Italy - Day 6 - Radio Venezia

From Florence we took a two hour train ride to Venice ("Venezia").  It was raining when we got there but it was OK because we had already booked a mask making class at a place called Ca'Macana.  Venice is easily the most beautiful city I've ever visited.  Every corner you turn is another picture postcard--just gorgeous.

A view from Rialto Bridge.  Our super fancy hotel was just up on the right side of this picture.

Rialto Bridge from down below.

Venice's mask tradition dates back to the middle ages. I'm holding the plaster mold used to make the "plague mask" design I chose.  They use "cartalana" a special, highly absorbent paper that doesn't shrink when it gets wet. After drying, we painted and decorated them and added tie strings.  It was really fun!

I think the masks turned out great!  We paid to have them shipped home otherwise they'd probably get crushed in our luggage.

Radio Venezia was a terrestrial station from 1974 until 2023.  They can now be heard online and on DAB.  Listening live while making this post I heard Talking Heads, John Paul Young, DJ Maze, Double, Suzanne Vega and Alicia Keys