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VENICE  CARNEVALE 
 
 
"The pleasant place
 of all festivity,
 The revel of the earth,
 the mask of Italy."

                          - Lord Byron



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Venice Carnevale

It's snowing in New York. I am in my bed sipping my Earl Grey tea, I read on the front of the Sunday New York Times Travel section: " Venice: If you are lucky to be there for Carnival...". I simply decide to be lucky and buy a one-way ticket to Marco Polo, the Venetian airport.
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Amit the Persian Mascheraio

At number 4964 close to Canonica Bridge and the fondamenta Osmarin, in Campo S. Provolo I met Amit - one of the finest mascherai (mask artisans) in Venice.
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 Costume d' Epoque

At the end of the room near a small window overlooking the canal on a dim light, a few pairs of pointed large scissors and a sewing machine." Puis-je vous aider?" Can I help you? she asks without lifting her eyes from a blue fabric. I explain to her that I have been invited to the two most prestigious balls in Venice on Saturday, and that I really need a costume a la Hauteur.
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Gran Ballo della Cavalchina

Saturday 17th February 2007 the Gran Teatro La Fenice, built in 1792 hosted what is to be the most spectacular and exclusive event of the Carnival season 2008 in Venice: the Grand "Cavalchina" Ball, one of the most famous traditional masked ball for Carnival in Venice.
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Il Ballo del Doge

This year's Il Ballo del Doge, titled "The Garden of Delights," was held on the 2nd of February at Palazzo Pisani Moretta, at 20.30; Grand Gala party in period costume defined by the international press as "one of the world's 10 parties which you absolutely must experience in your life"
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Florian Hot Chocolate  After-Party

It's a tradition in Venice to celebrate on Sunday the Carnival after-party with hot chocolate. In the elegant cafes like Cafe Lavena, preferred by Wagner, Frantz Liszt, and many other artists, Venetians traditionally meet with their friends to comment on the prior night's balls The dress code, goes without saying, is a costume.
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Venetian Shopping

Venice is uniquely famous for local crafts that have been produced here for centuries and are hard to get elsewhere: the glassware from Murano, the delicate lace from Burano, and the marbled paper, you'll find in specialized botteghe,(shops) where you can watch artisans paint amid their wares.
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Ca' Pozzo and the Jewish Ghetto

If you wish to avoid the oppressive Carnival crowds of tourists and breathe the authentic atmosphere of old Venice, you should stay for a few days in the neighborhood of Canareggio.
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