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The Carnevale di Venezia is renowned for its unique and creative masks that are worn on the streets for the 13 days of the event, along with the elaborate costumes.
The best part of the Carnival of Venice in Italy is the thrilling and lively atmosphere of the festival filled with unique and innovative Venetian masks and costumes!
People would wear Venetian masks year-round in the city of Venice as there were so many festivals held there!
Tourists from all around the world visit Venice every year, and most of them like to take a gondola ride in order to see all the landmarks of Venice by the sea.
You can see so many landmarks when you take a boat cruise around the islands of Venice! In this image, you can witness the San Giorgio Maggiore from afar!
The Frittelle alla Veneziana is actually a traditional Venetian carnival dessert since the Renaissance period invented by Scappi, the Pope’s personal cook. Due to its increased popularity, it spread across the state in the 18th century as the “National Dessert”.
In the past, gondolas in Venice used to be found in a variety of different colors, however a new law was passed stating all should be in black paint, and hence they were painted since.
Due to the high number of complaints by tourists who visit Venice and take part in a traditional gondola ride across the numerous canals, the felze part of the boat with the Venetian shutter blinds was removed.
There are only about 400 working full-functional gondolas in service in Venice nowadays; in the 17th century, there were almost 10,000 gondolas being used!
The main method of transportation on the canals of Venice was by the traditional gondola for centuries. Why not participate in an adventurous and fun-filled ride while on your vacation in Italy?
Gondolier Rowing the Traditional Gondola on the Sea
byGiuseppe Leone
The Carnevale di Venezia is renowned for its unique and creative masks that are worn on the streets for the 13 days of the event, along with the elaborate costumes.
The best part of the Carnival of Venice in Italy is the thrilling and lively atmosphere of the festival filled with unique and innovative Venetian masks and costumes!
People would wear Venetian masks year-round in the city of Venice as there were so many festivals held there!
