Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Carnevale
(
www.carnevale.venezia.it
)
Masquerade madness stretches over two weeks in February before
Lent. Tickets to La Fenice's masked balls start at €200, but there's a free-flowing wine
fountain to commence Carnevale, public costume parties in every
campo
, and a Grand
Canal flotilla marking the end of festivities.
CARNIVAL
La Biennale di Venezia
(
www.labiennale.org
)
In odd years the Art Biennale runs from June to October, while in even
years the Architecture Biennale runs from September to November. The main venues are
Giardini Pubblici pavilions and the Arsenale.
CULTURE
Festa del Redentore
(Feast of the Redeemer;
www.turismovenezia.it
)
Walk across the Giudecca Canal to Il Redentore
via a pontoon bridge on the third Saturday and Sunday in July, then watch the fireworks
from the Zattere.
RELIGIOUS
Venice International Film Festival
(Mostra del Cinema di Venezia;
www.labiennale.org/en/cinema
)
The only thing hotter than a Lido
beach in August is the Film Festival's star-studded red carpet, usually rolled out from the
last weekend in August through the first week of September.
FILM
Regata Storica
(
www.regatastoricavenezia.it
)
Never mind who's winning, just check out all the cool gear:
16th-century costumes, eight-oared gondolas and ceremonial barges feature in a historical
procession (usually held in September), which re-enacts the arrival of the Queen of
Cyprus.
BOAT RACE
Festa della Madonna
della Salute
(
www.turismovenezia.it
)
If you'd survived a plague, you'd throw a party too. Every year since
the 17th century, on 21 November Venetians cross a pontoon bridge across the Grand
Canal to give thanks at Chiesa di Santa Maria della Salute.
CULTURE
Sleeping
