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Begin the Biennale 2019! (Art, this year)

The opening of the sempre highly-anticipated bi-annual international contemporary art exhibition in Venice is less than a month away. The ...
Il Nuovo Trionfo - Trabaccolo a Venezia

The Triumphant Return of the Trionfo

Waterborne once again after much needed maintenance carried out at the shipyard Cantiere Casaril Sant'Alvise (the last one of its kind ...

Saturday morning, off the bow…

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Canal Grande, coming to an iPad near you.

You would think, looking at the continuous images of each side of the Canal Grande, that photographer Daniele Resini went ...
Rousseau the Douanier, Doge's Palace til July 5, 2015

The Surprising Vision of Henri Rousseau

Nicknamed the Douanier (the customs agent), Rousseau was actually a self-taught former toll collector, alternately admired, teased and beloved as he ...

Ladies Living Venice, in Oxford and on the Thames

A group of women vogatrici from the Remiera Giudecca rowing club organize a rowing vacation each year in August. Their ...

Buongiorno, VeneziaUnica (addio, VeniceConnected)

VeneziaUnica is the new portal the offers advance purchase for all passes and services you'll use while you're visiting the ...

Last minute holiday giveaway, til midnight tomorrow!

There's still time. Hurry and leave Susan Van Allen a comment about who inspired your love for Italy for a ...

Sirens announce “code red” high tide.

140 cm is a very high acqua alta tide warning...and the four ascending tones (the maximum number) tell you so: ...

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 ...