Venice Carnival is in full swing; squares are crowded with lavishly costumed revelers and children toss mounds of confetti with abandon. But when the streets fall quiet at night, one hotel is still ...

Although accounts on the exact start of the Venice Carnival vary–some attribute it to the 11th century while others claim it began in the 12th–most agree it was a celebration of the incognito. With a ...

VENICE (Reuters Life!) - The head of state of a Gulf country partied dressed like a catholic cardinal in Venice this weekend, his identity disguised beneath a carnival mask. He was one of the 400 ...

IT TOOK ME 24 hours in Venice to crash my first party. On my way to the Palazzetto Pisani for a Mozart-themed ball, I’d gotten lost down a moonlit alleyway. I’d caught sight of a woman in an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. VENICE, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: Rowers, dressed in costumes, row during ...