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The 50 archival photographs in this slideshow from the site of the Commune of Venice and show the magnitude of the acqua alta that was on 4 November 1966 highest of all time: + 1.94 m relative to mean sea level and which damaged much of the ground floor of Venice, causing considerable damage.
Venice Carnival 2011 Dates: 19 and 20.02.2001 - 08.03.2011 from 26.02 to Subjects " Ottocento - Senso in Sissi - City of Women Costume Ideas:
PROGRAM: MAJOR EVENTS
19.02 Grand "brindisi" on the Piazzetta San Marco, 19: 00-20: 00. Cocktails, music and dance. 20.02 : Festa Veneziana on the Grand Canal and the district of Cannaregio. Aquatic procession in honor of Saint Mark who travel up the Grand Canal to the Cannaregio Rio del which will host the "Flight of the Pantegana. E cicheti tasting fries.
26.02 : FEAST OF MARY starting at 14: 00 San Pietro di Castello for an arrival at 16: 00 St. Mark's Square.
26.02 : HISTORICAL PROCESSION , 14: 00 Piazza San Mark, a parade of costumed characters telling the story of Venice, particularly XIX, which will join the "masks" of the Association of Friends of the Venice Carnival. Dancers, quadrille, waltz of the XIX.
27.02 : FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL on Piazza San Marco 12: 00. A celebrity falls from the top of the Campanile on a cable to the bottom of Piazza San Marco, to the Correr Museum.
27.02 : HISTORICAL PROCESSION , 14: 00 Piazza San Marco
Decadenza 04.03, at the Teatro San Gallo. Great Day with dinner in costume. + Day Dinner: 90 €. Festival (50 €) See Facebook
04 and 5.03 : MASCHERA PIU BELLA , 12 and 16 to 14:00 to 17:00. Piazza San Marco. Selections of the most beautiful contest "Tales"
05.03 : BALLO del Doge at 21:00 at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta. The VIP event of the Carnival, hosted by Antonia Sauter. View site
05.03 : BALL CAVALCHINI to 20: 30 in the Fenice Theatre. Bal trendy, modern music. See site and video below the 2010 Cavalchina
06.03 : HISTORICAL PROCESSION , 14: 00 Piazza San Marco 3.6 : MASCHERA PIU BELLA , 15: 00 Place San Marco. The Final of the best "Tales"
3.8: FEAST OF MARY starting at 15: 30 of aquatic procession of San Giacomo dell'Orio to St. Mark's Square for the return prices.
08.03 : FESTA DELLA DONNA and MARDI GRAS 08.03 : THE REGATTA OF SILENCE to 24: 00 on the Grand Canal, Rialto to St. Mark's Square. Long procession of gondolas and rowing boats on the Grand Canal illuminated. On arrival in Piazza San Marco will be a release of hundreds of small paper balloons lit to celebrate the end of Carnival.
CONTINUING ACTIVITIES: of 26.02 to 03.08 : Show Standing 14: 00 to late at night on the big stage from Piazza San Marco. Choreography, theater and circus, parades, music concerts, all night ... Bals (waltz and tango) of 26.02 to 08.03 : Theme dinners at the Casino of Venice (Palazzo Cà Vendramin Calergi) of 26.02 to 08.03 :: CITTA APERTA VENEZIA (Venice Open City). Music, theater, cultural. Shows Commedia del Arte. Silent film festival at the Palais du Cinema on the Lido. Road shows to discover the secret Venice. Extended hours in museums and art galleries in Venice. from 26.02 to 03.08 :: THE CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL from 15: 00 on Campo San Polo. Theatrical performances for children with acrobats, clowns, jugglers, ... Ice rink installed in the Campo. from 26.02 to 03.08 : I Giardino dei paesi volanti - 2nd Teen Carnival of Venice Biennale, 10: 00-18: 00 (up to 21: 00 on 03.03). Exhibitions, educational activities, art workshops, treasure hunts, concerts, ... Location: Central Pavilion of the Biennale.
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This is the second time this text is studied Rigpa. Previously, the late Khenpo Pets taught on this text in 1997, Lerab Ling. This course is open to advanced students of Shedra who have bases in the study of Sutrayana and all students Retirement of three years of Rigpa. The lessons will take place over three months, which will go into the details and reach a deeper understanding of the main themes. We encourage students to stay one more month to Pharping to put these valuable lessons into practice in a context of retirement.
Shedra The next year will also include a class for beginners. The course will focus on Bodhicharyavatara , on the basis of comment Khenpo Shenga , and will last all of four months.
dates and exact prices will be communicated later in 2011.
Valerie is back in Venice! New book signing of his book "Dark Lagoon", this time at the French Alliance on Saturday 29 at 20:30. For those who have not yet read the book, reads: "Dark Lagoon" in Post Destination Venice in September 2010. course, those who will be in Venice this weekend are warmly invited to attend the festival where literature will rub and Venetian music of the time. See map.
Every morning in Venice dozens of people descended from the vaporetto to clean the city so it is again immaculate when the first guests arrive. I like this photo taken by Laura (laure@destination-italie.net) that evokes both the world of Bilal and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"! click photo to enlarge.
In Italian commercials, there's always "a touch of class," an atmosphere "Dolce Vita", pretty girls and good food. What could be better! And when in the pub, it's Sofia Loren who sings and speaks, then the emotion rises to the surface! "You vui 'fa' Americano? MSC Cruises see and also cruises from Venice Hear the song in its entirety on Youtube