Splendors of Venice - Carnevale Trip Cancelled
Exclusive Penn Alumni program!
January 29 - February 3, 2008
Cost: 7,950 Euros
Tour Operator: Culture Capsules
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Amidst the visually arresting public celebration of Venice's Carnevale, we enjoy privileged, otherwise inaccessible entrees to the hidden treasures of the Serenissima. Venetian noble families open their hearts and magnificent homes to us for a rarefied view of their luxurious life. Our insider's journey culminates at the legendary Ballo del Doge, sumptuously hosted at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta. This magical masquerade ball is for the appasionati who wish to be transported in every sense to the Venetian high society of the eighteenth century. Jaqueline Gilbertson, WG'83, founder and president of Culture Capsules, accompanies you on this behind-the-scenes program.
Trip highlights:
· Accomodations at Hotel Gritti Palace, the sixteenth-century palace of the dashing Doge Andrea Gritti, enviably located on the Grand Canal
· Ultimate insider's experience with privileged entrees to otherwise inaccessible Venetian homes
· Local art historians guide us through the famous art in Venice and Padua
· Authors Dave Freeman and Neil Teplica listed the Doge's Ball as one of the world's most stimulating and inspiring events in 100 Things to Do Before You Die.
