CHRISTMAS 2023 IN VENICE: A MAGICAL CELEBRATION

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Christmas is a special time worldwide, but if there’s one place that knows how to turn this holiday into a magical experience, it’s Venice. The city on water lights up with sparkling lights, its canals resonate with Christmas carols, and the air is filled with the scents of culinary delights. Here’s what makes Christmas 2023 in Venice a unique and unforgettable experience.

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DROUGHT IN VENICE: AN EXTREME LOW TIDE

Venice has recently experienced a new case of extreme low tide, which is a quite rare, but not entirely unknown, phenomenon for this city.

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The city of Venice, renowned for being a floating city, these days is facing an extreme case of “bassa marea” (i.e. low tide) which is drying up Venetian canals, causing concern and curiosity among locals and tourists alike.

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The History and Origins of Venice’s Carnival

The Venice Carnival is an internationally renowned event that takes place annually in the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. Known for its elaborate costumes, masks, and parties, the carnival draws visitors from all over the world to experience the unique and ancient tradition. But have you ever wondered about the history and origins of this spectacular event and the iconic masks that have become synonymous with it?

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THREE MUSIC VIDEOS SHOT IN VENICE

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Venice does not only represent the main attraction for tourists worldwide, but it has also been chosen as setting for several events and performances of the show business(concerts, music videos , movies, …). Especially singers seem to have developed a passion for shooting their works in the floating city. Let’s find out together which artists have discovered Venice as the best place for their exhibitions, reviewing how the landscape of Venice has contibuted to their shows.

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2020 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, 77th EDITION

Just 3 months ago it seemed an unrealistic and utopic idea, but neither Coronavirus pandemic has stopped this marvellous period of the year: September means  Venice International Film Festival,  one of the oldest ones and among the “Big Five”, including  Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance (Salt Lake, USA). However,  the background of Venice  gives chills and an atmosphere that won’t probably be experienced elsewhere. Let’s discover together the news and projects that 2020 Venice Film Festival has to offer. Continue reading “2020 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL, 77th EDITION”

TEDxMESTRE: AN HOTBED OF IDEAS AND VALUES FOR VENETIAN TERRITORY

TEDxMestre is a project born in the February of 2019,  in order to bring to Venice the American format of TED conferences, through TEDx events: local events organised in an indipendent way but with the same spirit to tell ideas and values of the territorial community. In just six months, a group of local, young volunteers had been able to build the first edition, dedicated to the topic of ‘awakening’, and which had involved more than 700 people. The chosen location was the modern M9, the new museum in Mestre’s centre.

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GRAND BALL LA FENICE – VENICE CARNIVAL 2020

These are very strange days, everybody is at home and nobody can go out  because of a Virus that is influencing our life and our habits. But Grand Ball La Fenice is my last wonderful memory of a Venice full of energy!

I have to admit that I’ve never been at “La Fenice” before, so I was really thrilled when Atelier Tiepolo invited us at this amazing event.

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CORONAVIRUS: CARNIVAL IS CANCELLED

In the last few hours, Italy has been the centre of the global attention.

We all know about the Coronavirus, a new illness that originates from China and is now frightening the whole world.
Unfortunately, Italy is, by datas, one of the more affected areas on the planet.
The COVID-19, which didn’t seem to represent a big risk until two days ago, has infected more than 100 people in the North of Italy, and the number is increasing.

Copyright https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231453-new-coronavirus-may-be-much-more-contagious-than-initially-thought/

Institutions still don’t know why this explosion of cases has been spreading so suddenly, but that’s why measures of security and precautions have been immediately taken.

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A CARNIVALESQUE SUNDAY IN VENICE

Venice is always amazing, but during Carnival it’s just something that is worthy seeing at least one time in life.

The celebration has officially started with the first Venetian Night, where a joyful procession of decorated boats, baloons and tricks of light have crossed the Canal Grande.

Colors, costumes, masks, cheerful processions of smiling people: that’s what you can see if you decide to visit Venice in these weeks.

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