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”
5 BEST BEACHES IN AND AROUND VENICE
You all know Venice for its architecture, culture, churches and food, but how many of you know Venice beaches? Yes, you can have some relax and tan in Venice, and I’m not talking of Venice Beach in California 🙂
Let’s see (in our opinion) 5 best beaches in and around Venice!
1. Lido di Venezia

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A thin island that stretches for about twelve kilometers, it is bordered at the ends by the ports of San Nicolò and Malamocco, connected to Venice and equipped with roads, with a thirty-hectare pine forest behind of the sea and the Blue Flag which often rewards the cleanliness of the water.
Maybe you all know Lido di Venezia for the International Venice Film Festival, but we can assure you that the beach is very cool too!
A TALENTED CHILD OF VENICE: ANTONIO VIVALDI
Personality: Antonio Vivaldi.
Place: Chiesa di San Giovanni in Bragora.
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“My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.” ―Rick Bass Continue reading “A TALENTED CHILD OF VENICE: ANTONIO VIVALDI”
BACÀN BEACH: A SEASIDE VENICE
As all you know, bathing and swimming in the canals of Venice is severely forbidden. Not only because it’s extremely dangerous for boat traffic, but also because the waters of Venice are basically the drainages of the houses, so it’s really not recommended to have a bath, unless you want to get every possible illness. However, worry not! Venice can offer a really good option, if you want to go the beach, and since it’s not that known by tourists, this area is generally really quiet and relaxing: we are talking about Bacàn beach, located in the island of Saint Erasmo. Continue reading “BACÀN BEACH: A SEASIDE VENICE”
Basilica dei Frari : one of the most glorious churches of Venice
Did you know that Basilica dei Frari (shortly called ‘Frari‘) is the biggest church in Venice?
It is placed in the Campo dei Frari, in the Sestiere of San Polo and it is dedicated to Assumption of Maria.
If you have never been here I suggest to visit it… I always take my friends here and it has always a lot of success, not only for the dimensions, but for the art that it contains.
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ATELIER NICOLAO – THE FORGE OF CARNIVAL, THEATRE AND CINEMA COSTUMES
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There is a magical place, almost the Venice Wonderland, located between the Rialto Bridge and Santa Lucia Railway Station in Venice: Atelier Nicolao, which is located in Fondamenta della Misericordia, near Madonna dell’Orto church. Continue reading “ATELIER NICOLAO – THE FORGE OF CARNIVAL, THEATRE AND CINEMA COSTUMES”
A LETTER TO ELENA CORNARO PISCOPIA
Welcome to the third appointment of our new collaboration with Venice in Pattern: a person, a place, one story, many emotions.
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Personality: Elena Cornaro Piscopia.
Place: Palazzo Corner Loredan Piscopia (Rialto).
RUGADORO BY SARAH ZANARELLA – SPECIAL VENETIAN MASKS
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Today we bring you “virtually” in a workshop placed a few steps from the Rialto Bridge: Rugadoro. It is the masks atelier owned by Sarah Zanarella, a girl originally from Vicenza. Continue reading “RUGADORO BY SARAH ZANARELLA – SPECIAL VENETIAN MASKS”
THE BRIDGE OF VENICE: RIALTO AND KANDINSKIJ
This is the second post of our new projects (cf. here) after the first one published in April about Frank Lloyd Wright and the Masieri Memorial. We are not moving far from the previous one since we will talk about a well-known, worldwide famous, bridge: Rialto Bridge.
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CA’ BELTÀ DI LIDIA E OLENA – LA MODA
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For this second appointment with Venetian craftsmanship, the protagonists are Lidia and Olena. They are two tailors modelers, not born in Venice, but who have been living here for many years and who are perfectly integrated with the city and its inhabitants.