VENICE IN AUTUMN

Autumn can be a wonderful time to visit the city: Venice shows its more authentic version, the Venetians’ everyday city, still plenty of things to see and do.
The ” Festa del Mosto” (Festival of the must, freshly pressed grape juice) in Sant’Erasmo Island, on September 30. There will be entertainment activities for kids , the pressing demonstration, the famous Venetian rowing regatta “mixed” (where the crew, unlike any other rowing competition, are composed of a man and a woman) and the band.
5-7 October is Garden festival a special occasion for walking in colourful fall red-gold-orange gardens, often closed to the public.
Thousands of running entusiasts will run the Venicemarathon on 25th October starting from Stra along the Riviera del Brenta, finish line at Riva Sette Martiri.
Do not miss the Biennale Architettura (until November 25) and the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Venetian painter, Jacopo Tintoretto , the new exbitions and the theatrical season (Check our Calendar of events).
On 21st November  the Feast of Madonna della Salute is celebrated, with a temporary bridge over the Grand Canal to the Salute Church and special masses.
It is a very Venetian feast. Even today, thousands of people make the pilgrimage to pay homage to the Virgin and to light a candle asking her to keep them in good health. The procession of believers passes stalls selling sweets, coloured balloons and toys. Special foods are prepared just for this day.
In the mainland, in the islands and in the historic centre a rich calendar of events for Le Città in Festa.
If you are looking for new perspectives so to discover the true soul of the city, autumn is the best choice.