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Happy Holidays!

 

Feliz Navidad Feliz Natal メリークリスマス 圣诞节快乐
Joyeux Noël Frohe Weihnachten Wesołych Świąt God jul С Рождеством
Glædelig jul Hyvää joulua Καλά Χριστούγεννα 메리 크리스마스

Best wishes to our followers who love Venice and respect it.
Venice, a Unesco World Heritage Site, represents  a cultural and natural asset of exceptional value, demanding its preservation and transmission to future generations.Venice is a magical city at any time of the year and you will certainly see more of its magic during Christmas.

Our thanks to all the people who follow our newsletter and love and respect Venice.
Wishing your Christmas be filled with peace and happiness!

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Would you like to discover secret places and tips to go beyond the usual tourist sights and see Venice with new eyes to experience the city as a local, and at the same time respecting this city which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

If this is the case, consult #EnjoyRespectVenezia, the city of Venice’s awareness campaign promoted to guide visitors towards the adoption of responsible behaviors that respect the environment, the landscape, the artistic beauties and the identity of Venice and its inhabitants.
You will find good rules with advice and recommendations to become travellers that are more aware and the suggestions to follow those sustainable itineraries outside the usual paths that lead to the discovery of unusual city views; palaces, gardens, churches and museums unknown to most; historic villages of the islands of the lagoon; ancient fortifications, natural areas and cycle-pedestrian routes in the Venetian mainland.
Even in winter Venice has its charm,… discover it. you have the best chance of a quiet tour, enjoying the city and respecting it, to live it to the fullest!

From “DeTourism”

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, especially for children, and to spend it in Venice adds magic to it, as Venice at Christmas is the city as it exists for locals. Music, xmas markets, entertainment for children, ice skating rinks in Venice and much more.

The calendar of Le Città in Festa for Christmas offers a wide choice until Januari 2019.   Venice offers so many exhibitions! Do not miss Futuruins   at Palazzo Fortuny from December 14th to March 24th 2019 and at Centro Culturale Candiani  Venice and St. Petersburg. Patrons, artists and merchants   until March 3rd 2019.

If you love music, concerts, theatre  take the opportunity to join Advent in Music at the Church of San Trovaso on 9,16,23 / 12  and San Martino Festival at Christmas on December 21-22 at the Church of Santa Sofia and San Felice;  Christmas special guests at Goldoni Theatre on December 22nd and 23rd. In Mestre, Candiani Groove on December 7th and 14th.

Teatro Toniolo opens the season on December 22nd and 23rd with A Christmas Carol  other performances on December 26 and 31st. Dedicated to kids The magic of Zecchino d’Oro on January 6th.

From “DeTourism”

One of the most charatteristically Venetian itineraries in the mainland is, beyond a doubt,  the Riviera del Brenta. It is a good way of putting Venice in its historical perspective – showing it is to be more than a unique city which rose up from the lagoon as if by magic –  of seeing the landscape which influenced Venetian culture, and the places where residents of the Serenissima liked to spend idle summers. All this can be appreciated by travelling along the banks of the River Brenta, where the Venetians used to build their holiday villas and palaces.
You first stop at Oriago to look at the villa Malcontenta, the work of Andrea Palladio. During winter closure, Villa could be visited – if possible – only for booked groups of minimum 30 people. At Mira Porte, Villa Foscari-Widman stands on the north bank of the river, and  then you find Barchessa Valmarana. An important monument is Villa Contarini detta dei Leoni, with its two marzocchi (lions bearing the shield) at the riverside entrance. Strà is the seat of the Villa Pisani National Museum in a park of 14 hectares, with splendid works of art, as Gianbattista Tiepolo’s masterpiece, The Glory of the Pisani family, a fresco on the ceiling of the ballroom. In Strà there is another Villa Pisani, known as La Barbariga, a 18th century villa with an English-style garden.

San Martino, on 11th November and the Madonna della Salute, on 21st, are two important feasts to rejoice to experience the city as a local.
The Feast of St Martin is celebrated with a traditional sweet biscuit pastry representing St. Martin on horseback with his sword, while children go around to “batter sanmartin” or “to beat St. Martin” singing a nursery rhyme in exchange for sweets or coins. Do you want to prepare the traditional sweet ?

The Madonna della Salute is probably the least touristy of the Venetian festivities and is still a choral expression of the city’s religious spirit .  The Basilica was erected, following the vote made by the Doge to eradicate the terrible plague of 1630, and dedicated to Santa Maria della Salute. From that 21st November  the church was known as Madonna della Salute – Our Lady of good Health –  both in the physical and spiritual sense.

Venetians’ Week, from 16th to 21st November, free entrance to Peggy Guggenheim Collection  for residents of the Venice metropolitan area, on the occasion of the festivity of the Madonna della Salute, upon presentation of an ID or a Venezia Unica card. Entrance to the museum does not require reservation. For security reasons, access will be contingent.

November 21st is a Wednesday, so like every Wednesday for the residents of the metropolitan area, free entry to Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana.