Venice Carnival 2012 – Major Events
The Carnival of Venice is fast approaching. Here is a list of just some of the numerous events which will take place this year from 4th February 2012 till 21st February 2012. For the full official calendar visit: Carnevale di Venezia 2012 Saturday 4th February Grand toast at the wine fountain: Piazzetta San Marco Venetians [...]
Venice, city of Masks
Why is Venice the city of the Masks? First of all let’s define what is a Maschera (mask): in the Venetian culture the term “maschera” refers to “putting on a beard and mustache” and “maschera” was also the nickname given to women who disguised themselves as men and men who disguised themselves as women. Soon the [...]
Carnival is over, some photos from Venice
I remember last year around this time complaining because the Carnival of Venice had changed and was not anymore as I remembered it, see my post Venice Carnival: bring back the old days! Well, this year I am much much happier. Even though the Venice Carnival is still a major setting for people [...]
Venice Carnival: an insight view of Il Ballo del Doge
- 03.09.11
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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 [...]
Carnevale here I come: tale of a Venetian Frittelle Marathon!!!
- 01.30.11
- All about Venice, Travel, Venice Carnival, frittelle, rizzardini, san toma, santo stefano, tonolo
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Venetian Frittelle Marathon!!! I have been writing about the Venice Carnival, its history, the masks and about typical Carnival cakes so much, that in the end I kind of worked out a massive craving for the all lot. So last Friday, with the help of an American gourmet connoisseur friend who lives in Venice, [...]
THE FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL – VENICE CARNIVAL
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 [...]
Festa delle Marie – Venice Carnival
FEAST OF MARIE Major event on the calendar of the Venice Carnival! Image via Wikipedia On Saturday, February 26, starting from 14:00 from San Pietro di Castello, arrival in Piazza San Marco at about 16.00 On Tuesday, March 8, from 15:30 departure of the water procession from San Giacomo dell’Orio and arrival at 17.00 in [...]
The Carnival of Venice and the Theatre
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 [...]
The Carnival of Venice
- 01.11.11
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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 [...]
Venice Carnival: bring back the old days!
Ah, here it is again, like every winter, the eternal question: shall I dress up or not for the Venice Carnival? Today a collegue and twitter friend @casinadirosa ( www.casinadirosa.it ) asked me if I had anything written down on the Venice Carnival. As I said no, that I didn’t and that I had to [...]
