VeniceAndItsSecrets

3 nights. Airport of arrival/ departure: Venice
Day 1: Venice and its palace
Land at Venice Airport and meet your tour leader.
Transfer to Venice by watertaxis that will bring you to
your hotel. Check in and leave you baggage. Lunch at
the hotel.
After lunch you will reach a local guide for a short visit
of the centre of Venice.
You will also enter the Doge’s Palace, standing on the
St Mark’s Square. Probably the most exciting way to
discover it is following the secret itinerary; you will
see the rooms of the palace and the prisons, which
offers an exciting insight into the history of the
Republic of Venice during its golden times, when it
was a mighty maritime republic. You will see the
Office of the Great Chancellor, the Chamber of the
Secret Chancellery, the Chambers of the Inquisitors,
and other rooms and chambers of the Venetian
administration, arriving at the torture chamber and
the prison cells.
Finish the tour by a half an hour gondola ride in the
canals of the centre, past the Venetian buildings - a
must-do experience! (6 persons per gondola)
Dinner at a central restaurant.
Day 2: The colours of Burano, the glass of
Murano and the secrets of mask-making
After breakfast, you will enjoy a tour in the Venetian
Lagoon – you will also reach the islands of Murano
and Burano. Burano is among the most colourful
cities in the world; you will be intrigued by the
reflections of the houses in the green water, the
tranquility of the local ladies while embroidering, and
the solemnity of the leaning bell tower! Proceed to
Murano, an island famous for glass-blowing – you will
visit one of the glass workshops – fornaci – and
observe how the curious, hand-crafted objects from
glass are made.
Undoubtedly, one of the symbols of Venice are the
carnival masks. After lunch at a typical “osteria”, you
will discover the secret of how Venetian masks are
made. In this authentic workshop authentic marks are
made, you will decorate you own papier mâché mask;
the instructor will also explain the techniques of
making the Venetian masks and will give some
historical hints of how the masks were used in Venice
throughout the centuries.
Dinner at a restaurant near St. Mark’s Square.
Day 3: Transfer to the airport
The package includes:
Meet & greet at the airport
Watertaxis to the hotel
Lunch at the hotel
A guided visit of the centre
Entrance in the Doge’s Palace (Secret itineraries)
A 30 min gondola ride
Private boat to Murano and Burano
Lunch at a typical osteria
A full day tour guide
A demonstration of Venetian Mask techniques
Dinner near St. Mark’s Square
Transfer to the airport by watertaxis
Mistral Incoming Italia (Mistral Tour Internazionale) - Lungo Dora Colletta, 67 – 10153 Torino (Italy)
Tel.+39 (0)11 2293208 – E-mail: incoming@italia.mistral.it
www.mistralincoming.it