Huge and colourful allegorical floats have finally returned to the famous Viareggio Carnival, a small Tuscan town on Italy's northern Mediterranean coast. After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. A giant paper-mache carnival with a Gorilla representing war and ...

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo made a surprise appearance at the Carnival of Viareggio in Italy on Sunday, or at least a giant paper-mache version of him did. The world famous carnival is known to ...

From gorillas to gas masks and lots of paper mache - Italy's Viareggio Carnival is marking its 150th anniversary with colourful parades after being closed down by the pandemic Huge and colourful ...