Step into Venice as into a living myth, led by Jeanne Bresciani, Ph.D., assisted by Rosemary Cooper —where water mirrors heaven, marble breathes, and beauty arises not only from opulence but from the hand of devotion. Art at the Heart of the Festival invites travelers to ascend and descend from the lofty vantage points of princes and princesses into sanctuaries of Venetian splendor within the palaces, workshops, and ateliers – where art is still born of patience, love, and tradition.

Here, we do not merely gaze upon masterpieces—we enter into their making. Through myth-based movement sessions, ceremonial processions, and encounters with artisans, we awaken to the pulse of a city that remains, in all its fragility, eternal.