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The Artisan Mask Makers of Venice
Walking into a mask shop in Venice means being transported into a magical world: discover with us the history and secrets of Venetian masks!
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A special scavenger hunt in the Doge’s Palace
The Scavenger Hunt inspired by Carnival at Candlelight by Venice Kids Tours is an unusual and captivating way of discovering St. Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace of Venice for the whole family!
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Signs of remembrance: the Shoah in Venice
The Venetian Jews that died in the Shoah were over 200. Arbit Blatas from Lithuania and Gunter Demnig from Germany are two artists that actively contributed and still do for the remembrance of those tragic years and the victims. In different ways.
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‘Artegioco Venezia’: The Game of Art in Venice
The Game of Art in Venice: bespoke guided tours to Venice whether you are travelling with your family or a group of students, Bestveniceguides provide informative and entertaining visits to museums such as the Gallerie dell’Accademia tailored to your needs
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Lorenzo Quinn and his sculptures in Venice
Although an ancient city, Venice is one of the most important places for contemporary art, where international artists display their unique masterpieces.
This is the case of Lorenzo Quinn and his art works, which clearly show the artist’s love and concern for our amazing city.
San Nicolò dei Mendicoli Church, a hidden treasure in Venice
San Nicolò dei Mendicoli is a beautiful church of Venice located in the south western part of the Dorsoduro district, so really off the beaten tourist track … a real hidden treasure waiting to be discovered, why not on 6th December, on Saint Nicholas’ day?
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Geminiano Cozzi and the second Venetian porcelain production displayed in Ca’ Rezzonico
In the second Piano Nobile in the Cembalo room in Ca‘ Rezzonico Museum are displayed pieces of the highly admired second Venetian porcelain production by Geminiano Cozzi. Let us discover what made Cozzi such a successful and long lasting porcelain producer in Venice
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What I really love about Venetian cooking – A key to understand Venetians and feel the local atmopshere
Food is very important to understand a city: Venetian fish dishes are often prepared with olive oil, garlic, parsley and spices coming once from the far East. Learn more about cod, sardines, clams and our wines you can taste in one of our traditional ‘Bacaro’ over by the Rialto bridge such as Prosecco, Spritz and Aperol.
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The quiet island of Mazzorbo in the northern lagoon of Venice
Mazzorbo is a small island, neglected by tourists, in the northern part of the Venetian lagoon. The Church of St. Catherine is the one only surviving of the 10 once existing, testimony of the rich past history of this island that was described as a major city, and nowadays has less than 300 inhabitants. A modern social housing estate and a contemporary vineyard await us in Mazzorbo.
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When in Venice, in Saint Mark’s Square, the vault of the Library collapsed – The Republic of Venice and the Renaissance architecture
Venice, Saint Mark’s Square, 1545, December 18th: it was on that night that the vault under construction for the new majestic Library collapsed. It was a blow to the architect Jacopo Sansovino and to his bold ambition to introduce in Venice the architectural magnificence of ancient Rome.
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