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Six Places to Celebrate Carnival in Italy

Six Places to Celebrate Carnival in Italy

by Melanie on 05. Feb, 2010 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Piemonte, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Venice

It’s Carnival time again in Italy, when Italians prepare to say “goodbye meat!” (Carnevale) by throwing lavish parties and parades before hunkering down for 40 days and nights of denial during the Holy Lenten Season. Many travelers think that Carnevale only takes place in Venice. While Venice has the best known Carnival in Italy, there [...]

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