Un Ospite di Venezia |Event Calendar | October 2023-No. 10
OCTOBER IN VENICE There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October. First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide. But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
OCTOBER IN VENICE
There are several reasons to recommend a visit to Venice, even more so if it falls in the month of October.
First and foremost, the mild climate that heralds the winter season but also offers the pleasures that only a few cities can provide.
But what to recommend?... Without a doubt, the simplest things. For example, getting intoxicated by a lagoon sunset or strolling until you get lost (only to find yourself again) along the labyrinth of alleys; crossing the Grand Canal by water aboard one of the last gondola ferries or being captivated by the multitude of shop windows and boutiques, or yet, enjoying an aperitif, a coffee, an ice cream, a dinner while savoring the city's small squares or climbing one of the many bell towers and being enchanted by a bird's-eye view.
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SAILING,
BETWEEN HISTORY AND PASSION
If nearby Trieste is confirmed these days as the
capital city of sailing with its Barcolana, an exceptional
regatta known throughout the world, Venice,
which has always been a marine city, certainly
does not wish to appear to a lesser extent.
It is well known that its history has passed
through sailing, understood not as a sport but as
an actual lifestyle. Through sailing, the Venetians
reached all the boundaries of the Mediterranean,
from the Aegean to the Holy Land, up to Egypt
and even beyond, touching unknown lands for
the time, such as Cabo Verde, the extreme western
protrusion of Africa and the Lofoten islands,
in the north of Norway.
The very history of the ancient Republic has
passed through the famous Arsenal, even mentioned
by Dante. Here they forged the fleet
which took the Serenissima’s dominion for centuries
over the entire Adriatic, driving its flourishing
commerce from here along the Silk Road.
Such history and such passion are both distant
today, but are brought back to life in town ideally,
thanks to two spectacular regattas, differing
from each other, nevertheless still conforming to
that ancient spirit.
They are two occasions which will not fail to draw
their participants and the public into a true sailing
festival.
The Venice Hospitality Challenge, a veritable
challenge between sporting passion and glamour,
starts with its tenth edition on Saturday 14 October
(at 1.30pm), on maxi yachts each paired with
the same number of Venetian hôtellerie excellences.
The event will be linked for this occasion to
a celebratory exhibition, visible until 15 October
at Palazzo Vittoria, headquarters
of the VAC Foundation, at the
Zattere.
The following Sunday, on 15
October, the rendez-vous will
be with the Veleziana, a festive
sailing gathering, filling Saint
Mark’s Basin with over 250 boats
of all sorts and colours, offering
a unique opportunity for a moment
to re-experience the spirit
of friendship and passion for the
sea, which took Venice so far.
Both events may be watched
freely from the quaysides of
Saint Mark and from the Giudecca
and San Giorgio islands.
OTTOBRE A VENEZIA
Sono vari i motivi per cui consigliare un soggiorno
veneziano, ancor più, se questo cade nel mese di
ottobre.
Innanzitutto la dolcezza di un clima che prelude
alla stagione invernale ma che riserva quei piaceri
che solo poche città possono offrire.
Ma cosa consigliare?... Senza dubbio le cose più
semplici. Quella per esempio di lasciarsi inebriare
da un tramonto in laguna o di passeggiare fino a
perdersi (per poi ritrovarsi) lungo il labirinto di calli;
di attraversare a pelo d’acqua il Canal Grande a
bordo di uno degli ultimi traghetti di gondole o di
lasciarsi ammaliare dalla moltitudine di vetrine di
botteghe e negozi o ancora, di gustarsi un aperitivo,
un caffè, un gelato, una cena godendo del
plateatico della città o di salire su uno dei tanti
campanili e lasciarsi incantare da una veduta “a
volo d’uccello”.
Per chi poi può prendersi la libertà (e il tempo) per
un breve viaggio, ecco la possibilità di scoprire il
fascino emanato dalla laguna e dalle sue piccole
isole o lasciarsi emozionare dalla visione del mare
lungo la spiaggia del Lido.
Ma c’è ancora un lato che può conquistare l’attenzione
e la voglia di fare nuove scoperte: sono gli
eventi che la città, praticamente tutto l’anno, offre
ai suoi ospiti. Eventi in gran parte unici che toccano
gli ambiti (e le passioni) più diverse.
Ecco allora presentarsi una scelta che ben pochi
luoghi possono vantare: mostre d’arte, esposizioni,
concerti, spettacoli, incontri, appuntamenti
sportivi e occasioni per il tempo libero…
Da buona agenda turistica cerchiamo di presentarle
tutte, come sempre, con la massima sintesi
e ordine nelle pagine a seguire.
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