Venice Marathon 2009

The Venice Marathon – 25th October 2009

Starting from the magic and the splendour of the “Riviera” many Venitian location will be animated by an enthusing “historical race”: we are talking about the Venice Marathon, which is much more than a simple sport competition, that this year will take place on the 25th of October. Many says that the Venice Marathon differs by many others similiar sport event because of its magnificent route. The competition starts in Stra, a nearby city of Venice where the famous Villa Pisani is located, and ends in “Riva Sette Martiri” the street which runs closeby San Marco Square and from where you can see the whole Venitian Lagoon.

The first 20 Kilometers of the journey take place in the “Brenta Riviera” and skirt the navigable canal. The landscape is tipycal of the Venitian countryside, rich in vegetation and abundant with Venitian villas from the 18th Century. The Marathon crosses then the towns of Marghera and Mestre, and arrives in Venice on the “Ponte della Libertà” (a straight 4 KM bridge which arrives in the Island of Venice). The race continues in the Venice port and enters the historic Venice

centre in its last few kilometers. The competitors will run on the “Fondamenta delle Zattere” by the side of the “Canale della Giudecca” (a part of the Venice Lagoon between Venice Island and the Island of the Giudecca). The athlets will arrive at the “Punta della Dogana” (by the Basilica of the Salute) from there they will be able to cross the Gran Canal thanks to a floating bridge (160 meters long and prepared expressly for the Venice Marathon), and by running alongside San Marco Square and the Doges Palace will arrive at the finishing line in Riva dei Sette Martiri.

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Pictures from Venezia.net.

Venice International Film festival 2009

66th Venice International Film Festival

Director: Marco Müller

The 66th Venice International Film Festival is organized by the Venice Biennale and will take place in the Lido Island from the 2nd of September until the 12th of September.

The Venice Film Festival wants to promote the knowledge and spreading of international filming in each of his form, entertainment fiming, industry filming, in a freedom and tollerance spirit. The Festival will include retrospectives and awards to filmography stars, as a contribution to a better knowledge of the film history.

Marco Müller is the director of this 66th edition and is responsible of the Film sector since 2004.

The calendar of the customer projections is extended over 11 days, from Wensday the 2nd until Saturday the 12th 2009.

Tuesday, August the 1st, the Venice Film Festival 2009 pre-opening will take place with the projection of  “La Grande Guerra” by Mario Monicelli, at the open air movie theatre in San Polo (Arena of San Polo) at 9 PM; the director will be present at the event.
This year, 5 International Juries will assign the Official Awards (Venezia 66, Orizzonti, Controcampo Italiano, Corto Cortissimo, Opera Prima) for the 66th Venice Film Festival.

Here you check the Venice Film Festival 2009 Movie Program.

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Regata Storica Venice 2009 – Venice, Italy Events

Sunday, 6th September 2009
The “Venice Regata Storica“, an highly expected Venice event, which takes place as every year the first Sunday of September, will open this year with the historic parade. The parade will see the partecipation of over a hundred folkloristic rowing boats, guided by people in typical Venitian costumes representing the local rowing association of the city and of the North of Italy.

The “Venice Regata Storica” is, still today, one of the most spectacular and involving Venice event. This occurrence can enchat thousands of tourists and emotion the locals. The Venice Regata Storica is an historic parade, with typical boats from the sixteenth century and the “Bucintoro”, the representative boat of “La Serenissima”, leading ahead. This Venitian event recalls the reception that Venice reserved to Caterina Cornaro, spouse of the king of Cyprus, who renounced the throne for the city of Venice.

After the historic parade, the boat ride competition will take place, with the locals and touristed positioned on all sides of the Gran Canal shouting to encourage their favorite boat rider.

“Venice Regata Storica” Program:

3.15 PM Historic Parade with Boats from the Sixteenth Century
4.50 PM: two row “pupparini” competition
5.05 PM: women two row “mascarete” competition
5.30 PM: six row “caorline” competition
5.55 PM: “gondolini” competition

Make sure to book your cheap hotel in Venice in advance!