Tourism and Culture in Venice

Tourism and Culture in Venice - This time, I will discuss about the culture in the city of Venice Italy, because many things are quite interesting, and perhaps not found in other countries. The first event or any number of events held in the city. As Carnival Mask (Masquerade), Saint Mark's day. And many more festivals in Venice.

Venezia is geographically located at 45 ° 26 '19 "North, 12 ° 19 '36" East.Venezia name itself comes from the ancient Veneti tribe who inhabited the region in Roman times. Venice is known as "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "Floating City", and "canal town". Venice is also known as one of the city Europe's most romantic city. extends along 117 small islands in the Lagoon of Venice along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy.

Venice city called "City of Water" because of the building - the building is located on the water, precisely on the lagoon. Buildings in Venice are very artistic since the building has been established for centuries. Venezia transport in the transport of water at first, but the development of architecture in venezia, was able to use the land, because it has many bridges built - the new bridge was built there, because the city of Venice built on water, flooding the city is often the case in particular, in the fall and winter.

Livelihoods Population Venezia is something related to tourism for example, as a handicraft, tour guides and souvenir sellers gondola, in general population in Venezia are the Elderly. Venezia is the majority religion in the Roman Catholic orthodoxy, and the Due Veneia City on the outskirts of the beach, then we will often see the sailboats go by.

Festival

Venezia has a very solid Festival schedule, so that this city never deserted from the tourists who come to this city, every day almost ± 50 000 tourists come to town just to see the beauty of the city, in venezia festivals held each year, but theThe most famous is the Carnival "Mardi Gras" is usually the starting date of 26 December until Wednesday ashes (the feast of the Catholic religion) in this carnival masks everyone is using the typical venezia.

 La Biennale celebrated every odd-numbered year in venezia since 1895. It is celebrated, displayed and promoted is the best art in Italy, including painting, sculpture, design, film and much more. Event is quite popular is the Venice Film Festival, this event was held at the same time at La Biennale festival.

Redentore Festival, an annual festival held in Venice is held annually each summer at the end of July. The culmination of this festival is the fireworks show is very grand at midnight after a gondola race.

Festival of the four Republics, this festival is celebrated together - together with the State - State of the former cities of Italy, namely, Almafi, Genoa, and Pisa each take a turn for the city to be hosting this festival, and this festival only happens once in four years.

Vennice Biannual Festival, as the name suggests, the meaning of this festival in Venice every year during the month - the summer months. This festival is a celebration of art in general, and dozens of performing arts that can be found in public places throughout the city of Venice in the summer.

Saint Mark's Day, the day is romantic and interesting tradition that every man in Venice gives a rose-bud for the woman he loves. This tradition is celebrated every April 25.

Ascension Day of Festa della Sensa, this tradition is a symbolic day of the marriage of Venice to the sea. On that day "The Doge" will drive a boat, "Bucintoro" and he threw his gold ring into the waters off the Lido. When this ceremony is not as grand as the century - a century ago, but symbolically it is still unclear mystical marriage and is still valid / exist.

Historical Regatta, water is the element that most characterizes the city venezia and this is not a coincidence that this festival takes place in the Grand Canal. This festival is in honor of foreign tourists or to celebrate a military victory. Regata Storica currently happening in the first week of September and has two distinct components, namely: The Regatta Procession and the 'Regatta' races.

Madonna della Salute, at this celebration of thousands of people cross the bridge 'Votive' and reached the church 'Majestic Salute' to give thanks and ask for Mary to their health.

Of all the festivals in Venice Italy throughout the year, probably in Le biennale is one that involves the community in the celebration, as more foreign tourists than local residents sendiriyang attend the event. People come from all over Italy from outside Italy, to enjoy the exhibition of contemporary art. It is held in Giardini park where there are a number of national pavilions where artists are representing countries from around the world put their show on the screen. This is one of the most unique part of the Venice Biennale. In this case, pavilions representing different countries designed by the architects of the countries respectively.

Building

Fondaco dei Turchi

This building was originally built in the early 13th century by Giacomo Palmieri, consul of Pesaro on the Atlantic coast, who fled to Venice, and he established one of the greatest noble families in the city. In 1621, "The Family Pessaro" rent to merchants Ottoman palace and since then the palace known as the Fondaco dei Turchi (Warehouse Turkey) Later, when trade with the East began to decline, the Ottoman palace was abandoned and fell into ruin in the year 1880 , Venice City Council bought and renovated it Fondaco, while retaining the characteristics of the original building, the Venezia-Byzantine façade covered with marble. This building has become "The Home Natural History Museum" in Venice since 1924.

 Ca 'Mocenigo Ca' Mocenigo

Mocenigo family, from Lombardia, settled in the old Venice and became a symbol of the city itself. One branch of the family lived in San STAE, where one of the most striking buildings built in Venice: Ca 'Mocenigo, built by the main entrance, known as "portego" in the block center. This building now belongs to the City Council and can still be admired in all its opulence with original furnishings and decorations from Century 18Palazzo Mocenigo is also home to a collection of Vittorio cini such as curtains and decorations.

Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Oriental Art

Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice in the 17th-century building known as Ca 'Pesaro, a real example Baroqe Venetian style, designed in 1628 by Baldassare Longhena.

The Modern Art Gallery has an interesting collection of paintings and sculpture by artists of the twentieth century and nineteenth century such as: Kilmt, Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee, Matisse, Moore, Miro, Morandi, De Chirico, Rodin.

On the second floor there is a large collection of oriental art pieces, divided into two parts: China and Indonesia on the one hand and Japan on the other.

Piazza San Marco

Piazza San Marco is the only "Piazza" in Venice, because all other squares are named "CampoSejak early, Piazza San Marco was designed and built as an extension of the Palazzo Ducale and the Basilica of San Marco, this place is the center of social life and political life in Venice . This place was originally square and has a rather narrow channel running through: Batario Rio. In 1172, In 1172, "The Doge Sebastiano Ziani" buy the whole area and reclamation canals. He then expands and ends in Piazza San Marco is now we know it today.

A winged lion is placed on one column, which is the symbol of Venice, and in another column there is a statue of San Teodoro, the patron saint of old Venice, which was later replaced by the San Marco.

Tourism and Culture in Venice

Tourism and Culture in Venice

Tourism and Culture in Venice