Gala Evening
A CARNIVAL NIGHT AT PALAZZO PISANI MORETTA
Tuesday 9 December 2008
1900hrs
Sponsored by 
By invitation only
The Gala Evening will be held at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta, a private palace overlooking the Grand Canal, where you will spend a night like the Venetians did at the times of their splendour.
Built at the end of the 15th century, the palazzo is a magnificent example of late Gothic architecture with frescoes by Giambattista Tiepolo and other 18th c.Venetian Masters.
On arrival at the candlelit Palazzo you will be greeted by costumed servants and then shown into the ground-floor reception room for cocktails. A light selection of food will be served in the Main Ballrooms of the first and second floors – the so-called Noble Floors - where musicians in 18th century costume will entertain you.
Other characters of the “Serenissima” Republic in the 18th c. appear in the Palazzo: singing gondoliers, an Oriental fortune-teller, Casanova offering his rhymes to the ladies, Oriental jugglers, the “impiraresse” –traditional bead-threading ladies, Ottoman belly dancers, the Commedia dell’Arte with jokes and mimes.
It will be a unique chance to plunge into the splendid past of Venice, while having fun till late at night.