Italian Venetian Masks and Their Meanings

Italian Venetian Masks

Whether you are planning a visit to Venice during the carnival season or are an avid collector wanting to know the history behind your masks, knowing the different types of Venetian masks and their meanings can be beneficial.  Ready on to find valuable and intriguing information about the traditional masks that are a crucial part of the history of Venice.

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Bologna – a home to the world’s oldest university

Bologna as seen from the top of Torre degli Asinelli, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The city of Bologna with approximately 400,000 inhabitants lies, to the detriment of the majority of tourists, in the shadow of more famous cities like Rome, Florence or Venice. However, it has also as much to offer and its advantage is that is not overcrowded. Bologna is the capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, located approximately in the middle of

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