October 29, 2012 AN ONSLAUGHT OF BAD WEATHER, NO ST MARK’S SQUARE FOR THE VENICE MARATHON An onslaught of bad weather battered the country last weekend, also hitting Venice. Venice was submerged by exceptionally high tides for two days running, Saturday and...
October 24, 2012 VENICE AND ITS SQUARE READY TO HOST THE 27TH VENICE MARATHON The 27th Venice Marathon was presented yesterday by the president of the club of the same name, Piero Rosa Salvo, in a crowded press conference at the Venice casino. It starts...
October 21, 2012 STALLS AND ILLEGAL SELLERS: CONTROVERSY AND COMPLAINT Controversy has arisen in recent days in St Mark’s Square and its surrounds because of a blitz by local police who penalised seven souvenir sellers in the Giardinetti Reali...
October 18, 2012 MINISTER ORNAGHI SIGNS THE ‘DECORUM DIRECTIVE’ The Minister for Culture Lorenzo Ornaghi has just signed a directive relating to decorum, soon to be published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale, aimed at reinforcing protective...
October 13, 2012 OPEN AIR MASS IN ST MARK’S SQUARE RETURNS AFTER 17 YEARS The open air Holy Mass in St Mark’s Square returns after 17 years. The patriarch Monsignor Francesco Moraglia will hold an open air mass seating 2500 for worshippers from...
October 10, 2012 ST MARK’S SQUARE: A DANCING WEDDING PROPOSAL A few weeks ago the daily papers, not only in Venice, were discussing ‘street art’ and the possibility of being able to freely perform in some public parts of the city with a...
2 October 2012 Associazione received by the mayor Giorgio Orsoni The president of the Associazione Piazza San Marco, Dr Alberto Nardi, and under-secretary Domenico Lalli, met the mayor of Venice Giorgio Orsoni today, with the councillor...
September 29, 2012 CAFFE’ FLORIAN: RESTORATION WORKS COMPLETED ON THE ‘ROOM OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN’ The restoration works on the 19th-century ‘Room of Illustrious Men’ at the historic Caffè Florian in St Mark’s Square were completed by the set date. The faces of...
September 24, 2012 OPENING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ‘VENICE IN THE SQUARE. SNAPSHOTS OF AN ITALIAN HISTORY 1866-2011’ ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2012 The photography exhibition ‘Venice in the Square. Snapshots of an Italian History 1866-2011’ will be opened on 26 September 2012 at 5.30 pm in the foyer of the Ospedale...
September 21, 2012 THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHY IN ST MARK’S SQUARE A not to be missed occasion for Venetian sports fans and especially football lovers. The UEFA Champions League Trophy will stop in Venice during the UEFA Champions League...
September 20, 2012 A FESTIVAL FOR ALL CHOIRS IN ST MARK’S SQUARE The controversy in Venice has not died down, as can easily be seen by reading the local press on ‘street art’ and the possibility of being able to freely perform in some...
September 18, 2012 RIALTO BRIDGE: THE RESTORATION WILL INDIRECTLY AFFECT THE SQUARE The call for tenders to find a sponsor prepared to pay 5,000,000 euros for restoration of the Rialto Bridge will be made at the end of September, as announced at a press...
14 September 2012 Meeting of the Association’s executive. The executive of the Associazione Piazza San Marco met on 14 September to take stock of the association’s various activities and to plan future engagements. After some...
September 12, 2012 THE CHORUS AND PROPRIETY On Saturday, September 8 around 9 p.m, an unprecedented incident occurred involving The Prague Young People’s Chorus – as reported by journalist Franco Bechis – when...
May 23, 2012 CAFE FLORIAN, FIRST STEPS TO RESTORE THE “ILLUSTRATED MENS’ ROOM Final steps towards the full restoration of Cafè Florian with the completion of the work in the Hall of Illustrious Men scheduled for Sept. 15. The frescoes are being cleaned ...
May 12, 2012 THE ASSOCIATION STARTS UP “THE SAN MARCO GUARDIANS” We all recognize the orange t-shirts with the words "San Marco Guardians." They stop tourists to report any "incorrect" behaviour, and provide information on the square...
10 May 2012 Toast to Spring The traditional ‘Toast to Spring’ meeting took place at the Caffè Florian attended by business people, city authorities and friends of the Association. The president...
February 21, 2012 “THIS IS THE WAY TO UNDERMINE THE PIAZZA” Unfortunately again, this year, the Carnival was an occasion on which to downgrade the image of Saint Mark’s Square. It was a country festival, with a horrible backdrop,...
February 17, 2012 A FESTIVAL THAT OUTRAGES HISTORY IN SAINT MARK’S SQUARE Raffaele Alajmo wonders “if this is the Venice we want to show. The city offers many highly sophisticated cultural and artistic events: why then bring a festival to Saint...
October 23rd, 2011 THE VENICE MARATHON ACROSS THE SQUARE The marathon celebrates 25 years this year. This important anniversary will be celebrated with a special race, unique in the history of the event. For the first and only time,...
11th December, 2011 Damage pigeons in Piazza Obviously the temptation is too strong. The first desire of any tourist arriving in San Marks Square seems to be offering food to the pidgeons, even in spite of a strict...
10th, December 2011 SAVE PIAZZA SAN MARCO A call to the government to save Saint Marks Square. This time it’s an alliance that includes everyone: the mayor, entrepreneurs, citizen’s associations, it’s a...
August 21st, 2011 THE PIAZZA MUST DEFEND ITSELF FROM UNAUTHORISED Police accused, and the kasba continues! High levels of the City police are being investigated for alleged deficiencies and omissions in controlling and repressing...