News of Venice, Exhibitions of Art, Festivals, Events
Just a quick update on the dates you will be required to have an access pass to enter Venice. Again, if you are staying at a hotel, the hotel will arrange this. But you need to verify with them. If…
The schedules for the vaporetto changes every summer to accommodate the influx of tourist and sunbathers. But this year there are more changes. Work along the Rio Cannaregio to remedy one of the lowest areas in the city will effectively…
Life in Venice has gone back to normal. And those who paid 5,000 Euro to attend the Il Ballo del Doge hopefully got their money’s worth. You can already book online for 2025. (ilballodeldoge.com) The theme for 2024 Carnevale was…
Nothing, and I mean nothing is ever written in stone in Italy and surely not in Venice. So I hesitate to post anything regarding the new “tax or ticket” to enter Venice known in Venice as “contributo di accesso” or…
I used to write blogs about the great things to do in Venice, about the incredible artwork and architecture. And stories about the history behind this incredible city that I love so much. But that was before the absolute masses…
The 2nd of June is celebrated in Italy as the beginning of the Republic of Italy. This only came about in 1946 after a national (actually the first ever vote by the people) who rejected the monarchy with the King…
This year Carnevale in Venezia just made me nostalgic for past years. The public statement from Venice officials was that the restoration work in Piazza San Marco prohibited the large stage, the various exhibits. And there were tons of people…
The festival celebrates the end of the bubonic plague epidemic of 1630-1631 which caused the death of more than 50,000 inhabitants of Venice. The plague was said to have originated in neighboring Lombardy in Mantua and arrived in Venice in…
