Torcello is an island of the northern lagoon. Its calm and archaeological and historical richness makes it one of the tourists’ favourites destinations. Torcello is one of the most ancient settlements of the lagoon: according to the archaeological campaigns, the island was already populated from the VII century with the transfer of the Catholic bishop […]
The city of Venice has a long tradition of legends, bridges and small islands. The legend of the Devil’s Bridge has all these ingredients. The Devil’s bridge connects Venice to Torcello, a small island of the north lagoon. The name has unknown origins, because many historic sources are missing, so there are many legends related […]
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is hosting the exhibition dedicated to the Italian painter Valeria Costa, called The Women’s Burden. Sulle tracce del neo-espressionismo al femminile (“On the trail of the female neo-expressionism”) until the 28th of April. Valeria Costa is a painter of the 20th Century, divided between different artistic trends. She was born in […]
The Carnival of Venice becomes officially a public festival in 1926 thanks to an edict of the Serenissima Republic. Let’s find out about the costumes and the habits of the ancient Carnival! In the ancient Carnival was a ritual of collective costume in the pursuit of the freedom from our own identity and the everyday […]
The museum Peggy Guggenheim Collection commemorates the 60th anniversary of the artist Osvaldo Licini’s death with the exhibition Osvaldo Licini. Let Sheer Folly Sweep Me Away. Osvaldo Licini is an artist from the region of the Marches, who is devoted to abstract art, but he is nothing than static: his anguished personality seems to be […]