Carnival of Venice
The word Carnival comes from the Latin — carnem levare, that is, to "remove the meat" — originally referring to the first day of Lent. The Venetian Carnival has been celebrated since 1094 under the Doge Vitale Falier,...
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Festa del Redentore
The Feast of the Redentore is the fest most felt by the Venetians. In 1575 Italy was hit by a terrible plague epidemic and Venice was not immune to it; the terrible disease in fact spread throughout the...
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Festa della Madonna della Salute
The Madonna della Salute has an origin of mourning and suffering, and still remains a devotional feast for Venetians today. At the beginning of the 1600s Italy was going through a turbulent period, both because of...
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Festa della Sensa
On the day of Sensa (Ascension) the historic "Marriage of the sea" is celebrated, in memory of the conquest of Dalmatia by Venetian ships headed by the doge Pietro Orseolo II in 999. This feast is a thousand years old...
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Festa di San Marco e del bòcolo
In Italy, every April 25, the day of liberation from the Nazi-fascist army in 1945 is commemorated, for Venetians this date has a twofold and even deeper bond: it represents the date of martyrdom and death of the...
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International Architecture Exhibition
Officially established by the Venice Biennale Foundation, it made its appearance five years before its official institution: in fact, in 1975 the first exhibition on architectural matter was created, entitled "About...
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International Art Exhibition
The origins and the first Biennials Deliberated by the Municipality of Venice on April 19, 1893, to celebrate the silver wedding of King Umberto and Margherita di Savoia, the first national biennial art exhibition...
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International Festival of Contemporary Dance
First director was Carolyn Carlson, a famous American dancer and choreographer who worked so much in France and Italy as creator of important shows related to the dance of the past century. Carlson remained in command...
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International Film Exhibition
After 37 years from the launch of the International Art Exhibition, in 1932 the Biennale presented the first film festival ever to be held in the world: the International Film Festival. Better known as the Film...
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More veneto and the Venetian New Year
The calendar used in the Republic of the Serenissima, until 1797, corresponded to the oldest Roman calendar where March was the first month of the year - replaced only later by January - and with it its first day...
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Regata Storica
In a city like Venice, which lives on the water and where the boat is the most normal way to use, it is natural that water races take place there. It is presumed that the first rowing races were friendly competitions...
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The legendary origin and foundation of Venice
There are not many cities that can be defined as legendary, but Venice and its history have succeeded in the enterprise, starting from their birth. What, then, is the legend? It is a short story that arises when...
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Venice Marathon
The Venice Marathon is today an international marathon race recognized worldwide by the IAAF - International Association of Athletics Federations - certified Silver Label, on the Olympic distance of 42,195 km which...
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Vogalonga
The history of Vogalonga is a recent history, a confirmation that the history of Venice does not stop at 1797. It all stems from a friendly regatta on mascarete on the day of San Martino in 1974. In those years,...
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