Dunnett Carnival of Venice

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09/07/2018

Thanks for posting this, Alexis. Happy memories!

28/02/2018

Carnival Memories

Photos from the Dunnett Carnival of Venice, September 2016. Photos taken by Tom Blackie, Simon Hedges, Anne Buchanan, Susan Morris, Christiane Schreiter, Marta…

14/10/2017

4 years ago the countdown to the Dunnett Carnival of Venice 2016 began in a restaurant in Pittburgh.

06/04/2017

Inside the Petty Officers' Club at the Venetian Arsenale. We had lunch there on our final day, courtesy of the Italian Navy. It's a lovely old building that was once the naval bakery.

15/02/2017

The Horses of St Mark. There will be an article about these (thank you Christiane Schreiter) in the upcoming March issue ( #134) of the Dorothy Dunnett Society's magazine Whispering Gallery.

14/01/2017

And the BBC's Invisible Venice - lots on the Doge's Palace, the Ghetto, and the Lazzaretti (with our guide Martino Rizzi - that man gets around). Only available within the UK, and for a limited period.

Alexander Armstrong and Dr Michael Scott explore the watery wonderland of Venice.

14/01/2017

Probably only available from within the UK - but the Venice episode visits San Marco, Torcello (with our guide Martino Rizzi), Rialto and the Brenta Canal.

Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on spectacular canal journeys, both home and away

31/12/2016

Bon Ano!

11/12/2016

Some shots of the Carnival

28/09/2016

100 Revellers at the Dunnett Carnival of Venice pose for the group photo, taken on Day 1 on our Venetian Stroll.

22/09/2016

20/09/2016

18/09/2016

Here's the first floor (2nd floor, if you are American) corridor outside some of the bedrooms at the Don Orione Artigianelli, where we are based.

12/09/2016

Not quite there yet, but soon. This is where we'll be having our first group photo on Monday (if we can all fit on that bridge).

07/09/2016

Prepare...

Ooooo look at these! Yum!

Courtesy of Glass of Bubbly 🍾

19/08/2016

One month from now, we'll be sitting in the Aula Magna conference room in Venice, and TIna Dallas will be about to start her talk "Nicccolo at Large in Venice". Then, after lunch we'll be having a short talk on the Art of Venice from Deborah Conway Read, and then hearing from Jan Fergus on Venice as a Character in the House of Niccolo, before going on a stroll around the locality and having our first group photo taken in front of (or by the side of) the church of San Trovaso (this church has two main entrances, each on a different face of the church, one for each of two main factions of Venice - the Niccolotti and the Castellani).

19/07/2016

Exactly two months from now, we will have just finished lunch in the Cloisters of the Don Orione Artigianelli in Venice.

www.donorione-venezia.it

17/07/2016

For those who remember the Dunnett Siege of Malta in 2005.

11/07/2016

FESTA DEL REDENTORE 16-17 LUGLIO 2016
Se siete a Venezia il terzo Sabato e Domenica di luglio, avete l'occasione imperdibile di partecipare alla Festa del Redentore, una delle più antiche e amate feste popolari, che ricorda la fine della peste del 1576 e che ha, tuttora, un significato speciale e partecipato per i veneziani.
Ogni anno, viene costruito un ponte galleggiante attraverso il canale della Giudecca per raggiungere la Chiesa del Redentore, costruita dal Palladio, e partecipare alle cerimonie religiose di ringraziamento.
Al crepuscolo, il bacino di San Marco diventa un palcoscenico quando comincia a riempirsi di barche addobbate con ghirlande, luci e palloncini. Dalla riva e dall'acqua si attende l'evento principale - i fuochi d'artificio - veri protagonisti della festa, molto attesi e giudicati dai veneziani. I luoghi migliori per vedere i fuochi e la loro immagine specchiata nell'acqua, sono la Giudecca e la Riva degli Schiavoni. Si possono vedere molto bene, anche se più da lontano, da Sant'Elena e dal Lido. I veneziani tradizionalmente guardano i fuochi dall'acqua, cominciando a riunirsi in Bacino sin dal tardo pomeriggio, portandosi le tipiche specialità veneziane, sarde in saor, pasta e fagioli, anguria e vino.
Al termine, ripetendo l'uso secolare, molti trascorrono fuori la notte per attendere l'alba al Lido.
Il giorno seguente, attraversate il ponte galleggiante per la tradizionale Regata del Redentore (dalle 16 in poi) per vedere l'arrivo delle imbarcazioni in gara.
L'atmosfera del Redentore è molto divertente e festosa: è un grande momento per essere a Venezia, per vivere una festa popolare veneziana, a cui tutti però possono partecipare: vi piacerà molto!
Fonte "DeTourism"

THE REDENTORE FEAST-DAY 16th-17th JULY 2016
If you’re in Venice on the third Saturday and Sunday in July, be sure to take part in the Feast of Redentore, which commemorates the end of the plague of 1576 and is an important and typical feast that is still celebrated for its special significance for Venetians.
Every year a floating bridge is placed over the Giudecca Canal which reaches across to the Redentore Church, for the special religious ceremonies which are associated with.
At dusk, Saint Mark’s basin becomes a stage when it begins to fill up with boats adorned with garlands and balloons, as everyone awaits the main event – the fireworks – which are severely judged by Venetians. The best spots to view the fireworks and their mirror image in the water, are the Giudecca and the Riva degli Schiavoni. For a more remote viewing site, head to Sant’Elena or the Lido. True Venetians view them from the water, organizing party boats that are there from late afternoon on, and bringing a variety of Venetian specialties, with sarde in saor, pasta e fagioli, watermelon and white wine.
When the fireworks are over, people often stroll to the Lido to wait for sunrise.
The following day, cross the floating bridge for the traditional Redentore Regatta (from 4 pm) the exciting boat race of which you can catch the best views of the finishing line from the Redentore church. The Redentore is a great time to be in Venice, very festive, a Venetian party but everybody can join in: you'll enjoy it!
From "DeTourism"

09/07/2016

This shows the Don Orione entrance (the yellow blob), the Zattere Vap Stops, and the direction to walk to the Accademia Vap Stop (the yellow arrow).

09/07/2016

Don Orione Approach

09/07/2016

Rather dull for most people, unless you are actually attending the Carnival. But when the video starts, to the left (out of site) is the Zattere vap stop and, at 25 seconds in, the dull unassuming door of the Don Orione appears.

08/07/2016

While strolling along the streets near the stazione (train station) of Venice I decided to give Bevilacqua a call to see if I could make an appointment for a tour of their factory. Luigi Bevilacqua…

26/06/2016

The Carnival has its conference element - here's where you'll register, and the main auditorium - the Aule Magna.

20/06/2016

Buying Vaporetto Tickets from the Yellow Machine.

20/06/2016

Ticket machine (blue) for Alilaguna (boat to Venice) or ATVO Coach (fast coach to Venice with lots of luggage space).

20/06/2016

Baggage reclaim hall, Venice Airport. Buy your Alilaguna, Bus and Vaporetto tickets here while waiting for your bags to appear.