Masks and floats

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Heather Jarman
No words are adequate to describe the atmosphere of Carnival celebrations at Viareggio — crowded, boisterous, convivial, noisy, hilarious… Photos say more. Better still: go! There are two more days of festivities left: Sunday 14 February and Tuesday 16 February. The procession of floats begins at 15:00. Travel by train or bus or, if by car, make sure you arrive by 11:00 in order to get a parking place. Stalls selling masks, wigs and food open early and you’ll have time to examine the ingenious floats parked on the passegiata along the sea front before they lumber into motion. If you can’t get there, here’s a photographic taster: Carnevale celebrations
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