Venice: Crafts and Legends Walking Tour – Venice, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Learn about the legends and historic craftworks of Venice on a guided walking tour. Marvel at artisan products including the Venetian mask.

Meet your guide in the square of San Bartolomio. First, discover the oldest Venetian recipe for hot chocolate, its origin and where you can taste it in the city.

Enter the narrow side streets to uncover the history and production techniques of one of the most iconic and famous fashion accessories in Venice: the Venetian mask.

See two workshops that still practice the intricate techniques of mosaics and “Venetian paper”.

Discover how Venice was built and the place where a Venetian girl, according to legend, saved her fellow citizens from certain death by painting the Virgin Mary.

Hear even more legends and learn about how coffee arrived in Venice giving birth to the first coffeehouses in Europe .

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Learn about Venetian masks and how they are made
Admire intricate handmade mosaics
See handmade paper prints
Listen to moving Venetian legends
Discover a coffee roastery and history of the black brew

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