Venice
Venice is an ancient city. It encompasses 117 islands connected to each other by 150 canals and 400 bridges. Due to its unique urban layout and immense artistic patrimony, it has been declared a Unesco World Heritage site. Beyond this, Venice offers everything a traveller may dream of: shops, food, unique events. The age-old art of hospitality and seduction make it a universal model of beauty and style that is equalled perhaps by none.
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Regata delle Befane
On the feast of the Epiphany, 5 gondoliers over 55 years old compete on the Grand Canal aboard a single-oar mascareta. The brief but intense boat race runs from San Tomà to Rialto, where the victory flag is awarded.
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Carnevale
Two weeks full of parades and masquerade balls, traditional ceremonies, concerts and theatrical shows. The Carnevale in Venice, which enlivens each alley and square of the city, is a world-famous event.
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Festa della Sensa
On the feast of the Ascension, in front of the church of San Nicolò at the Lido, Venice celebrates its Wedding with the Sea. In this ceremony, over one thousand years old, the Doge is paraded on the Bucentaur and the ring is tossed into the water.
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Vogalonga
The Vogalonga is an authentic rowing marathon, whose route winds along thirty kilometres of the lagoon, attracting aficionados from all over the world. The starting point is in St. Mark’s basin, in front of the Doge’s Palace.
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The Festivity of the Redeemer
The Festivity of the Redeemer is famous for its spectacular fireworks and the thousands of boats that fill St. Mark’s Basin to watch it. Its religious origins date back to 1577, when the city celebrated its deliverance from the Plague and the Palladian church was built on Giudecca island.
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Mostra del Cinema di Venezia
Venice’s Mostra del Cinema is one of the world’s most important festivals dedicated to the seventh art. Actors, directors, and international celebrities pour from boats at the Lido for a rich combination of culture and social events.
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Regata Storica
On the first Sunday of the month, the Regata Storica is held in the Grand Canal. It is one of the oldest events, and one of the best-loved by the Venetians. Preceding the traditional boat race, there is a spectacular historic regatta, led by the Bucentaur.
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Venice Marathon
The Venice Marathon is a ‘must’ for enthusiasts. The runners start out at Stra, near Padua, continue along the Brenta River, and enter Venice by the Ponte della Libertà. A footbridge over the Grand Canal, then the arrival at the Riva dei Sette Martiri.
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Festa di San Martino
In Venice, the Festa di San Martino is synonymous with children running about, banging on pots, singing a song in dialect, and a pastry cake, covered with icing and pralines, baked in the shape of the saint, complete with cloak and dagger, on horseback.
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Madonna della Salute
Since 1687, Venetians have joined in a procession that crosses a bridge made of boats, stretching across the Grand Canal from St. Mark’s Square the to church of Santa Maria della Salute, built in honour of the Virgin who delivered Venice from the plague.
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La Biennale di Venezia
The Biennale is a world-famous art event that the entire city gets involved in. The main exhibit areas are the Giardini della Biennale and the Corderie dell’Arsenale. Every other year, the same locations host the Biennale of architecture.
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