During the time of the Serenissima, Carnival was the most eagerly awaited event for Venetians, who celebrated by organizing performances and lively “feste da ballo in campiello”—open-air dance parties held in small squares. The dances in the courtyard of the Fondaco dei Turchi kicked off the Carnival festivities, which then continued in many other corners of the city...
Many of the Venice Carnival traditional feasts born in the XVIII century are still celebrated today during the Carnival period, to live again the splendours of the Serenissima Republic with its Carnival official festivities...