Events Archivi - Page 2 of 3 - Hotel Bucintoro

Oct 04 2017

VeniceMarathon Venice

The Venice Marathon is a marathon that takes place every year in October, usually the fourth Sunday of the month, starting in Stra and finishing in Venice (42 km). The Venice Marathon has been the first italian marathon recognized by the Association of International Marathon and distance Races (AIMS) and it makes part of the international calendar of IAAF.

The Venice Marathon starts in Stra, a small town near Padua, and has its finish line in Riva Sette Martiri, one bridge far from the Hotel Bucintoro.

The start is in Stra, small place near Padua, famous for Villa Pisani. The Marathon goes through Fiesso D’artico, Dolo and Mira, along the Brenta, famous for the palladian villas and arrives in Mestre, going through the town and San Giuliano Park. After that, the participants take the Liberty bridge that connects Venice with the mainland. After crossing some bridges, the atleths arrive in Saint Mark’s square crossing one bridge installed for this occasion, that goes from Punta della Salute to San Marco. The finish line is placed in Riva Sette Martiri, one bridge far from Hotel Bucintoro.

Don’t miss the Marathon!

The first Marathon took place the 18th May 1986. In the Venice Marathon of 2011, for the first time ever, the Marathon passed through Saint Mark’s square. Venice marathon is very active with charity through www.retedeldono.it and since a lot of years the campaign “Run of water”, “Run for life” that has the purpose to build wells in Uganda. This association is run by Alex Zanardi.

Enjoy the arrival from your room!

Sep 21 2017

Picasso at the Guggenheim Venice

Grand opening, on August 26th, birthday of Peggy Guggenheim, at Palazzo Venier dei leoni for the exhibition Picasso sulla spiaggia (on the beach), with Luca Massimo Barbero as curator.

Through a unique selection between draws, paintings and one sculpture, the curator wants to stand out the job of the spanish artist, marking the connection with the Mediterranean sea that had an important role in the artistic career of Picasso. The exhibition, born with the collaboration with the Picasso musuem in Paris, twists and turns around one of the beloved paintings of Peggy Guggenheim: the painting on the beach.

Picasso at the Guggenheim Venice, painting “on the beach”.

On the beach, where the enormous antropomorfic figures are in a marine enviroment, recalls the works between the end of the ’20 and the ’30. It will be put beside by Femme assise sur la plage, a masterpiece of the Musée des beaux Artes de Lyon, dated 10th February 1937. This painting shows a naked woman, on a beach, surprised during a common gesture.

Picasso at the Guggenheim Venice, “Femme assise sur la plage”.

Besides few paitings, during your visit you can admire a third important work of Picasso “La grande baigneuse au livre”. The works becomes a big white-grey coloured sculpture, with crossed-legged, with the eyes down to a book and supported by the elbows. In this work, Picasso wants to abandon the shape of the previous bather, in favour of a static construction, almost cubist. The exhibition will be open until January 7th 2018 and everyday the museum offers, at 3 pm, free presentation of the exhibition with the purchase of the ticket.

Picasso at the Guggenheim Venice, “La grande baigneuse”

Ask at the reception for infos!

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 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!

Jul 12 2017

Redentore Feast Venice

Between 1575 and 1577 Venice was hit by the most terrible plague after the one happened in 1348. Around 50000 people died. They were about one third of the venetian citizens. In order to beat the plague, the city decided, only in a second time, to move all the infected. All the suspects were moved to Lazzaretto Nuovo in the first place and then to Lazzaretto Vecchio if they were found infected. As they were thousands, the senate decided to hoard the infected inside some boats docked near the two islands.

This paiting shows the plague that hit Venice in 1575.

On 4th September 1576, the Senate of the Serenissima republic decreed to built a church in the name of Christ the redeemer as thanks for freeing the city from the plague. The first stone was laid in 1577.

The project was commissioned to Palladio.

The Redentore Church, built by Palladio at the end of the 16th century.

On July 20th of 1577, in order to celebrate the end of the plague, was built a bridge made of boats to reach the spot where the Church was being built. The third Sunday of July we still celebrate Redentore Feast. In the night between Saturday and Sunday takes place a show of fireworks in Saint Mark’s Basin and on Sunday take place instead three regattas with traditional boats.

Redentore Feast fireworks.

Do not lose this opportunity! Live the fireworks from Hotel Bucintoro, directly from your room!

HOTEL BUCINTORO SRL