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04 Jan | DETOURISM: BEHIND THE SCENES AT LA FENICE THEATRE |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us behind the scenes at La Fenice Theatre! Enjoy your reading! Venice's opera house, La Fenice Theatre, built in 1792, is a landmark of Venice. And not just for opera. La Fenice Theatre is the musical soul of ...
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21 Dec | DETOURISM: THE VENETIAN CHRISTMAS EVE DISHES |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover The Venetian Christmas Eve dishes! Enjoy your reading! The Venetian Christmas Eve dishes From Venetian style creamed cod to bigoli in salsa, from sweet-and-sour sardines to mandorlato (a type of hard nougat): let's take a ...
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07 Dec | DETOURISM: SAINT NICHOLAS, PATRON SAINT OF GLASSMAKERS |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover Saint Nicholas, patron saint of glassmakers! Enjoy your reading! The Saint who gave rise to the legend of Santa Claus On 6 December, the island of Murano celebrates Saint Nicholas' Day, here called San Nicolò, ...
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23 Nov | DETOURISM: THE FEAST OF MADONNA DELLA SALUTE |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover the origins of the Feast of Madonna della Salute! Enjoy your reading! Madonna della Salute and the tradition of castradina For Venetians, 21st November is the Feast of Madonna della Salute, one of the most ...
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09 Nov | DETOURISM: 12 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT VENICE |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover how to find your way in Venice! Our suggestion is to always take a Su e Zo official map with you in the first place! Enjoy your reading! Venetian curiosities: finding your way in ...
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26 Oct | DETOURISM: 12 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT VENICE |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover 12 things you don't know about Venice! Enjoy your reading! 12 things you probably didn't know about Venice Venice is an extraordinary city, unique in the world, and a UNESCO world heritage site. It is, without ...
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12 Oct | DETOURISM: VENETIAN LAZARETS |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover the ancient Venetian lazarets! Enjoy your reading! Venetian lazarets Towards the end of the 14th century, Venice instituted for the first time official public health measures such as quarantine and lazarets. To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, ...
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28 Sep | DETOURISM: LOOKING FOR MARCO POLO |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to discover all traces of Marco Polo in Venice! Enjoy your reading! Seven centuries after Marco Polo’s death, in January 1324, you can still take a walk around Venice looking for traces of the legendary merchant ...
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14 Sep | DETOURISM: VENICE AND ITS SECRET GARDENS |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to a special tour to the secret gardens ov Venice! Enjoy your reading! 5 gardens to visit this autumn. Palazzetto Bru Zane garden The Palazzetto Bru Zane is a small jewel of late seventeenth-century Venetian architecture. ...
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31 Aug | DETOURISM: BURANO AND THE ART OF LACE-MAKING |
“Detourism: La newsletter di Venezia”, the official Town of Venice Tourism Office Newsletter, takes us to a special tour to the island of Burano! Enjoy your reading! Venetian lace-making art. A FEW LACE MAKERS ON THE ISLANDS OF BURANO AND PELLESTRINA KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE. Burano is the island of needle lace, still ...