Venice & the Veneto · VENICE CARNIVAL
Every trip has one free day too few. These 5 venice carnival tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Paint an authentic Venetian carnival mask with an artisan, learn Carnival traditions, and take home a personal paper-mâché souvenir.
“My grandchildren loved this activity, in a small mask shop near San Marco. They each painted masks, and took them home. It was only an hour’s activity but they really enjoyed themselves.”
Paint a Venetian Carnival mask near St. Mark’s Square with a master artisan, learn Carnival traditions, and take home a personal souvenir.
“Make the time for this lovely relaxed experience away from the usual tourism when in Venice. An education in Venetian culture as well as a hands on workshop”
Decorate a traditional Venetian mask with an artisan inside the historic Casanova Prisons, beside St. Mark’s Square, for $65.
“Definitely worth booking! The staff were really helpful and nice. We all got to look around the museum while waiting for our masks to dry. Loved the experience 😊”
Trace Casanova’s Venice through Carnival masks, secret alleys, aristocratic haunts, and a cappuccino with a seasonal frittella.
“Sergio was a delight. He’s so knowledgeable about the history of Venice and Casanova. And the espresso and fritelle at the end of the tour was wonderful. Thank you!”
Explore Venice’s bacari on a Carnival pub crawl with local wine, spritz, cicchetti, and a guide, but expect a brisk pace and variable bar service.
“Only the first of the three venues was pleasant and suitable to accommodate the group. There was very little time in any of the three venues and each of the 3 drinks were very small - nowhere near a standard measure . The snacks were extremely sparse too. We were rushed out of the first and second venues with insufficient time to even finish the small drinks. It was cold, lacked atmosphere or care and it was clear that the 3rd tiny brightly lit ‘plastic’ standup venue had not been organised in advance- we were glad to leave it asap in any event .Extremely disappointing , wholly lacking in any…”
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