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Viareggio’s Carnival, a Tuscan festival

Saturday, January 28, 2012 Jamie "Florence" Lorenzini Travel

Carnevale ViareggioThe Carnival of Viareggio is the most spectacular Italian feast from 139 years. Viareggio’s Carnival is a tradition from 1873, when some wealthy burghers decided to dress up in protest against taxes. Rich young of the city was born the idea of ​​a parade of coaches who immediately assumed the character of taunts, which aims to expose and exorcise the problems of society.

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