[Photo on top: Polychrome murrine glass vase, Vittorio Zecchin, Vetreria Artisti Barovier, ca. 1914. Chiara and Francesco Carraro Foundation / International Gallery of Modern Art, Ca' Pesaro / Photo Enrico [...]

[Foto in alto: Jean Cocteau, Poetry (La Poésie), 1960. Felt-tip pen and pastel on paper, 54 x 37 cm. Collection Kontaxopoulos Prokopchuk, Brussels. Photo ©yankont@pt.lu © Adagp/Comité Cocteau, Paris, by [...]

[Photo on top: Jacopo de’ Barbari, Tritone e Nereide, 1496-1497 c. Bulino, 210 x 330 mm. Parma, Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta] Spread over two venues, one in Venice and one [...]

[Photo on top: Giambettino Cignaroli, La morte di Rachele, canvas, 1769-1770] From March 24 to June 23, the exhibition Affinità Elettive (Elective Affinities), presents some works previously unseen in Italy [...]

[Photo on top: Willem de Kooning, Screams of Children Come from Seagulls (Untitled XX) (dettaglio), 1975. Oil on canvas, 77 x 88 inches. Glenstone, Maryland. © 2023 The Willem de [...]

[Photo on top: Ocean Space, Church of San Lorenzo, © Ph.: E. Fiorese] From March 23 to October 13, Ocean Space presents two new art commissions in the former San [...]

[Foto on top: Pierre Huyghe, Untitled (Human Mask), 2014. Pinault Collection. Courtesy of the artist; Hauser & Wirth, London; Anna Lena Films, Paris. © Pierre Huyghe, by SIAE 2023] PALAZZO [...]

[Photo on top: Helmut Newton. Jerry Hall (dettaglio), Vogue America. Miami, 1974 © Helmut Newton Foundation] Starting March 28, the Stanze della Fotografia on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore [...]

[Photo on top: KEITH HARING, American Music Festival, 1988] In addition to the rich permanent collections and the prestigious museums, Veneto offers many very interesting temporary exhibitions, internationally renowned, in [...]

[Photo on top: Museo Fortuny a Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei, exhibition view, © Ph. Live Venice] Closed after the disastrous Aquagranda in 2019, the Fortuny Museum at Palazzo Pesaro degli [...]

[Photo on top: BLOW OUT (1981) by Brian De Palma. Ph. Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia] From February 14 through May 15 (screenings at 7 pm), the Cinema Rossini movie [...]

[Foto on top: Padiglione Centrale Giardini. Photo by Francesco Galli. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia] A total of 30 projects have been selected as Collateral Events of the 60th [...]

[Foto in alto: Padiglione Centrale, Biennale Arte 2022. © Ph.: Leonardo Bosello] The International Art Exhibition and the International Architecture Exhibition–which alternate every year–are just two among the much awaited [...]

[Photo on top: Central Pavilion, Biennale Arte 2022. © Ph. Leonardo Bosello] The 60th International Art Exhibition, organized by the Biennale di Venezia and curated by Brazilian Adriano Pedrosa – [...]

[Photo on top: the Pooh] With more than 100 million records sold and concerts that regularly sell out, Pooh are undoubtedly one of the longest-running and most beloved bands in [...]

Lo Squero Auditorium is one of the most fascinating concert halls in Venice (and perhaps in the world) where perfect acoustics and location combines the delight of sound with that [...]

[Photo on top: Luca Ciarla] All crazy for jazz with the seventh edition of Jazz&, the contemporary jazz festival that looks at contaminations and new sounds, organized by Veneto Jazz. [...]

[Photo on top: VeniceMarathon athletes in Piazza San Marco. © Ph: PHOTOTODAY] Someone said that during the first 30 kilometers of a marathon you run with your legs, the next 10 [...]

[Foto on top: a concert at the Sale Apollinee of La Fenice Opera House] Musica con le Ali, this year at its sixth edition, proves itself again to be one [...]

[Photo on top: a concert by Palazzetto Bru Zane at Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista. © Ph: Nika Marchi] On the occasion of the centenary of his death (1924) Gabriel [...]

[Photo on top: Fondazione Teatro La Fenice, New Year's Eve oncert 2023-24, Conductor Fabio Luisi, La Fenice Orchestra & Choir. Ph. © Michele Crosera] The Teatro La Fenice (La Fenice [...]

[Photo on top: Courtesy Venice Hospitality Challenge] On this page you will find the appointments collected and suggested by Live Venice, in collaboration with AVA (Associazione Veneziana Albergatori): come back [...]

[Photo on top by Lachlan Ross] In Venice, there is no shortage of opportunities to hear good live music. Venues offering musical entertainment are diverse and scattered a bit throughout [...]

[Photo on top: The Orchestra I Musici Veneziani on the stairway of Scuola Grande San Teodoro] In Venice, classical music lovers cannot miss the regular appointment with the concerts of [...]

[Photo on top by Vinta Supply Co. | NYC] It may happen that you misplace your documents or your money, but it can also happen that ill-intentioned people take advantage [...]

For everyone, landing in Venice is indeed exciting. And the excitement often continues even when reaching, by land or water, their place of stay. From Marco Polo International Airport, located [...]

Starting in 2024, the City of Venice has decided to charge an "Access Fee" to visitors who do not stay overnight in the city, in the amount of 5 euros [...]

Reaching Venice from any international destination is even easier now with ATVO. Express transfers directly from the airport to the heart of Venice: every 30 minutes from and to Marco [...]

Museums and exhibition venues in Venice are more than 50. It is a great and priceless cultural, historic, and artistic heritage: our past and our present available to everyone. Although, [...]

The architectural barriers that Venice is full of are no longer a problem. Moving around and visiting the beauties of the Lagoon is finally easier with the 24 hours a [...]

There are no free car parks in Venice, therefore it is necessary to park your car, motorbike or bicycle, in one of the car parks located at the car terminal [...]

Here you can find a brief description of all the emergency services and contacts providing medical aid for safe holidays while in Venice. The following is the detailed list of [...]

[Photo on top: Courtesy ÖBB. Ph. by H. Eisenberger] The Austrian Railways (ÖBB) offer daily connections by train from Austria and Germany to Venice for those who want to get directly to [...]

The main transportation company in Venice are Actv, Alilaguna e Atvo. Actv manages the waterborne routes in Venice and the bus lines in Lido, Pellestrina and the mainland. For further information about [...]

Travelers know that often the medicine they need is exactly the one they do not have with them. This may slow down the pace of a trip, or even ruin [...]

For visitors of Jewish religion coming to Venice, it is certainly useful to know that Venice is the only city in Italy to have an eruv map, which can be [...]

When on a journey, especially if you are traveling light, two needs are very frequent: washing clothes and storing your luggage for a while. Finding a laundrette or a luggage [...]

[On top picture: St Mark Basilica. ©Ph: L. Bosello, 2020] CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN RITE In order to know the venues and the schedule of the Masses, please visit the Venice Patriarchate [...]

[Photo on top: © Ph. Courtesy Galleon Dinner Cruise] A galleon, elegantly equipped to enjoy, placé by candlelight, the panorama of islands and canals of the Lagoon combining the unique [...]

[Photo on top: Cao Rio, sunset tour, © Ph. M. Bortoli] How about being accompanied on a kayak trip by an experienced guide, of course, to discover secret and authentic [...]

[Photo on top: Aerial view of San Francesco del Deserto Island, Venice. © Ph. Anton Nossik 2013] Visiting the islands of Venice Lagoon is the perfect way to see an [...]

[Photo on top: A stop on the Green tour. Ph. by M. Danesin] Veneto greenways and territorial regeneration: let's talk about healthy movement and good food, immersed in the green [...]

[Photo on top: Ponte di Rialto. © Ph. Leonardo Bosello, 2021] The following are Live-Venice’s suggestion on how to organize your visit in Venice if you are in town just [...]

Of course, Venice is not Disneyland, but it still offers many pleasant, fun, and educational child-friendly activities—and for the whole family! The following are some suggestions and ideas for the [...]

On February 11, 2024, McArthurGlen Designer Outlet celebrates Chinese New Year with a colorful show of dances, music and traditional costumes for young and old. Located just 40 minutes from [...]

I Love Tourists Easy Guide app is an all-round information hub thanks to which your holiday will be more pleasant and relaxing! The app will welcome you to Venice and [...]

[Photo on top: the façade of Procuratie in Piazza San Marco. Ph. Courtesy The Human Safety Net] Piazza San Marco is the parlor of the Venetians and of the entire [...]

History The most ancient findings in and around the Venetian lagoon date back to the period between the 10th and the 7th cent. BC. According to the tradition, Venice was [...]

[Photo on top: voga lesson in the lagoon. Ph. Courtesy Row Venice] They are a team of twentyfive women, cheerful and determined, all bounded by a shared passion and by [...]

[Photo on top: Lago di Santa Croce (BL). © Ph: Lucio Rossi] The itinerary we are glad to recommend is right between the two “queens”: Venice, the queen of the [...]

[Photo on top: Praglia Abbey (Padua)] An idea as simple as it is fascinating: combining the pleasure of traveling with the pleasure of tasting unique products that are the expression [...]

[Photo on top: the "Lady Betty", one of the vintage boats of Classic Boats Venice. Photo Courtesy Classic Boats Venice] There is a vintage way to discover the Venetian Lagoon, [...]

[Photo on top by Marc De Tollenaere] The world of masks and mask-making is wrapped in a mystic symbolism that has captivated and excited curiosity among people for centuries. In [...]

[Image on top: "Croxera", Giagan] Venice is both unique and multifarious, divided and united between primeval skies and inextricable narrow streets, drunkards and noble men, dogs and cats, and a [...]

The artisan Massimo Doretto works with plates and cliché from all over the world, some of them very ancient. His creativity and imagination adorn the ancient art of leather binding [...]

In Venice, until quite recently, the art of paper decoration and, in particular, of marbled paper decorated with the woodcut printing technique had a single name, that of Ebrù Master [...]

Transforming metal into poetry is not a challenge everyone can succeed at, nor is it to balance the strong nature of this material with creations that have something ethereal. Maddalena [...]

[Photo oon top: Piero Dri working in his workshop. © Ph: P. Dri ] Few trades are more emblematic of the thousand-year old culture of Venice than those related to [...]

Venice is fashion, as when it hosts the fashion shows of Dolce & Gabbana in Piazza San Marco, of Valentino at the Arsenale, of Alberta Ferretti at Ca’ Rezzonico, or [...]

Make way for the young and their creativity, which improves things, or at least it shows them from a different and unconventional perspective. Mattia Gesiot, Filippo Soffrizzi, and Elena Segato [...]

There is a shop in Venice that has always exerted a magnetic power on passers-by! It is in the heart of Venice in Campo San Barnaba, a few steps from [...]

When intuition meets research, together they pave the way for innovation. This is the case of Alfier Glasstudio, the Venetian studio specialized in artistic Murano glass, where Maurizio Alfier and [...]

Andrea D'Agostino is a Goldsmith Art Master, a renowned craftsman of European haute joaillerie. In his Bottega Orafa ABC lab and shop, D'Agostino works on gold, silver, titanium, often with [...]