World news about “Venice” published by euronews.
Venice Carnival masks the winter weather There is a party atmosphere in a chilly Venice, where revellers have been defying the wintry weather at the start of the city’s carnival. Couples danced in… 05/02/2012
High water in Venice – nocomment The high tide has touched a peak of 100 centimeters in Venice. No big news for its citizens, who are accustomed to high water, but for tourists it was… 07/11/2011
Digital scanning keeps Venice out of the water It is one of the most incredible cities in the world, but Venice’s beauty is in danger of being lost. The city is under a two-pronged attack; sinking… 18/10/2011
Clooney at Venice Film Festival – nocomment George Clooney and the cast of his latest movie, “The Ides of March,” arrive at the Lido in Venice for a press conference ahead of the film’s festival… 01/09/2011
The Venetian art of Burano and Murano Venice is renowned across the globe for the lace of Burano and the glass of Murano. Murano’s reputation as a centre for glassmaking was born when the… 29/08/2011
Venetian lace museum proudly reopens On Burano Island in the lagoon of Venice, famed for the splendour of its past, the Lace Museum is open once more, following lengthy restoration. ‘Vaporetti’… 02/08/2011
Art takes over Venice for the Biennale Every two years the Venice Biennale takes the pulse of international contemporary art. Every available space is handed over to art – some of it even takes… 14/06/2011
Venice Biennale starts… with a tank and a treadmill The Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and perhaps most-talked-about festival of modern art, is getting underway. Every two years, more than 300,000… 03/06/2011
The Venice Carnival masks The Venice Carnival is one of the major the highlights of the Italian social calendar. This spectacular and colourful revival of traditional masked balls… 03/03/2011
Bonus interview: Michèle Roche, Laurent Martin and Alexandre Dratwicki Here are some bonus excerpts from our interviews with pianist Laurent Martin, Michèle Roche (Secretary General at the ‘Fondation Bru’) and Alexandre… 20/05/2010
Venice, more Romantic than ever You may wonder – what is the link between Venice and 19th century French music? Of course, French musicians and composers have always been passionate about… 19/05/2010
Armenian book anniversary marked in VeniceAn exhibition in Venice is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the publication there of the first-ever book printed in Armenian. Among those admiring the… 16/12/2011
International Architecture Exhibition opens in VeniceEntitled “People Meet in Architecture”, it is the first time the exhibition is curated by a woman, Japanese Kazuyo Sejima, a laureate of the Pritzker prize –… 01/09/2010
Venice attempts to tame the wavesVenice would not be Venice without its myriad of waterways but up to 60 times a year the sea takes over the city, flooding shops, cafes and piazzas. 14/06/2010
The Venice CommissionWhat is the role of the Venice Commission, at work for 20 years on electoral law, independence of judicial systems and respect for human rights in emerging… 09/02/2010
Venice holds mock funeralIt was the scene of Thomas Mann’s famous work, ‘Death in Venice’ but now Venetians have held a mock funeral to highlight the Italian city’s sinking… 14/11/2009
Social turmoil hangs over latest Venice screeningsActor Michele Placido has donned his other hat at the Venice Film Festival – that of Director. Along with two of his young stars Riccardo Scamarcio and… 10/09/2009
Venice Biennale and Esquizos de MadridThe Venice Biennale opened its doors on June 7th. This contemporary art fair is the oldest-established, largest and most influential in Europe. The theme… 09/06/2009
