Spring!
Easter in Venice
It is known: the best tourism ever in Italy is in spring and in autumn, when big crowds yet don't fill town, and when regular city life is still alive. Of course during Easter breack the city is not empty, but still it's possible to enjoy it with locals.
Maybe this is the best period of the year when to choose our city: the weather is unpredictable but temperatures are nice and fesh. Venetians still perform their regular lives before summer breack
Festivity of Saint Mark the Evangelist - April 25
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Ascension Day, marriage of the Sea - May 12, 2013
Marriage toThe
Doge of the Serenissima used this rite to demonstrate the
Republic's dominion in the gulf.
The Doge and his entourage embarked on the Bucintoro, the
beautiful ship done all in gold. On reaching the mouth of
San Nicoḷ port, the Doge threw a gold ring into the sea.
Every year on Ascension day the Mayor of Venice, civic
dignitaries and religious and military representatives leave
Saint Mark's Square and sail to the Port of S. Nicoḷ where
the ritual ring throwing takes place.
La Vogalonga - May 19, 2013
The Vogalonga
is a splendid, fun and thoroughly worthy event which takes
place once a year in Venice and its lagoon. It's held on a
Sunday morning in May or June. Like a protest, a
get-together and a non-competitive race rolled into one,
this is an event where rowers take over the lagoon and
canals. They oust the destructive motorboats which churn up
the fragile lagoon ecosystem and damage Venice's buildings,
and for one morning the peace is disturbed only by the slap
of oars, the shouts and songs of rowing teams and the
applause of enthusiastic spectators.
Venetians
used to sanctify the 25th of April far before that
date became the actual National Holiday of Italy liberation.
April the 25th is the holiday of the Patron Saint of
the
city, whose relic was transferred in Venice in the year 828 by
two Venetian merchants, and who became their Patron Saint and
emblema under the shape of the winged lion, and whose death
dates April 25th.