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Venice, home to the AC World Series from 15 to 20 May 2012
The America's Cup World Series is a regular circuit of regattas, bringing Cup racing to top venues around the world.
Racing takes place from May 15 to 20 and is part of a festival of sailing over nine days from May 12 to 20.
It will be "a spectacular event of extraordinary charm that places the city at the highest level of international sport activities. The America’s Cup, with its high-tech machines sailing in the historical environment of the art city, will present an extraordinary opportunity for Venice to reinforce its vocation and to shine, once again, on the international sport’s arena." (The Mayor of Venice)
In 2012, the real action will heat up May 17th-20th, as teams compete for top honors in both match and fleeting racing championships as well as the overall winner-take-all title.
Similar to other AC World Series venues, Venice offers both great sailing...
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Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Venice’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
A crescent moon, shaped unmistakably like the metal prow of a gondola immersed in a sea of indigo is the symbol chosen for Art Night Venice, scheduled for Saturday, June 23rd 2012.
From sunset until late at night the whole city will become an open air show, and several events - of all sort of arts, including music, cinema, literature and poetry - will attract art lovers around the canals and along the Grand Canal, which will turn into a fascinating stage.
Museums, galleries, foundations, public and private venues will swing open their doors and leave free entry to all who want to discover their secrets. Even the bookshops will open their spaces to visitors, and all the shops will stay open until late.
It will also be a way to know the city from other points of view: under the starry sky of the lagoon city, you can explore the hidden...
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Make your trip to Venice a sustainable and responsible journey. It doesn’t take much. To know how to behave, here is some good and simple advice for a more intelligent form of tourism in the in the city on the lagoon.
• Book your trip to Venice in advance: choose to visit the city in the periods with a lower influx of tourists, purchase your tickets online on veniceconnected.com: there are many advantages, you’ll spend less, and we will be able welcome you at our best.
• If possible, chose less pollutant means of transport – like the train or the bus – to reach Venice.
• Look for accommodation facilities that are committed to reducing their impact on the environment and that adopt good environmental practices.
• Get a map of the city and remember that Venice doesn’t only mean Saint Mark’s Square or Rialto: also visit the...
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The //venice>connected magazine
90 days in Venice is the new online magazine of //venice>connected that will allow you to know and experience Venice, providing clear and easily accessible information on culture, entertainment and traditional events held in the city.
90 days in Venice selects the best of everything that is happening in the city on the lagoon during the current month and in the two following ones: in five pages you will find all the events that must not be missed - cultural events, concerts, shows, exhibitions, film festivals - accompanied by in depth information, curiosities, videos, images and interactive links..
What’s more, 90 days in Venice is a practical and useful tool – in Italian, French, English, German and Spanish – for those who book their visit to Venice online by means of the //venice>connected portal: on each individual...
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Green economy and sustainable development
The City of Venice participates in the event Green Night in the NorthEast, that involves several cities and districts of the metropolitan area of Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia, on Saturday May 5th 2012.
From late afternoon and into the night, many cities will simultaneously go green when city squares, industrial plants and cultural venues will illuminate with green lights: 200,000 people are expected to give rise to the largest European event of this kind.
Debates and workshops, project presentations and products, artistic performances and exhibitions, tastings of organic products or km 0, will enliven Venice and the other cities in the Northeast, exploring the best sustainable experiences: clean technology and alternative energy, mobility and waste management, green architecture and design, smart city, agriculture, formation. Shops and cultural venues will be open throughout the night. For full program details,...
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Su e Zo per i Ponti 2012 edition
A walking event up and down the bridges in Venice
Sunday 15th April 2012
A non-competitive run/walk for everybody, attended by a great number of Venetians as well as groups coming from all over the world.
The route starts from the Ponte della Paglia and winds along calli, fondamenta and campi, passing through most sestieri as far as Piazza San Marco, the finishing post.
Take a look at the event
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The City of Venice launches Chinese language edition
of veniceconnected.com
Venice prepares to welcome the East, the new star of world tourism.
The City of Venice is in fact one of the must-see cities of the Grand Tour for Chinese travellers, and the newly launched Chinese-language edition of veniceconnected.com is exclusively dedicated to visitors from China and beyond.
//venice>connected, the official tourism resource for Venice, now speaks Chinese, in addition to English, French, Spanish and German, with the aim to promote sustainable tourism.
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On February 1st 2012, veniceconnected.com, the official City Guide for Venice, turns 3 years old!
venice>connected is the official source of Venice travel information: it provides you with valuable tourist information, encouraging advance bookings of the main tourist services in order to reduce the negative effects of seasonal peaks in the presence of tourists.
Plan ahead with the venice>connected Events Calendar! venice>connected features an exclusive Venice Event Calendar, the most comprehensive event calendar of Venice events. Here you'll find exciting things to do and know what’s happening in the city.
veniceconnected.com has the first immersive map of Venice, that displays 360 degree panoramic imagery of street-level scenes in Venice city centre and its islands, and also suggests you where to go and how to plan your visit in advance.
Simply by going to veniceconnected.com you can book and buy on-line the public tourist services in town and save money...
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Life is theatre. Let’s all dress up!
Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of February
and from Saturday the 11th to Tuesday the 21st of February 2012
Venice’s unmissable and most long-awaited event in the year is back: ten days of masquerades, events, music, games and colours. The city goes crazy and fills with cheering crowds, in the central Saint Mark’s Square and in the thousands of other campi, where you can watch plays for free and parades in costume, concerts and historical pageants, events for children and nights of wild dancing, food tasting and other sensorial experiences. An experience for all tastes, with entertainment above all.
Carnival 2012 will be dedicated to the theatricalisation of everyday life, inspired by Venice in its role as European capital of theatre. The city has been the home of many important theatres, with excellent drama production ever since the 1600s, when characters of the level of Antonio Vivaldi or Antonio Guardi and...
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Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of Venice's markets!
Where are the most popular local Markets in Venice? When do they open?
Below you can find a list of markets held at least once a week in Venice. Whether you're searching for the freshest seafood, or just fancy treating yourself to some home-made delicacies, Venice markets offer a fantastic taste of the city, as well as a unique shopping experience where you can often find a good bargain.
Our guide shows what you can expect to find at each market and where to head for local street markets, food markets, farmer’s markets and more.
Take a look at the city map for full details about all the markets in Venice, including times, locations and products sold.
Daily markets
Great for lunch or grocery shopping, Venice daily markets are mostly food markets popular with both tourists and locals alike, where you can buy a wide range of fresh produce including fruit, vegetables, fish and seafood, as well as local...
Venice, home to the AC World Series from 15 to 20 May 2012 The America's Cup World Series is a regular circuit of regattas, bringing Cup racing to top venues around the world. Racing takes place from May 15 to 20 and is part of a festival of sailing over nine days from May 12 to 20. It will be "a spectacular event of extraordinary charm that places the city at the highest level of international sport activities. The America’s Cup, with its high-tech machines sailing in the historical environment of the art city, will present an extraordinary opportunity for Venice to reinforce its vocation and to shine, once again, on the international sport’s arena." (The Mayor of Venice) In 2012, the real action will heat up May 17th-20th, as teams compete for top honors in both match and fleeting racing championships as well as the overall winner-take-all title. Similar to other AC World Series venues, Venice offers both great sailing...
Make your trip to Venice a sustainable and responsible journey. It doesn’t take much. To know how to behave, here is some good and simple advice for a more intelligent form of tourism in the in the city on the lagoon. • Book your trip to Venice in advance: choose to visit the city in the periods with a lower influx of tourists, purchase your tickets online on veniceconnected.com: there are many advantages, you’ll spend less, and we will be able welcome you at our best. • If possible, chose less pollutant means of transport – like the train or the bus – to reach Venice. • Look for accommodation facilities that are committed to reducing their impact on the environment and that adopt good environmental practices. • Get a map of the city and remember that Venice doesn’t only mean Saint Mark’s Square or Rialto: also visit the...
The //venice>connected magazine 90 days in Venice is the new online magazine of //venice>connected that will allow you to know and experience Venice, providing clear and easily accessible information on culture, entertainment and traditional events held in the city. 90 days in Venice selects the best of everything that is happening in the city on the lagoon during the current month and in the two following ones: in five pages you will find all the events that must not be missed - cultural events, concerts, shows, exhibitions, film festivals - accompanied by in depth information, curiosities, videos, images and interactive links.. What’s more, 90 days in Venice is a practical and useful tool – in Italian, French, English, German and Spanish – for those who book their visit to Venice online by means of the //venice>connected portal: on each individual...
Su e Zo per i Ponti 2012 edition A walking event up and down the bridges in Venice Sunday 15th April 2012 A non-competitive run/walk for everybody, attended by a great number of Venetians as well as groups coming from all over the world. The route starts from the Ponte della Paglia and winds along calli, fondamenta and campi, passing through most sestieri as far as Piazza San Marco, the finishing post. Take a look at the event
The City of Venice launches Chinese language edition of veniceconnected.com Venice prepares to welcome the East, the new star of world tourism. The City of Venice is in fact one of the must-see cities of the Grand Tour for Chinese travellers, and the newly launched Chinese-language edition of veniceconnected.com is exclusively dedicated to visitors from China and beyond. //venice>connected, the official tourism resource for Venice, now speaks Chinese, in addition to English, French, Spanish and German, with the aim to promote sustainable tourism.
Life is theatre. Let’s all dress up! Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of February and from Saturday the 11th to Tuesday the 21st of February 2012 Venice’s unmissable and most long-awaited event in the year is back: ten days of masquerades, events, music, games and colours. The city goes crazy and fills with cheering crowds, in the central Saint Mark’s Square and in the thousands of other campi, where you can watch plays for free and parades in costume, concerts and historical pageants, events for children and nights of wild dancing, food tasting and other sensorial experiences. An experience for all tastes, with entertainment above all. Carnival 2012 will be dedicated to the theatricalisation of everyday life, inspired by Venice in its role as European capital of theatre. The city has been the home of many important theatres, with excellent drama production ever since the 1600s, when characters of the level of Antonio Vivaldi or Antonio Guardi and...
Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of Venice's markets! Where are the most popular local Markets in Venice? When do they open? Below you can find a list of markets held at least once a week in Venice. Whether you're searching for the freshest seafood, or just fancy treating yourself to some home-made delicacies, Venice markets offer a fantastic taste of the city, as well as a unique shopping experience where you can often find a good bargain. Our guide shows what you can expect to find at each market and where to head for local street markets, food markets, farmer’s markets and more. Take a look at the city map for full details about all the markets in Venice, including times, locations and products sold. Daily markets Great for lunch or grocery shopping, Venice daily markets are mostly food markets popular with both tourists and locals alike, where you can buy a wide range of fresh produce including fruit, vegetables, fish and seafood, as well as local...