Revellers enjoy last carnival before fee for day-trippers Hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Venice carnival are enjoying what could be the last year of free access for day-trippers to the historic lagoon city, before a much-debated fee comes into effect to try to curb numbers. Venice is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo with a year of commemorations, starting with the opening of Carnival season honoring one of the lagoon city’s most illustrious native sons. A woman wearing a mask poses in front of the St. Marks church during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, Sunday Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Kicking off Carnival last weekend, some 600 rowers in period dress raised their oars in salute and shouted “We are all Marco Polo” as they rowed...
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