Blogging Venice

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 ...
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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 ...
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Saturday morning, off the bow…

http://imaginingvenice.tumblr.com/post/117326245603/off-the-bow-velaalterzo-rowvenice-vivalavoga ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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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 ...
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