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Aug 31 2017

Historical Regatta Venice

The Historical Regatta is the main event in the annual “Voga alla Veneta” rowing calendar, unique sport that has been practised in the Venetian lagoon for thousands of years.

The historical regatta is one of the main events in the world and takes place the first Sunday of September.

Today, it is even more spectacular thanks to the water pageant that preceds the race: a parade of tipical 16th-century styles boats, colorful and gondoliers in costume that carry the Duke, the Doge’s wife and the most important Venetian officials up in the Grand Canal. A true reconstruction of the glorius past of the most famous and powerful Maritime republic of the Mediterranean.

The famous parade that preceds the regattas.

The four races are divided nowadays in terms of age and type of craft: the most famous is the regatta “Campioni su gondolini” , where small sporting gondolas fly down the Grand Canal to the finish line in front of the famous “machina” the spectacular floating stage located in front of Ca’ Foscari palace. You can attend the Regata Storica comfortably seated on the uncovered floating stalls set up along the Grand Canal near Campo San Polo (acces from San Silvestro/Calle dei Sbianchesini – San Silvestro Actv stop). The floating platform is set in one of the most beautiful and spectacular points along the route, and allows to attend the historical water pageant and all the regattas with views of Rialto.

A parade of dozens of typical boats, colorful and gondoliers in costume carry the Duke, the Duke’s wife and the highest Venetian officials, in a true reconstruction of the past.

INFO&TICKETS

Non-residents in the Municipality of Venice:
Full: Euro 60.00
Boys 6/18 years: Euro 30.00
Children under 6 free, with no seat assignment and accompanied by an adult.

Residents of the City of Venice:
Full: Euro 30.00
Boys 6/18 years: Euro 15.00
Children under 6 free, with no seat assignment and accompanied by an adult.

The exhibition of an identity card will be required to the residents of the City of Venice.

Information for tickets holders of the stalling floats:

– Entrance to the stalls from 3.45 pm from Campo San Silvestro/Calle dei Sbianchesini

– The event starts at 4 pm.

Tickets are available online, or calling Hellovenezia Call Center +39 041 2424 or at the following Venezia Unica Agencies.

Don’t miss the historical regatta, an unique event in the world!

Aug 24 2017

Burano Island Venice

Burano island Venice arises on four islands of the lagoon and it is connected through a bridge to Mazzorbo island. The tradition tells that Burano island was founded, as the surroundings, by the citizens of the roman town Altino, who took refuge in the lagoon to escape to the barbaric invasions, particularly from Attila the Hun and the Longobards.

Burano, one of a kind.

The first houses were built on pile dwelling with walls made of canes and mud and just since the year 1000 they were built with bricks. Burano was an island with a nice and healthy weather and thanks to the wind it kept malaria disease far of it. Through the centuries, some families of this island moved to Ancona due to work. Over there they built a small community called Buraneli. You can still hear today this through the dialect spoken in Ancona.

The houses in Burano island have an intense color so the boatmen could find their home with the fog.

The center of Burano island Venice is the Baldassare Galuppi square, the only square of the island, titled to the famous composer of the 18th century. You can find San Martino church, the only one in the island. Its belltower is famous due to its slope. This happen because, as most of the sights of Venice, the basements were built on pile dwellings. Inside the church we can find the Crucifixion by Tiepolo (1725). One of the most caractheristic spot of the island is the intersections between 2 canals, where rises the three bridges. They connect three districts of Burano: San Mauro, San Martino sinistro and Via Giudecca.

The heart of Burano, Baldassarre Galuppi square.

Burano island Venice is known for the handmade production of laces and for its intense color of the houses, but we are still not sure of the origin of this. The theory says that every colour should be the symbol of a specific family, as in Burano you can find few last names. Another theory says that the intense color was used by boatmen to distinguish their houses with the fog, that is very thick in this island. During the Kingdom of Italy, if someone wanted to change the colour of his own house, he has to ask for permission to the administration. Something typical of Burano is the bussolà, a biscuit made of eggs, flour and butter and with a shape of “S“.

Burano is famous for the handmade production of laces and its intense color of the houses.

Ask to the reception for your excursion to Burano!

Aug 21 2017

Murano island Venice

Divided in 9 small islands and crossed by a canal, Murano island is the venetian island famous for its glass blowing: this old tradition, still alive, has been pursued by generations of Murano island residents. Amuranium, its old name, was given by the refugees of Altino, that left their place due to the barbaric invasions, in memory of a door of their town.

Murano island Venice.

Many visitors , from all over the world, comes to Murano island everyday to visit the glass shops and the artistic creations of the master glassmakers. The secrets of this job were traditionally passed from father to son and protected by the most important families. People ,that were not registered to this Art, were fined if caught.

From father to son, the secrets of this magnificent Art.

The florishing glass industry, practiced in Murano since the Middle Age, and the econimic power coming from this, gave to Murano a sort of indipendence compared to the other islands of Venice. In 1921 the Duke Tiepolo declared Murano a true industrial area. It became then the capital of glass production.

Murano is also called the island “of fires” due to the several furnaces that were moved from Venice in the past in order to limit the risks of fires in the town.

At Palazzo Giustiniani, once venue of the bishops of Torcello, the glass museum disposes of a rich collection of objects and decorated glasses made from XV century to our days, testimonies of the change thorugh the years of style and technics of a tradition that made this island rich and famous. Close to the museum, the Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato, represents an exemple of venetian-byzantine style: very interesting are the decorations of the apse and the mosaics of the floor that date back to the year of the construction (1140). Only one bizantine mosaic remains from the original decorations. Above the door of the baptistery you can admire a painting of L.Bastiani (1484).

The Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato in Murano.

The island is easily reachable by public transportation, from Piazzale Roma or Fondamenta Nove.

Ask to the reception more information for your excursion to Murano!

Aug 10 2017

Acqua Alta bookshop Venice

On Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa you can find one of the most fascinating bookshop of the world, not to be missed by tourists or passionates: Acqua Alta bookshop Venice! This famous book shop was created in 2004 by Luigi Frizzo, born in Vicenza but he is Venice as his adoption town, who ,with his creativity, can tell about Venice in an authentic and unique way. What you can find in his bookshop? Books, akward furnishings, cats and Acqua Alta (High Tide).

The entrance of Acqua Alta bookshop Venice, on Calle Lunga Santa Maria Formosa.

Every guide of Venice talks about this place as a sightseeing not be missed. At the entrance you can find an handwritten sign: “Welcome to the most beautiful bookshop in the world”. Entering this shop you will find a vaste space, fullfilled by books, leant on shelves, one gondola, two boat hulls, bath-tubs, a well and wicker baskets full of magazines.

Acqua Alta bookshop during a day of…Acqua Alta!

In this bookshop you can find books about the history of Venice or written in venetian dialect; about theatre, cinema, biennale art exhibition, comics, encyclopedia, italian and foreign books, all used to form a particular ladder that permits to look out the canal and see gondolas passing by and the famous Corte Sconta of Corto Maltese. In the back, as in many houses or venetian shops, there is a water access with a stool and a chair that you can use to read books.

For more information about this bookshop ask at the reception!

Aug 01 2017

74th International Film Festival Venice

The International Film Festival Venice is the film festival that takes place In Venice every year (from the end of August until the first ten days of September), in the historical Palazzo del Cinema, along the Lungomare Marconi on the Lido island of Venice. This is the oldest film festival. The 1st edtion took place from August 6th to August 21st 1932. Only the Oscars awards are older than the Venice film festival. The first edition was in 1929.The Venice international film festival is part of the Biennale of Venice, the contemporary art exhibition.

The Lungomare Marconi, where the palazzo del Cinema is, is famous for its gold-sand beaches too.

The most important award of the International film festival Venice is the Golden Lion; It takes its name from the symbol of venice town, the lion of Saint Mark’s church.It is considered one of the most important awards, together with the Palme D’or of the film festival of Cannes or the Golden bear of the Berlin film festival.

The Golden Lion, the Award of the International Film Festival Venice.

This year, the 74th edition of International Film Festival Venice, will take place from August 30th to 12th September in Lido island. The program has been revealed on July 27th with 21 films running to win the Golden Lion. The jury will be headed by Annette Bening will decide the winner between names like George Clooney, Darren Aronosky and Guillermo Del Toro. In this list are included 4 film shoot by italian filmmakers.

This year on the red carpet of the film festival Venice will walk a lot of movie stars like George Clooney and many more!

For further information do not hesitate to ask at the reception!

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