Top Veneto Art Classes - page 2

Pasta is Italy’s iconic dish, and with this small-group cooking experience you can learn how to prepare two varieties of pasta like an authentic Italian “cesarina” (home cook). Roll out a sheet of pasta dough by hand to make both a fresh and filled variety from scratch, and then whip up a tiramisù with the help of your teacher. Relax after your hands-on class by sampling the dishes you’ve prepared together.

Venice is Italy's carnival capital and festive masks are a large part of this annual celebration. Experience Venice's mask-making tradition first-hand with this private workshop at a local atelier. Learn how to create a paper mâché base using antique stone molds on day one, then come back the following day to decorate your hardened mask with paints, fabric, crystals, gold leaf, feathers, and other adornments.

Experience Italy like a true Italian on this hands-on cooking class in a typical family home. Enjoy access foreigners rarely achieve as your host introduces you to homemade bread and olive oil and teaches you to prepare Italy’s signature dish, pasta with ragù (Bolognese) sauce. Choose between lunch and dinner classes: Both include a 3-course meal with wine, and both are limited to just eight travelers.

Venice is world famous for its Carnival celebrations, and the colorful Venetian carnival masks are both a time-honored local tradition and a popular souvenir. But why settle for buying a mask when you can make your own? During this hands-on workshop led by a local artist, experience the city’s legendary carnival preparations as you create your own custom-made Venetian mask.

Venice is unique and wonderful, without a doubt. If you are here on vacation, you will surely want to come home with some beautiful memories to show to friends and family and to cherish. If you are passionate about photography, you must absolutely participate in this workshop that will show you how to best photograph the beauties of the city. We will see some street photography and architecture techniques and we will learn to hone our techniques and our creative eye to get the most out of our photographs. * Children and teenagers up to 13 years of age can participate for free. It's necessary to notify their presence via message, specifying number and age.

We will discover together the most iconic places of the city, the Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal, St. Mark's Square. I will show you the most secret Venice through the eyes of a professional photographer born in Venice. The tour is suitable for all people, more experienced photographers but also people who like to take photographs with their mobile phones. During the tour I will introduce you to local traditions, the best restaurants and the best craftsmen.

This experience is different from a typical photoshoot because it is designed as a relaxed part of your trip rather than a formal session. You begin with a short consultation to plan the visual story, choose the best outfits, and select beautiful locations that match the atmosphere you want. The shoot itself feels like an easy walk through scenic places whileyou are guided naturally so the photos look authentic rather than staged. The goal is to capture real emotions, your connection with the place, and moments that feel genuine. All images are created on a Hasselblad X2D medium-format camera, producing gallery-quality photographs with exceptional detail and color. Within 7 days you receive a curated selection of professionally edited photos in a private online gallery. The experience also includes a short social-media highlight video filmed during the session and instant printed photos in frames that you can keep immediately as a memory from the day.

Capture your trip to Venice during this private one, two, three, or four-hour photoshoot with a professional photographer. Let the city be your backdrop as you pose in front of iconic Venice locations—ideal for solo travelers, couples, or special events. Get between 20 and 50 final images (depending on the duration selected) in an online viewing gallery within two weeks.

For this private mask-decorating workshop in Venice, arrive at a traditional atelier, and get a blank sand-colored mask that’s ready for your artist eye. Use feathers, sequins, and other materials to make a masterpiece. Your guide will share facts about the history of mask making and can also show you some great techniques to use. Afterward, you’ll get to bring home your decorated mask.

Basilica San Marco is the most important church in the city. In the altar is the tomb of St Mark the Evangelist. We can visit the Pala d'Oro and the terrace. Hi, my name is Cristina Caragia, I work as a licensed tour guide and I have a degree in architecture here in Venice.

Beat the crowds and enjoy an insider's introduction to Venice during this private photo walk, which visits lesser-known neighborhoods and attractions that only locals know. Discover canals and picturesque bridges away from the tourist track, stopping to take photographs along the way. Tailor-made itineraries offer hands-on photography instruction.