Events in Venice
Next Thursday, on 17th March 2011, Italy celebrates its 150 Anniversary as a united country. This is happening in the middle of a very difficult political and economical crisis. You would have thought that this anniversary would have been the occasion to put all this behind and start fresh. But I am not…
When I found out my dear friend Cariya Bremen, artist, chef, and globetrotter (meant in the nicest possible way,i.e. she has lived all over the world!), was attending one the most famous events in the world Il Ballo del Doge during the Venice Carnival, I could not believe my luck: finally I would get to…
IL VOLO DELL’ANGELO – THE FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL Sunday, February 27, 12:00 in Piazza San Marco HISTORY OF THE EVENT Image via Wikipedia The Carnival 2001 marked a return to the tradition of eighteenth-century carnivals re-staging, after centuries, the Angel’s Flight, as it used to be at the times of the Republic of…
Image via Wikipedia You cannot mention the Carnival of Venice without talking about all the shows and the theatres.The theatre season in Venice was the richest in Europe, thanks to the many theatres in town, often owned by noble families. Venice was one of the few cities in Europe to own a substantial number of…
Venetian History on the use of masks Masks are the quintessential icon of the Venice Carnival, but since when the Venetian have been using masks to disguise themselves?Let’s find out!In order to limit the relentless moral decline of Venice, Venice on several occasions has legislated on Carnival and has regulated the use of masks and…
Image via Wikipedia The Carnival is a festival that is celebrated in countries of Christian tradition (especially those of Catholic tradition). The celebrations are often held in public parades in which playful and imaginative elements dominate and, in particular, the distinctive feature of the carnival is the use of masks.One of the most popular etymologies…
Just a very quick post to let you all know that I am definitely taking part in this challenge “Italy in books” – reading challenge 2011. It has got all I love: books and Italy. So prepare yourselves for some very biased reviews of the next 12 books about Italy which I am going to…
The posts on the Best memory of Venice keep coming in and I am very pleased that the Best memory which Robin Locker Lacey of My Mélange has taken back is that of food (my best memories are always of our Venetian food) and of the kindness of Venetian people, which many times is overlooked by…
The end of the year event. As is now tradition, the first part of the concert will be purely for orchestra. With soloists and choir, the second part is dedicated to melodrama and will end with what has now become a tradition at the Fenice New Year’s Concerts, with the choir “Va’ Pensiero”…
Tomorrow will be another big celebration for Venice: Santa Maria della Salute or Madonna della Salute.Unfortunately I have been extremely busy for the last two week and I really did not have time to sit down and write a porper post about this, but I feel it is right to let you know a little…
San Martino – A Venetian Celebration Here in Venice every occasion is good to celebrate with either cakes, drinks or else. This time we celebrate San Martino and we do it tomorrow, 11th November. All over the province of Venice bakeries and cakes shops sell the traditional San Martino cake, a short-crust cake…
Pumpkin with candle: √ check. Fake spider webs : √ check. Scary customs: √ check. “Trick or treat” street itinerary planned through the town: √ check. Yes, all ready to go for Halloween, but one things is wrong: this is not the U.S.A.!!!! This is Oriago, a small town near Venice, the town where I…
Sunday 24th October 2010 the 25th Venice Marathon will take place like every year. The race will start from Stra on the Riviera del Brenta and will run along the Brenta river up to Venice and through its calles and small street. The finish line is along Saint Marks. Do not miss it!
So it’s here again! Stars, starlets, films, documentaries, all ready to show off or to be shown off at the most exclusive Kermesse of year in one of the most amazing cities in the World. The festival will start off on 1st September 2010 with Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky which will be the opening…
HISTORIC REGATTA VENICE 2010 Sunday September 5th 2010 The Regata Storica is one of the most typical celebrations of Venice and it is the main event on the annual races calendar of Voga alla Veneta, a unique style of rowing practised for thousands of years on the lagoon. The Regatta is held on the water…
Another year goes by, another hot and sticky summer strolls in through the canals of the lagoon and another major appointment for all Venetians is fast approaching. It is Festa del Redentore (The Redeemer’s Celebration) which this year will take place on July 17th and 18th. This event draws thousands of people to the City…
XII Culture week in Italy (16th-25th April) The MiBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali) will offer free entry for ten days, starting 16th April, to all state owned art buildings in Italy; monuments, museums, archaeological areas, archives, libraries and much more. This is called the Culture Week (Settimana della Cultura) The city…
25th April 2010 in Venice – Saint Mark’s and Blooming Rose day (Festa di San Marco e del Boccolo) For all Venetians 25th April is a celebration much older than the Italian National holiday which is celebrated on the same day. The 25th April is, as well as being National Liberation Day, the day of…
Astronomy and Mineral Exhibition in Villa Farsetti, Near Venice Yesterday, 7th March 2010, here on the Riviera del Brenta was a beautiful sunny and windy day, preparing us for maybe what will be a nice Springtime (we hope). We decided to head for the day to Villa Farsetti in Santa Maria di Sala, a small…
7th March: Women’s day – Free entry in all State owned Museums in Venice On 7th March 2010, the Italian Ministry of Beni e Attività Culturali has decided to celebrate International Women’s day by offering all women a free entry to all State owned Museums and Art Galleries in Italy. On this occasion on 7th…
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