Venice Glass Bead Tour
Venice, Italy
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Trip Type: Cultural Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Your guide will take you on an adventure to rediscover the history and beauty of Venetian glass beads and the hidden places in which they have been threaded for centuries. You will visit her small but fascinating shop, full of Venetian glass beads and seedbeds of every color, where you will discover the secrets behind the ancient work of "impiraressa". This will be the starting point of your dream that will bring you back in the days, walking in a quiet and enchanted Venice.
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Your guide will take you on an adventure to rediscover the history and beauty of Venetian glass beads and the hidden places in which they have been threaded for centuries. You will visit her small but fascinating shop, full of Venetian glass beads and seedbeds of every color, where you will discover the secrets behind the ancient work of "impiraressa". This will be the starting point of your dream that will bring you back in the days, walking in a quiet and enchanted Venice.Your guide is one of the last ''Impiraressa", an ancient Venetian craft consisting in threading pearls and Venetian glass beads with long needles of the 19th century or with metal, in order to create jewels, home decorations and fashion accessories that reflects the beauty and history of Venice.
She will take you on a special tour among the main historical places where the old "impiraresse" used to live and work. This is a very special tour that will let you discover a hidden side of Venice that nobody but Marisa can tell you about.
The tour will include a visit to her workshop where you can find very refined object to bring you home as souvenir. The tour will last 3 hours more or less, and you will have a unique impression of the beautiful city that is Venice.
She will take you on a special tour among the main historical places where the old "impiraresse" used to live and work. This is a very special tour that will let you discover a hidden side of Venice that nobody but Marisa can tell you about.
The tour will include a visit to her workshop where you can find very refined object to bring you home as souvenir. The tour will last 3 hours more or less, and you will have a unique impression of the beautiful city that is Venice.
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