Venice Flamboyant to the End

No city in the world has sparked as many desires and fantasies as Venice In the 18th century its heady atmosphere of freedom produced an extraordinary cultural flowering Famous artists like Vivaldi Tiepolo father and son Canaletto Longhi Guardi Goldoni and Casanova hurled themselves into a giddy whirl of libertinage while leaving their stamp on the unique city Then in 1797 Venice surrendered to Napoleon Bonaparte Carnival was over and the masks came off Venice Flamboyant to the End transports us from canal to canal palazzo to palazzo bathing us in the magical atmosphere of this maze of a city and conjuring up the uniquely flamboyant Venice of the 18th century