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Venice Festival – Festa del Redentore 2013

March 13, 2013 by
Festa del Redentore

Festa del Redentore: July 20-21, 2013 - A Traditional Venice Festival: Usually held on the third Saturday in July, the already busy lagoons of Venice goes into top drive for the Festa del Redentore.  On this weekend, Venice celebrates the Feast of the Redemption, one of the most treasured historical festivals in the city's calender of events.  Fleets of boats and gondolas decorated with colourful balloons, lanterns and streamers gather in the canal in front of Piazza San Marco. Festa del … [Read more...]

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Carnevale di Venezia – Venice Carnival 2013

January 3, 2013 by
Venice Carnival

Carnevale di Venezia 2013 - The Very Popular Venice Carnival: Carnevale di Venezia 2013 (Venice Carnival) runs from January 26th to February 12th. The central theme this year is 'Vivi I Colori - Live in Colour'.  There's no doubt that Venice is a colourful city and artists such as Canaletto, Guardi, Bellotto, Titian, Bellini and Veronese have all captured the colour of the city and the colour in the lagoon through their perspective painting. Visitors to the pre-Lent Carnevale can expect … [Read more...]

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