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New Years were not always celebrated on the 1st of January in Venice. Here’s why.

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June 24, 2016

Today, most of the world celebrates the beginning of a new year on the first of January, but until the fall of the Republic, in Venice, it was otherwise.

3 times per year is how often you can see this 700 y.o Venice’s altar masterpiece

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June 24, 2016

In the San Salvador Church, 1 minute away from the Rialto bridge, a precious treasure is ingeniously hidden: a centuries old silver and gold altarpiece of exquisite workmanship.

Forte di Sant’Andrea, saved for now

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May 27, 2016

On one of the islands of Venice is a fort called “Forte Sant’Andrea”, a place where all venetians have been to play, explore, have a good time with their dear ones and which in the past protected the entry of the lagoon and the “mouth” of the Lido.
This fort, part of the city historic patrimony, has a symbolic importance almost as high as the one of the more famous Palazzo Ducale.

News: Cruise Companies buying the Venice Cruise Terminal

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May 11, 2016

a financial operation brings the company “Venezia Investimenti srl” to potentially become the future majority shareholder of “VTP spa”. Who are these companies, you wonder?
“Venezia Investimenti srl”‘ is a society whose shareholders are the cruise companies “Msc”, “Costa Crociere”, “Royal Carribean”; while “VTP spa” is one that controls the Venice Cruise Terminal, some docks and structures of the Venice port.

Everything you need to know about La Festa della Sensa, the day Venice celebrates its union with the sea

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May 8, 2016

The traditional Festa della Sensa in Venice is a celebration of the marriage between Venice and the Sea. This powerful allegory of the relationship between the city and the water, is an important reminder of the relationship with the local environment and ecosystem, especially in our contemporary days when they are threatened by human interests.

Breathing made dangerous in Venice

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April 14, 2016

You know it, in our world, everything is connected. It is impossible to really isolate anything from its environment, especially when it comes to the air that all of the living-beings breath and transform. The European Union, has set a threshold above which the amount of particles in the air, in the course of one year, is damaging for human health. This limit has been reached in Venice in only 100 days. Ironic, for a city without cars, isn’t it?

More authentic shops close doors in Venice, but YOU can help!

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April 13, 2016

Most of the beauty that you see around you in Venice, dates back to the time of the Serenissima Republic. Beyond the renown success of the local merchants, what made Venice a super-power of the middle-age was its unique long-term management. The decisions in Venice, were all made, in order, to see the city standing healthy centuries later.

News: Priority Access on public transportation granted to the Venetians

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April 8, 2016

In order to find a solution to this problem and make the life of the inhabitants easier, the mayor of the city has instituted, from June 2016, priority access to the transportations for owners of the “Venezia Unica Oro” card, a public transportation card available only to residents in the Venice municipality. This decision has been taken in order to improve the liveability of the city, not to discriminate.

Inside view of the Fenice thetre in Venice. Small picture

La Fenice Theatre, “Com’era e Dov’era”

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January 29, 2016

20 years ago, the 29th of January 1996, during a night which no Venetian will ever forget, the Teatro La Fenice, one of the most important opera theatres of Italy and Europe, burnt in a devastating fire.

The Marciana Library’s story shows how Venice kept people on their toes

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January 5, 2016

The Marciana Library owes the spark of its origin to Cardinal Bessarion, a mayor humanist, who donated to the Republic of Venice his valuable Latin and Greek library in 1468. Given the greatness of the volumes making the collection, the city decided to build a brand new Library which beauty would reflect the importance of the works it hosted.