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!
The Venetian Carnival: Fat Thursday and the beheading of the bull
The Venetian Carnival is going to start very soon: learn how and why Carnival began in the Middle Ages, read, while eating a ,fritella, about the ceremony of Fat Thursday in Venice and the origin of the ancient tribute of a bull and 12 pigs to the Doge.
Come with me to Casa Goldoni: Theatre and… many curiosities!
An unusual itinerary between theatrical literature and curious tales of Venice in the 18th Century. We visit Ca’ Centani, the Gothic palace where the great Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni grew up, in the district of San Polo. His birthplace houses now an interesting museum dedicated to Carlo Goldoni, giving an idea of life in Venice in the 18th Century with an intact puppet theatre with several puppets, pieces of furniture, clothing and masks.
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