Although the complex system of rites known as “carnival“, supported by an articulated mythological and symbolic conception, has its roots in a remote history, going back at least to ancient Babylon, it is in Venice, where the first known attestation of the festivity dates back to 1094, that it has reached its most wonderful expression.
In the lagoon city, with its magical, misty atmosphere, the typical carnival mechanism, which focuses on the chaotic confusion of forms and social roles, has become a refined game, mischievous, a subtle art of fiction, sensually allusive, a masquerade suspended between aristocratic pomp and elementary instinctuality.
With this itinerary you will experience the Serenissima during its days of madness, and participate in the most exclusive and spectacular gala in Venice, the Ballo del Doge by Antonia Sautter, a riot of costumes and settings in which the baroque splendor meets pop, and the courtly times of Vivaldi and Casanova are reborn.
Ā©Main photo credits Antonia Sautter