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Things To Do in Venice in Autumn: Venicemarathon
The most scenic Marathon is taking place the last Sunday of October in Venice. The race starts in Stra, a small town a few kilometers east of Padua, runs through the small towns of the Brenta Riviera, enters the city and overpasses 14 Venetian bridg...
Things To Do in Venice in Autumn: The Marathon
The first Sunday of October Venice hosts the Race of the Lighthouse marathon. Also known as “La Corsa Dei Fari“, this marathon consists of two races measuring 21km and 10km respectively. You can opt to run the whole distance — 31k...
Venice’s Regattas: The Burano Regatta
The island of Burano — the waters around it — is the venue for the last of the season’s great Venice’s regattas. The Burano Regatta is also known as the “Rivincita della Storica“, as the losers of the Regata Storic...
Historic Regatta in Venice
The first Sunday of September Venice hosts the Historic Regatta. Beautifully-crafted 13th-century boats fill the Canal Grande. The races start at 5.10PM. Boat parades, art displays, music and many celebrations entertain the visitors before and afte...
Weddings in Venice Go Online
The municipality of Venice is offering couples choosing the most romantic city to get married, the chance to get their wedding ceremony broadcasted live over the web, through a webcam service. The cost for this webcam service is Euro 120 to 144. G...
Summer Festivals in Venice: Venezia Jazz Festival
The Jazz Festival of Venice — “Venezia Jazz Festival” — offers a number of concerts and performances at venues such as Teatro La Fenice, Piazza San Marco and other key venues in the city late July / early August. Wynton Mars...
Feasting in Venice in a Summer Night - Festa del Redentore
Splendid fireworks lighting Venice’s sky, decorated gondolas, regattas and rowing competitions, the festival of Il Redentore — Feast of Redeemer — offers all of that and more in Venice the third week-end of July. The festival begi...
Tour of gardens & villas in Venice
The Festival of Venetian Gardens offers a chance to visit some of most amazing Venice’s gardens and villas. The Wigwam Club “Giardini Storici Venezia”, sponsor of the event, organises tours guided by a team of qualified botanists, ...
Vogalonga Boat Race in Venice
Vogalonga boat race is a major event for Venice. It is much more than a boat race, it is a an act of love by Venetians for their lagoon. The route of Vogalonga, stretches approximately for 20 km (18 miles) across Venice Lagoon. It starts from St Ma...
The Day That Sees All of Venetian Females Receive Roses
As for tradition, April 25, holiday of Venice’s Patron Saint San Marco, sees Venetians males gifting their loved women roses. The event, coinciding with the holiday of the city’s Patron Saint, is named the “Festa del Bòcolo”...
A Walk Through All the Major Sights of Venice
“Su e Zo per i Ponti” is a non competitive walk held in Venice (2009 edition is taking place on Sunday, April 19). Two routes are available through all the major sights of Venice involving all the major city’s bridges — “Su e Zo p...
International Boat Show in Venice
The annual Venice International Boat Show restores Venice to its historic role as the symbol of maritime commerce. The 2009 edition taking place at the Stazione Marittima from March 14 until 22, features hundreds of boats ranging from top yachts to ...
Last Day of Carnival in Venice: Quick Guide
The most renowned Carnival of Italy, Venice’s Carnival, on “Martedì Grasso” — Fat Tuesday, last day of Carnival, offers a rich schedule of events. A quick selection of them could prove helpful to many one-day visitors. - M...
Venice Carnival Celebrations Start with The Flight of the Angel
A video of “Il Volo dell’Angelo” — The Flight of the Angel — in Venice, San Marco square, event that yesterday opened the Carnival celebrations in Venice. Guest of the “Flight of the Angel” is actress Margh...
Grab Designer Deals in Italy with Fashion Sales Season
With the New Year the fashion discount season kicked off in most of Italian cities. With premier designer shops offering quality items at very cheap prices, it is an unmissable opportunity to fill up your wardrobe with the best designer fashion. To...
Italy’s Christmas Markets Guide: the Major Art Cities
For those who are looking for Christmas markets while visiting the major art cities in Italy during the holiday season, here is a quick guide listing the most important ones. - Rome The most traditional Christmas market is the Piazza Navona’s...
Christmas Markets in Venice: Campo Santo Stefano
Campo Santo Stefano’s Christmas Market in Venice gives visitors the opportunity to include typical hand-made Venetian products in the Christmas shopping. Regarded as the major Christmas Market in Venice, held in the historic square near the Ac...
Essence of Italian Art in Venice
An exhibition in Venice offers visitors a chance to know more about the Italian artistic production. Italics (1968-2008) is an exhibition that explores the essence of the Italian artistic production over the past 40 years. Curated in collaboration ...
Lighthouse Race in Venice
The Race of the Lighthouse — known as “La Corsa Dei Fari“, is a 31km marathon taking place in Venice, the first Sunday of October. You can opt to run the whole distance or alternatively, a shorter one, choosing between two routes,...
The Burano Regatta
The Burano Regatta is the last of the season’s great Venice’s regattas. It takes place in the waters around the island of Burano. The competition is also known as the Rivincita della Storica, as the losers of the Regata Storica (Historic...
Venice Walks Easier with New Bridge over Grand Canal
Venice walks are now made easier thanks to the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal. The bridge, named Ponte della Costituzione (Bridge of the Constitution), that was inaugurated yesterday, links Santa Lucia railway station to the car parking on Tron...
Historic Regatta of Venice
The Historic Regatta of Venice held the first Sunday of September, offers the opportunity to see the Grand Canal filled with beautifully-crafted 13th-century boats. Historic Regatta is not just the competition — the regatta itself, is a very ...
Antiques Street Market in Rome, Venice, Milan, and Naples
A quick guide to antiques street markets held in the major art cities this end of April. In Venice “The Little Market of Miracles” is held in the Campi and Campielli (Campo Santa Maria Nova) close to the Church of the Miracles. (April 25...
Blooming Rose Festival in Venice - April 25
April 25, holiday of the Patron Saint of the Venice, San Marco (St. Mark), Venetians males use to gift a red rose to their beloved. So San Marco Day for Venetians is also the “Festa del Bòcolo” — Bòcolo in Venetian dialect means ...
A Walk To See the Major Sights of Venice
“Su e Zo per i Ponti” — that in English means “Up and Down the Bridges”, is an annual non competitive walk for everybody held in Venice. The 30th edition is taking place Sunday April 13. The participants can choose amon...
Three days of Wines Tasting in Venice
If you are visiting Venice in the early days of March, you can enjoy a major wine event. A three day of tastings of great wines and delicacies from all over Italy will be held on the Giudecca island, in Venice. Molino Stucky Hilton Venice hotel will...
Venice Carnival Video (2)
Today is “Martedì Grasso” (Fat Tuesday), Carnival closing day. For the event, we posted one more video of Carnival of Venice (the 2007 edition) because it includes not only a selection of best masks of the most popular carnival in Italy,...
Venice Carnival Video
With the Giovedì Grasso (Fat Thursday) the Carnival season enters the final week of celebrations. Carnival of Venice is internationally renowned, undoubtably the most important in Italy. You can know more about the programme of this final week by vi...
Epiphany Regatta in Venice
Venice hosts, in the Canal Grande waters, on Epiphany day, the annual Regata della Befana (Witches Regatta). Over 50 men row their boats while dressed up as Epiphany witches (Befana). The participants sail the Canal Grande, from San Toma until they ...
Christmas Market in Venice
Among the Christmas markets you can visit as staying in Venice, the Campo Santo Stefano’s is not to be missed. The historic square of Campo Santo Stefano near the Accademia and the Palazzo Grassi, becomes a Christmas Village during the Festiv...
