the Carnival of Venice!
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Le tradizioni del Carnevale veneziano
Piazza San Marco, riva degli Schiavoni e gli altri campi di Venezia diventavano immensi palcoscenici in cui si organizzavano intrattenimenti di ogni tipo e durante il Carnevale la città era tutto un proliferare di feste e spettacoli a cui partecipano veneziani e foresti.
The Carnival of Venice today
Carnival is one of the oldest traditional feasts of Venice, rooted in the history and the culture of the most unique city in the world.
History of Venetian Carnival
It seems that Carnival was already celebrated in the tenth century in Venice, when the Duke Vitale Faliero mentioned it for the first time in some official documents.
La storia delle maschere e le leggi del Carnevale
Allo scopo di limitare l'inarrestabile decadimento morale dei Veneziani, la Serenissima in varie riprese ha legiferato in materia di Carnevale e ha regolamentato l’uso delle maschere e dei travestimenti.
Sensation 2008: 6 Senses x 6 Sestieri
by Marzio Fabi |:venews Taste in Cannaregio, touch in Dorsoduro, smell in Santa Croce, sight in San Polo, hearing in Castello and, at San Marco, the mind: 5+1=Sensation, 6 Senses x 6 Sestieri. The new, dense, stupifying Venetian Carnival overflows through calli and campi... Find our best last minute hotel for your Carnival night in Venice!
