Venice Carnival attracts tourists

VENICE The Carnival of Venice, which each year draws thousands of tourists and revellers dressed in masks and period costume, got under way in the iconic Italian city at the weekend with a stunning show staged on its famous canals.

The show, celebrating “the beauty, the sea and the vanity,” according to organisers, provided the grand opening for one of the world’s most celebrated carnivals, which will run this year until 28 February.

Some of the performers, sporting blue butterfly wings, appeared to be suspended in the air as gondoliers carried torches below.

“It’s fabulous,” enthused Monica, a young American from Tennessee, who came to the event, complete with mask and cape.

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