Carnival of Venice!
(AFP) - More than 100 000 revellers, many dressed in masks and period costume, packed into St Mark's Square for the "flight of the angel" that marks the traditional opening of the Carnival of Venice.
On the twelfth chime of midday from St Mark's Campanile, fearless 22-year-old student Julia Nasi leapt from the famous bell tower, 80 metres above the huge crowd that had gathered for one of the world's most celebrated carnivals.
In a dress made by theatre costume designer Stefano Nicolao - and with a little help from a crane and some steel wires - Nasi declared she "was not afraid at all".
The carnival, which lasts until March 4, is thought to have started in 1162 after a military victory. Abandoned for decades, it was resurrected in 1980.
This is what you can savurate in Venice, during this period:
- Admire the Angel's Flight the most famous event of Venice Carnival
- You will se the Angel flying from the top of the Bell Tower to the Centre of Saint Mark's Square
- Choose between the comfort of heated theatre boxes and the parterre to be in the first row
The Angel's Flight is the most famous event of Venice Carnival
The event took place yesterday, on Sunday 23rd February. It recalls and ancient acrobatic tribute to the Doge. A secret guest of Venice Carnival, a beautiful girl called "Colombina" who litteraly flew from the top of Saint Mark's Bell Tower to the Centre of saint Mark's Square.
A breathtaking event that the audience could watch from the comfortable heated lounges in Theatre Boxes or in the parterre, to see the Angel flying just over their heads
The Angel's flight: the unmissable event at Venice Carnival 2014
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