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How à became @. As far back as in the early Venetian history, back when Venice was a small Byzantine province, the symbol à was used as at = at the rate of. The Venetian merchants would use it if … Read more

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Winter swim.

Man falls off Vaporetto Winter swim. On Sunday, January 15th, 2023, around 1 pm, a man jumped into that canal from the Vaporetto. Before that, everything was going perfectly according to plan… The tourists enjoyed the beautiful weather, and the … Read more

Carnival 2020
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Carnival in Venice

https://allaboutvenice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/La-Pantegana-di-Venezia-2019-compresso.mp4 The Carnival in Venice 2020 is here…  It’s that time of the year again and the Carnival in Venice 2020 is coming to turn our world upside down once more. Take me directly to the paid events and Partys … Read more

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Low Tides

Low tides in Venice It’s really amazing how life changes sometimes. Not more than 2 months ago we had the worst week of high tides ever. Damage worth of hundreds of millions and inestimable costs for restoring lost cultural heritage. … Read more

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Redentore

Redentore – The Redeemer The Feast of the Redentore is a traditional main event in Venice. Fireworks, Mass, eating and drinking. This year it takes place the 20th and the 21st of July, the third Sunday of the month. A … Read more

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25th April

What is it about the 25th of April? Well, first of all, the 25th of April is a public holiday. It’s the day of the liberation. In 1945, on the 25th of April, the North Italian National Liberation Committee CLNAI declared the final … Read more

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High Water

Acqua Alta. Monday the 29th October 2018 at 3 p.m. the water level reached 156centimeters over standard sea level. That’s the fourth-highest level since the measuring started in 1923. Around 75% of the city is flooded and in most places, … Read more