Category Archives: Vita Venexiàn

Mi stago ben…

Venessia.com welcomes you to Veniceland.

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From the folks who brought you Funerale di Venezia…

Maybe the turnout wasn’t as thronging as they would have liked, but the folks at Venessia.com definitely made their point — as they always do. They took no prisoners on Sunday morning, November 14th, with Veniceland, their sardonic take on Venice’s seemingly inevitable evolution into a theme park — but softened the blows with an irrepressible sense of irony, and just plain fun. The festivities started at the Erbaria where mouse ears and tails were distributed to all who were willing to don them. The musical flotilla winded its way through the city to Piazzale Roma, where storybook characters and trademark pantegane (rats) disembarked and began incoming visitors at the base of the Calatrava bridge.

Take a second to scan the image below, distributed along with entrance tickets to all who arrived Sunday morning to visit Veniceland, you’ll get the idea.


For a complete view of the festivities, visit the official site, Veniceland2010.com

Be sure and bookmark Venessia.com‘s official site & ning, too.

Wonder what sti tosi will come up with for us next year…

Siòr Rioba Returns

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The head of the merchant Rioba — the statue that graces the corner of the Campo dei Mori in Cannaregio, hauled off for sport months ago and reappearing mysteriously in a nearby calle after the whole city threw a massive Facebook fit, was reintroduced this morning to adoring fans in a ceremony of grand fanfare, much applause — and prosecco and cichetti offered by the corner Osteria dei Mori, of course.

The familiar head with the metal nose is once again seated securely atop the Siòr’s shoulders where it belongs. Giovanni Giusto was the stonecutter entrusted with the restoration and reinstallation –  his father and his son (“Three generations of stonecutters,” grinned Giusto) were both there to help commemorate the occasion.

“I had the Siòr in my house,” said Giovanni. “I can’t tell you what that was like. But now I’m proud to have been able to take part in restoring him to his rightful home.”

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Many locals who stopped by to help celebrate made sure to reach up and touch Rioba’s prominent iron nose, said to bring good fortune, in fact. Hopefully it will remain there permanently this time, so we can all try our luck when we’re in the neighborhood…