Among all the Carnivals celebrated in Italy, at this time, we have decided to inform you about Viareggio Carnival.

Its longevity is what more impresses us: Viareggio cerebrates 133 years of history and parades, whose stars are huge papier-machè floats and, of course, a lot of enthusiasm and creativity.

You will enjoy yourself very much visiting the Viareggio Carnival’ s official site, where you’ll be able to see artists’models about the making of the papier-machè floats of this year.

May we give you some advice? Have a look at the official site in order to realize various activities organized by town during Carnival season (from 12^th February until 5^th March).

You will realize the whole town is celebrating with the “Mascherate rionali” (“District Masquerade”), the musicals and the gourmet events in the best restaurant of the town.

Besides, in our opinion, Carnival Museum is also worth visiting, because it looks like a proper homage to the floats makers’ cleverness.

Visiting the Museum is a dive in the creativity and the satire of artists, who create using simple materials such as papier-mâché and clay.

Well, we have said everything and now you are free to write a comment in order to tell your opinion about this subject…especially if you went there!

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