Carnival Season
It’s Carnival season! We’ve rounded up our favourites so you can see how Mardi Gras and Carnival are celebrated around the world.
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Venice
Arrival of the Queen of Cyprus: Palio Asolo
The third Sunday of September sees the six differing factions of the town battling against one another in a bid to have their girl crowned queen. The competing teams are Villa Raspa, Ca’ Giupponi, Villa D’asolo, Pagnano (two teams), and Casella d’Asolo – with all members coming from the same area.
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Venice of the Pacific: Nan Madol
The most famous of all the archaeological sites in the Federated States of Micronesia is Nan Madol on Pohnpei Island
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Fabric for a king made by mermaids: Burano lace
Burano is a 40-minute six-mile boat ride to the north of the lagoon in Venice. It has a population of 7,000. Burano offers a different pace of life to Venice – this is the life of the lagoon.
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Casanova – the great lover and libertine of Venice
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on 2 April 1725 in the Contrada di San Samuele, Venice, or to be exact in the “Calle della Commedia” – now Calle Malipiero.
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