by Shelby Webb

As Bruce Bastian spoke rapid Italian to explain how to set up a tent, Secondo Bortolotto and Marino Aroncari squinted in the bright sun and smiled. The three discussed the Italian cultural tent with enthusiastic hand gestures, and how to give visitors an authentic look into the country.

"You know why I came here to Venice, Florida?" Bortolotto asked in a musical Italian accent. "I moved to Venice because I come from Venezia, Italia. "The 26th Venice Italian Feast & Carnival will bring some of the tastes and culture of Italy to thousands of visitors this weekend.

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