Italy, the country that has one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, the famous Roman Coliseum, is also worldwide known for its Carnival celebrations. Venice is the city that attracts large crowds of tourists every year with its luxurious dances, its striking masks and the traditional gondolas that run along the canals.
This year’s carnival theme was the commemoration of the 50 years since man stepped on the moon for the first time. More than 130 gondolas participated in the journey at the opening of the carnival.
The origin of the masks comes from a method that the nobles used at the time of voting, thus maintaining the anonymity. Today, there are competitions to choose the best masks and costumes that participate in the carnival – and of course, one of the best attractions to see!.
Italy is one of the countries that counts with one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, the worldwide famous Roman Coliseum. The Coliseum was chosen as one of the New 7 Wonders during the global voting campaign sponsored by the New7Wonders organization in 2007.