The Virtual Interactive Map of Venice is now on line and it offers to all those who are organizing a holiday to view their itinerary through a virtual tour of the narrow streets and squares of the lovely city of the lagoon with the feeling of being present at that time.
You can also search shops, [...]
It is said that the Municipality of Venice has decided to replace the over ninety thousand “bricole” (structures made of two or more major stakes in Robinia wood bound together and stuck to the bottom) used to indicate the waterways from shallow in the canals and lagoons of Venice with some new bricole made of [...]
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Today, the Venice newspapers as well as those of the Province, have published an article concerning some conductors of the Venetian Company Vela Spa that very often cheat tourists, especially foreigners by giving back the wrong change when they purchase tickets for the public transport.
Last 28/10/09, even Striscia la Notizia of Channel 5, broadcasted a [...]
The People Mover in Venice is a brand new monorail public transportation system that will connect the island of Tronchetto to Piazzale Roma, passing through the Maritime Station (where the rails will be two to allow the intersection of the convoys that travel different routes), redefined futuristic automobile access to the doors of Venice and [...]
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Many of our readers who every day link to our web site to book a stay or to get information about events, history and culture of our rich Region, will wonder what this article has to do with travel and leisure. Well, we are confident that this is of particular interest not only in the [...]
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It all began with the unveiling of the “Boy with frog” onto the outer space that reaches out towards the basin of San Marco in Venice, it was symbolically closed the opening of Punta della Dogana, the important historical area recently restored by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando - which welcomes the private collection of [...]
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On 21/08/1609 from the bell tower od Saint Mark, the Italian scientist showed the Venetian authorities, the city of Chioggia by his new invention “the telescope”. Exactly, four hundred years after the observations of Galileo and, in celebration of Galileo’s year, Chioggia watches Venice from the top of the Tower of St. Andrea through the [...]
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Riviera del Brenta is focused on increasing its environmental tourism. By summer 2009, it is forseen a building site for the reconstruction of an Iron Age village which will be completed within 2010. Its name “Enetoi” comes from the Venetians ancient name given by Homer.
The village, will be built on an area of six hectares [...]
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With the arrival of summer season, there is an increase of alternative tourism routes along Riviera del Brenta between the cities of Padua and Venice. Apart from being healthy, the bike gives you the chance to visit the most beautiful corners of our territory rich of history and good food.
A very interesting itinerary is the [...]
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TORCELLO BASILICA - VENICE
On August the 15th - at 11.00 am, as a conclusion of the various celebrations for the millennium Basilica foundation opened last summer, a Liturgy will be celebrated by Patriarch of Venice, Angelo Scola at the Basilica/Cathedral on the island of Torcello. The event will be live on Italian Rai Uno.
Since ancient [...]
Last 12/05/09, Patrick Cuccioletta, in charge of Water Venice Local Authority, explained to the eighth Senate Public Works Commission who came over to visit the building sites, that the Mose development has exceeded 54%. After a detailed check on the three outlets, Senator Luigi Grillo, President of the Commission, have ascertained the partial works fulfillment [...]
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