Grandi Navi: Two Demonstrations say “Open Season”
There’s lots of activity around the opening of “cruise season” in Venice, and citizens are mobilizing to continue to protest their presence. It’s a rainy weekend in the forecast, so it’s hard to say what the participation might be. In the meantime, here’s a rough translation from their Facebook page:
The cruise season resumes in full force the weekend of April 14 and 15: as many as 9 (nine!) ships will arrive and depart this Saturday and Sunday…
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Klimt (and Hoffman) Conquer the Correr
The time is la Belle Èpoche, the place is Vienna. Women are still corseted, but Freud is probing their psyche; Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffman ‘secede’ in igniting a new world of Viennese art and architecture.
The excitement at press conference was palpable, even in an off-Art Biennale year. And such a crowd: perhaps two hundred journalists and photographers, gathered in one of the most splendid ballrooms in the city. Not to dance, at least not literally…
Emma and Effie (and Claudia!), Movie Making Most Venetian.
Last December, Emma Thompson arrived in Venice for “Effie,” along with Dakota Fanning, Claudia Cardinale, husband and co-screenplay writer Greg Wise, and an opportunity to make believe that in Venice, it’s 1850 once again.
Combining Carnevale with Cruise Ship Protest: only in Venice
Sun and Carnevale costumes create the perfect backdrop for revelers to get serious about their disapproval of Venice cruise ship traffic.
Out, out, big ships — and bring your mask.
Demonstrators protest cruise ships, Carnevale style, and you can join them.
Ice Soup, or, Venezia Gelata
The winter of 2012 has brought arctic temps and meters of snow throughout Italy and the rest of Europe; weeks of sub-freezing temps here in Venice have turned the lagoon into a concoction resembling a frozen margherita without the tequila.
Venice 101
…when your most valuable commodity is time.
Ease your entrance into this water city and get on your Venetian feet as soon as possible with this personal, practical city intro.
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A Documentary Project of LivingVenice.org.
On a sunny day, watch schools of fish bob by the underwater webcam of the CNR sea tower in the high Adriatic.