Walking around the canals of the city of Venice you can see some particular buildings: the Squeri. The Squero is the Venetian shipyard where rowing boats are built. Today only five squeri are open, but in the past they were many more. In the district of Dorsoduro there are the two oldest squeri of the...
Fishing in the Lagoon is one of the Venetians’ favourite activities. It is not a simple pastime but a real tradition of the city since ancient times. Until 19 April 2020 at the Centro Culturale Candiani (Piazzale Luigi Candiani 7) you can admire an incredible collection of 19th century models of boats and fishing equipment...
The most important festival of the year for the city of Venice is coming: the Carnival. Let’s find out more about the history of the mask of Pantalone, spelled Pantaloon in English. The origin of the name is quite discussed: two sceneries contemplate the Saint Patron of Venice, San Pantaleone, or the so-called pianta leone, the soldiers and merchants’...
Venice is a city full of exhibitions and cultural events. Until March 1, 2020 in the Doge’s Palace there is one of the most beautiful exhibitions of the year: “From Titian to Rubens. Masterpieces from Antwerp and other Flemish collections”, organised by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, in collaboration with the city of Anversa, VisitFlanders...
The Jewish Ghetto is on of the most full of history neighborhood of Venice. According to tradition, Jews arrived in Venice before 1400. For political reasons, in 1516 the government established by law that all Jews should live and reside only in this area of the city, that was soon populated by Jews from all...
It’s New Year. Another year has passed. 2019 was a year full of surprises and events. The entire staff of the Ristorante Centrale is happy to have spent this year too with all its customers. The compliments we receive from our customers and the smile we see on their faces once they have tasted our...
Venice is getting ready for the last night of the year, the New Year’s Eve will be unforgettable. Piazza San Marco will be the place of one of the most exciting event of the season: the fireworks show. The party that will be in St. Mark’s Square and will start at midnight and will end...
You cannot say that you visited Venice, if you didn’t stroll around the Giardini della Biennale. The magnificent Giardini della Biennale is located in the Castello sestiere and it is the greenest area of a parkland in the historic centre of Venice. Also known as Giardini Napoleonici, it was built by the French general in...
The exhibit is part of the schedule of Le città in festa, a plan of events scattered all over Venice, including both mainland and islands, in the period between October and December. The art pieces of the artist from Bologna invade the inner and outer spaces of the Hotel Hilton Molino Stucky of Venice, which...
Those who want to visit Venice cannot miss the island of Giudecca, which has always been an important part of the lagoon city history. Once it was called Spinalonga because of its long shape that resembles a fishbone, while nowadays it is called Giudecca (in dialect Giudèca, in ancient times Zudèca or Zuèca). There are...