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The Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale - Art, Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater

The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years (in odd years) in Venice, Italy. The Venice Biennale has for over a century been one of the most...

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How to visit the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

An all-Venetian experience

A jewel in the middle of the San Marco basin: the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. What to visit and how to reach the island. Opening hours and information....

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The Bridge of Sighs and the New Prisons

Discover the Secret History of Venice

Explore the history of the Bridge of Sighs and the New Prisons of Venice. Discover the hidden mysteries, Renaissance architecture and fascinating legends of this symbol of Venetian justice....

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Pala d’Oro in St. Mark’s Basilica

Discover the Pala d’Oro in St. Mark’s Basilica, a golden masterpiece of Venetian art adorned with precious gems. Learn about its history, significance, and stunning craftsmanship....

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The Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice to Close

Discover the history and future of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Fondaco dei Tedeschi Venice: Closing in 2025 After Eight Iconic Years...

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Saint Mark's Basilica

Church - Basilica di San Marco

St. Mark's Basilica majestically symbolizes the lagoon and enshrines the city's history. Possession of the saint's relics enabled the Republic to establish its authority, from 828 onward, over Grado...

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The Rialto Bridge

Exploring the Rialto Bridge in Venice: History, Views & Nearby Attractions

The Rialto Bridge's 24-foot arch was designed to allow passage of galleys, and the massive structure was built on some 12,000 wooden pilings that still support the bridge more than 400 years later....

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The Venetian goldsmiths

The art of Venetian goldsmithing: history and representative jewels, such as the Moretto of Venice

The Venetian goldsmiths - Discover the fascinating history of Venetian jewelry and its unique cultural heritage. Explore the distinctive characteristics of Venetian goldsmithing, including filigree...

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The Squeraroli - The History of The Gondolas and The Squeri

The History of The Gondolas' Builders

The Squero is where the original Venetian Gondola was born, and the Squeraroli are the workers specialized in building these famous Adriatic Lagoon rowing boats - aka the Gondolas....

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Visiting Padua and its surroundings

Padua: Unesco heritage

The city of Padua with its UNESCO heritage frescoes. Visit the eight sites, including the Scrovegni Chapel frescoed by Giotto....

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Museo del Vetro - Murano

Fondamenta Marco Giustinian, 8 - Murano

Museo del Vetro - Murano where you can admire some real masterpieces. Info: hours and how to get there....

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Palazzo Grassi - Punta della Dogana

Pinault Collection

Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana - Pinault Collection. More info....

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Scala del Bovolo

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

In a hidden corner of Venice, on a small courtyard, Corte del Maltese, there is one of the jewels of Venice: the Scala del Bovolo....

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Natural History Museum of Venice

Fontego (Fondaco) dei Turchi

Since 1923 the Fondaco dei Turchi has been the seat of the Natural History Museum of Venice....

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St Mark's Clocktower

St Mark's Clocktower is located on the north side of Piazza San Marco. How to get there, hours and Ticket admission....

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St Mark's Campanile

The Bell Tower nicknamed "El Paron"

Campanile di San Marco - The Bell Tower since 1902 the bell tower has dominated Piazza San Marco. All info you need....

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Peggy Guggenheim - A journey into the world of art and culture.

The Peggy Guggenheim Foundation - The story of a myth, a journey into the world of art and culture....

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The Story of Casanova — Seducer & Legend

Giacomo Casanova is one of the most famous Venetian in history for his reputation as a traveler and great seducer....

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A Journey in the Prosecco Region

Gold in the Glass

Valdobbiadene, Conegliano with, the area of Montello and the Asolo hills, in the province of Treviso is the area where the finest Prosecco grows. Let's know more >>>...

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What to Know about Feast of the Redeemer

Tips and info about Feast of the Redeemer -...

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Chiesa del Redentore - Giudecca

Tips and info on Church of the Redeemer

The Church of the Redeemer is located in the island of Giudecca. Built in 1577 in thanks for the exit from the plague....

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The gold beater and the pure gold leaf

The most ancient craft activities.

The gilding of wood, the use of pure gold leaf in Venice remains among the most ancient craft activities....

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Gondola Traghetto across the Grand Canal.

Another way of Public transport in Venice - Gondola Traghetto

The Traghetto is a ferry, gondola ferry, that cross the Grand Canal in seven points between the railroad station and St. Mark's Basin....

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Burano Lace

Between history and legend

Burano is the island in the Venetian Lagoon known for its colorful houses, but not only, lace is an ancient art present in Burano......

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Murano Glass

The art of glassblowing

Murano is the island famous for its glass factories, while in the city of Venice you will find some of the most prestigious glass shops and galleries....

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The Feast-day of the Madonna della Salute

Our Lady of Health is celebrated in Venice on November 21st. Typically Venetian Feast....

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Sestiere of Santa Croce

The most important Transportation Hub for Venice.

Santa Croce is the most important Transportation Hub for Venice. Here, we find the main Harbor of San Basilio, the Car Deposit of Piazzale Roma, and the bridge that takes you straight to the Train...

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Sestiere of Castello

Where should you go to explore the authentic Venice? Catello! The truest area in Venice, off-the-beaten-path, that offers many local Restaurants as well as arts installations like the famous...

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Sestiere of Dorsoduro

Museums area and terrific Walking tours

Dorsoduro is the neighborhood of the Museums. Here we find The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the new Punta della Dogana Museum, and the Accademia Gallery. Amongst the activities, make sure to walk...

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Sestiere of San Polo

Rialto Markets might be the most famous attraction in the neighborhood. San Polo is the oldest area if Venice, here you find many typical Osterie and Restaurants. The Frari Church is a Must together...

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Sestiere of Cannaregio

Experience like a local

Cannaregio is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Venice. Less known by traditional tourist but with so much to see and do. Great area to stay, it offers many local Bacari and Trattorias to...

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Sestiere of San Marco

The heart of Venice with the Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, and the Correr Museum. Luxury Shopping and famous Restaurants. This is the most touristic neighborhood, and perhaps the less indicated to...

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Osterie Bacari and Cicchetti in Venice

Venetian Osterie and Bacari - The go-to place for Ciccheti (local nibbles), Wine and Drinks.

Join the Venetians for a ritual of obligation: a tour to Venice for Bacari and Osterie to taste the famous cicchetti...

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The Top 10 things do not miss in Venice

Tips from a local

The 10 Tips we give you are by real Venetians. Along with the recommendations some recommendations for visiting Venice respecting its fragility....

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Public Transportation in Venice

Public Transportation in Venice - Your Ultimate Guide

You can buy the ACTV tickets at the ticket booths at the docks or the VE.LA. ticket offices. You can also buy tickets from one of the many authorised sellers (tobacconists’, newspaper stores and...

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The Venice Marathon

Last Sunday of October

The Venice Marathon has earned a place among the most important events of the city. It is a sports event of international standing, attracting over 6,000 runners from all over the world every year....

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The Vogalonga Rowing Race

A Sunday in May

This event was born in 1974 with the aim of sensitizing the Venetians to the problem of the wave motion created by motor boats, thanks to the initiative of a group of Venetians who love rowing and...

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The Redentore Fireworks

Every 3rd Saturday of July

The Redentore is one of the Venetians’ most treasured festivities, and is a tourist attraction thanks to the spectacular firework display in the evening. It falls on the third Sunday in July, when...

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The Regata Storica Rowing Race

Every 1st Sunday of September

Even now the Regata Storica is one of the most spectacular, picturesque and moving events of Venetian life, capable of both charming the tourists and exciting the locals. As the multi-coloured boats...

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Venice International Film Festival

Lasts 10 days between the last week of August and the first of September

The Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run at Venice Lido between the last week of August and the first of September...

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The Carnival of Venice

Venice Carnival is steeped in history, charm and tradition: its inhabitants and tourists alike have taken a keen interest in it, thanks to its mix of transgression, art, history and culture in one of...

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Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli

Church - Cannaregio

Santa Maria dei Miracoli was built between 1481 and 1489 on a project by Pietro Lombardo with the aim of giving a worthy placing to the icon of the Virgin venerated since the 1408. Church became one...

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Church of Madonna dell'Orto

Church - Madonna dell'Orto

The name derives from a miraculous image of the Madonna who one scultore had placed in its house garden and that soon it began to being venerated from the inhabitants of sestriere. The church is...

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The Basilica of SS. Giovanni and Paolo

Church - Campo SS. Giovanni & Paolo

The most impressive churches of Venice are those of the medieval mendicant orders, the Dominicans and Franciscans. The Dominican church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo in the Venetian...

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The Salute Basilica

Discovering Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute: Venice's Architectural Gem

In 1630, over 50 years after the terrible plague of 1575-77, the disease gripped Venice once more. Doge Nicolò Contarini made a public vow to erect a church called the Salute, asking for the Virgin...

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The Frari Basilica

Church - Basilica dei Frari

The Frari's Basilica, temple of prayer and sacred art, is a church of considerable dimensions. As many other Franciscan churches, it was built spacious not for love of splendour, so contrary to the...

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Venetian Arsenal

Monuments - Castello Area

By 1400, the Arsenal was already the world’s most extensive industrial complex, with 3,000 employees (known as “Arsenalotti”) and a production capacity which, by the 1500s, had reached no less...

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Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Monument and Museum - San Rocco

This School was built in the 1515 following the project of Bon and Scarpagnino, and soon became famous becouse of the Tintoretto's paintings that remained here for more than twenty years and that...

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The Ghetto of Venice

Jewish Community

Venice's Ghetto, which is in the Cannaregio area, was originally a foundry - "G(h)etto" means "foundry" in Venetian . In 1516, the Jews of Venice were confined in this area by the Council of Ten....

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The Bridge of Sighs

Monuments - San Marco Area

The Bridge of Sighs received its name in the 17th century, because the prisoners who passed through it on their way to the prison cells on the other side would most likely see the beautiful sight of...

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The Cà d'Oro Palace

Monuments - Cà d'Oro Area

This beautiful Gothic palace along the Grand Canal of Venice was originally covered in gold leafs, vermilion and ultramarine decorations. The palace reveals Moorish influence in its roof and sinuous...

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The Scalzi Bridge

Monuments - Cannaregio Area

Old Austrian bridge, on this part of Gran Canal, represented an age that was finishing. In this period of deep transformation, project by engineer Eugenio Miozzi was chosen to subsitute the...

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The Accademia Bridge

Monuments - Accademia Area

The Ponte dell’Accademia was built in 1854, during the Austrian occupation. One of the three bridges spanning the Canal Grande. The Austrians envisioned a wide bridge, enabling troops to move more...

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The Grand Canal

Monuments and Attractions around Venice

The canal's serpentine trail, meandering more like a sensuous woman's body than a road, paints a picturesque image that captures the essence of the city. Regardless of any preconceived notions, no...

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The Doge Palace

Monuments - San Marco Area

The Doge's Palace, Venice, has façades which date from 1309-1424, designed by Giovanni and Bartolomeo Buon. The palace, started in the ninth century, several times rebuilt, and completed in the...

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Saint Mark's Square

Monuments - San Marco Area

St. Mark's Square is really the heart of Venice, mostly because of its location on the banks of the grand canal, and because of the great number of beautiful, historical monuments located there....

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Venice Naval History Museum

Riva S. Biasio 2148 - Castello

Venice Naval History Museum: during the Serenissima Republic, in the day of Sensa (Ascension) the cruising ship of Venetian Navy (il Bucintoro) escorted the Doge (head of Republic) in tha lagoon...

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Museum Ca' Rezzonico

Dorsoduro 3136 - Ca' Rezzonico

The museum retraces the Venetian life like it was in the 18th century. A lot of treasures, assembled since 1934, furniture, paintings and decorative objects found in numerous villas and Venetian...

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The Gallery of Modern Art Ca' Pesaro

Santa Croce 2076 - San Stae

The International Gallery of Modern Art contains important nineteenth- and twentieth-century collections of paintings and sculptures, including masterpieces by Klimt, Chagall and remarkable works by...

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The Peggy Guggenheim Museum

Palace Venier dei Leoni - Dorsoduro

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is the most important museum in Italy for European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. It is located in Peggy Guggenheim's former home, Palazzo...

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Correr Museum

St. Mark's Square 52 - San Marco

The design and initial building work on the Napoleonic Wing dates from the years when Venice was part of that Kingdom of Italy (1806-1814) of which Napoleon was sovereign and his stepson, Eugene de...

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Gallerie dell' Accademia Venice

Campo della Carità - Accademia

A must for anyone with even the slightest interest in art! The former church and convent of Santa Maria della Carita, with additions by Palladio, hosts a collection that follows the progression of...

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