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This is the main event in the annual calendar of races “Voga alla Veneta”, unique discipline practiced for thousands of years in the lagoon of Venice, which is now made ​​even more spectacular by the famous parade that precedes the … Continue reading →

Its origins are very ancient: the first evidence dates back to a document of 1094, which speaks of public entertainment and in which the word “Carnival” is mentioned for the first time. During this period, all the inhabitants of Venice … Continue reading →

Also this feast, like that of the Redentore, is reminiscent of a terrible plague that struck the city of Venice, this time in the period 1630-31, and the subsequent vow by the Doge to obtain the intercession of the Virgin … Continue reading →

It is narrated that in a distant Nov. 11, in a rainy and cold day, Martin galloped on his horse wearing a warm coat. Suddenly he met an old man on the road covered with a few rags, staggering and … Continue reading →

What kind of July would be without the Festa del Redentore?! This event recalls the construction by order of the Venetian Senate (September 4, 1576) of the “Church of the Redeemer” as a votive offering for the city’s deliverance from … Continue reading →

This is the patronal feast of Venice, celebrated in memory of Saint Mark the Evangelist. In our cities, there is a particular custom: men give to the women of their family a red rose bud, that in dialect is said … Continue reading →