Where Across Venice.
When One Sunday in March or April.
Literally ‘Up and Down the Bridges’, this excursion is inspired by the traditional bacarada (bar crawl). It is an orienteering event in which you are given a map and a list of checkpoints to tick off in the city of Venice. Old hands take their time checking […]
Where Along the main, sea-facing Lido esplanade, between the Hotel des Bains and the Excelsior (www.fourseasons.com).
When 11 days, starting late Aug/early Sept.
Information Palazzo del Cinema, lungomare Marconi 90, Lido (041 521 8711/www.labiennale.org).
The 11-day Venice Film Festival takes place along the main, sea-facing Lido esplanade, between the Hotel des Bains and the Excelsior (www.fourseasons.com). Between these […]
Where Bacino di San Marco, Canale della Giudecca.
When 3rd weekend of July.
The Redentore is the oldest continuously celebrated date on the Venetian calendar. At the end of a plague epidemic in 1576, the city commissioned Andrea Palladio to build a church on the Giudecca – Il Redentore (the Redeemer). Every July, a pontoon bridge is […]