- 7 nights in a centrally located hotel (1minute from Piazza San Marco)
- All the rooms with bathroom are provided with telephone, TV set, safe,

hairdryer, air conditioning,  furnished in the best 18th century Venetian
style with all modern comforts. Some rooms overlook one of the main

street of the old city centre (calle dei fabbri)

- The hotel is located in the heart of Venice, just a minute away from

San Marco Square (about 50 meters), very easy to reach from the public

water-bus station
- Daily breakfast
- Welcome dinner
- 2 Italian cooking classes in English (Venetian & Carnival)
- In a fancy apartment with splendid sigh on the bell tower of St. Mark's.
- Visit to the colored market of Rialto, cooking lesson of 2 hours, lunch

with wine
- Art glass blow class in Murano with one-way water water taxi to Murano
- Visit of Burano
- Masks on parade – St Mark’s square
- Bilingual tour manager, Elsa Gramola
- Farewell Bellini's cocktail party in Elsa favorite bar!

ITINERARY

Fly through the night to Venice

Arrive in Venice. This romantic city is situated four kilometers

from the mainland, on 115 islands of the Venetian Lagoon,

crossed by more than 150 canals and 400 bridges.
Visit of Piazza San Marco, Ponte dei Sospiri & Canal grande.
Valentine's Day in Venice!

Visit of Burano
Burano  is one of the greater centers of the lagoon of  Venice.
A tourist here in Burano discovers a maze of narrow streets
"calli" and banks"fondamente" on small canals.

The characteristic of the motley houses attracts immediately

the attention of the visitor,  remembering him other forms

of polychrome that can be find in other islands of Italy

Visit of Murano
Direct from Italy's glass-making capital in Venice. Just a quick
water-taxi ride from Venice, the world-famous island of Murano

is home to the centuries-old art of Murano glass.

Furnaces line the picturesque walkways of the island.

You can watch as the glass makers, in seemingly choreographed

rhythm, shape, blow & twirl their incredible creations in the dancing

fires of the pulsating, growling ovens.

Mardi-Gras in Venice: Costume parties in St Mark square

Day at your leisure. Visit of Cortina D'Ampezzo (Alps) is optional
 

Fat Tuesday in Venice. Tour Gondola to say goodbye to Venice!

Return to Austin

About Venice
Venice is a city of MAGIC at anytime, but nothing compares to it during

the fabulous celebration known as CARNIVAL!
Parades, masks, elegant costumes, a unique city with waterways for

streets, a history rich with past intrigues, power and pageantry. A city

steeped in traditions, such as lace making, glassblowing, prosecco,

seafood, risotto, unique architecture, casinos, water taxis, pigeons,

music, art, and of course, the dashing gondoliers in their sleek black

gondolas. Venice is, indeed, magic.
During Carnival the streets are alive with people in costume, music drifts
in from the street musicians, magicians entertain on street corners, bands
parade down the streets, jugglers, elegantly masked citizens of the world
are everywhere.
The hotel is charming, Renaissance theme, just 1 minute St. Mark's. 

Rooms are with private bath.