ST MARK’S SQUARE: THE PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE FOR SAFETY SUMMONED
Numerous policemen, also in plain clothes, have been patrolling St Mark’s Square in recent days after various reports, stopping illegal traders and bringing back some...
VENICE (AND THE ST MARK’S AREA) AMONG THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED CITIES ACCORDING TO GOOGLE MAPS
An odd and interesting article by Simone Cosimi appeared today on Repubblica.it. He writes about the top ten most photographed cities in the world according to the dedicated...
ST MARK’S AREA SYNONYM OF HISTORY AND CULTURE
It seems timely to announce some cultural events taking place in the St Mark’s area. After the considerable public success and critical appreciation achieved last...
ST MARK’S SQUARE SET TO MUSIC FOR CHRISTMAS 2013
The ‘Venetian Winter’ begins on Saturday 21 December 2013, a Christmas event organised by Vela Spa with the Associazione Piazza San Marco. Various events and classic...
Members’ meeting called
The Associazione Piazza San Marco has called a meeting of members and friends at the Hotel Bauer (photo) at 11 a.m. on 12 December 2013, the aim of which is to make associates...
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THE DOGE’S PALACE HOSTS THE PRESENTATION OF THE VIDEO AND CATALOGUE ‘BEYOND THE MYSTICAL LANDSCAPE’
Tomorrow, Saturday 23 November, at 6 pm, the catalogue and filmvideo of the environmental art exhibition ‘Oltre il paesaggio mistico/Beyond the mystical landscape’...
ST MARK’S SQUARE WILL HOST THE HERMITAGE, WITH PUTIN’S APPROVAL
The agreement between the director of the important Russian museum Michail Piotrovsky and the mayor of Venice Giorgio Orsoni will be officially signed today in Trieste in...
EXHIBITION ON IMAGES OF THE CITY FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT AT THE CORRER MUSEUM IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
The Correr Museum in St Mark’s Square will host a new and interesting exhibition in February entitled ‘The Image of the European City from the Renaissance to the Age of...
WILL ALL OF THE CITY 80-90 CENTIMETRES OR MORE ABOVE SEA LEVEL STAY DRY WITH THE MOSE SYSTEM?
As the diocesan periodical Gente Veneta reports today in a long article on the Mose system and the recent entirely successful raising of four floodgates at the Lido port...
SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER THE VENICE MARATHON WILL ONCE AGAIN GO THROUGH ST MARK’S SQUARE
On Sunday 27 October Venice and the St Mark’s area will once again host the Venice Marathon, now in its 28th year. It is an international sporting event that starts in Stra, in...
WONDERS OF VENICE: SACRED AND PROFANE TREASURES IN THE ST MARK’S AREA
The project ‘Wonders of Venice: sacred and profane treasures in the St Mark’s area’ has been presented in Venice by the Veneto regional administration in recent days....
VENICE ADDED TO THE LIST OF 67 WORLD SITES AT RISK
Next year Venice will be added to the list of 67 historic and archaeological sites of world importance at risk by the World Monuments Fund (WMF). The reason for the choice, as...
End of summer drink on 2 October 2013 at the Gelateria al Todaro
The president of the Associazione Piazza San Marco Alberto Nardi (photo) invites all members, friends and city authorities to the Gelateria al Todaro in St Mark’s...
AN END TO THE GIANT HOARDINGS ON THE NAPOLEONIC WING IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
The Associazione Piazza San Marco expresses its satisfaction with the decision made by the Direzione regionale per i Beni Culturali to suspend the display of...
BIG SHIPS IN ST MARK’S BASIN: GOVERNMENT SUMMIT ON 1 OCTOBER
There will be a special summit meeting of the Italian government on the question of big cruise ships sailing through St Mark’s Basin. The latest protests, also...
GIANNI BERENGO GARDIN PORTRAYS THE CAFFE' FLORIAN
The historic Caffè Florian in St Mark’s Square is hosting a captivating exhibition of the photographer Gianni Berengo Gardin. About 50 pictures by the great Italian...
VENICE LIKE POMPEII?
This is the bitter outburst from the director of church properties Antonio Meneguolo (photo), who in the pages of today’s Il Gazzettino di Venezia said that if financial...
FESTIVAL OF EUROPE 2013: WEB PAGE OF THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT
As noted in a previous news item on 6 May 2013, the Festival of Europe (5-9 May 2013) obtained great recognition and public participation. This prestigious international...
THE PROBLEM OF THE MEGA HOARDINGS AFTER THE RULING OF THE LAZIO REGIONAL COURT: REPERCUSSIONS IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
The Lazio regional administrative court has rejected the appeal made by Codacons, which had opposed the sponsorship of restoration works to the Coliseum in Rome announced...
RESTORATION OF THE TRACHYTE FLAGSTONES IN ST MARK’S SQUARE TO BEGIN
The Venice city council has approved the preliminary plan to restore the paving in St Mark’s Square; a problem we have mentioned in previous news items. There is serious...
NEW FIRST-AID POST OPENED IN ST MARK’S SQUARE
The new first-aid post in St Mark’s Square, located in rooms made available by the state property administration, was opened this morning. This will be a three month trial...
