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Venice woke up to rain today, but the spirit of the city’s Carnival shines through. St. Mark’s Square, the beating heart of ...

The Venice Carnival opened on Friday with a performance marking the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova, the city’s famed ...

Beset by overtourism, rising waters and dwindling local residents, Venice is a city in crisis. But photographer Michael Kenna ...