DEGREE-DAY IN PIAZZA SAN MARCO, WITH 500 STUDENTS
For one day on the 1st July and from every year thereafter, Piazza San Marco will become the Aula Magna of Ca' Foscari, for the Degree Ceremony of the University of Venice. 700 ...
Wave upon Wave: Moments of Orbital, Angular Light
FRIDAY, June 24, 2011 at 9.00 p.m. in Piazza San Marco – Pier. For the first time in history since Guglielmo Marconi (1895), radio waves using new scientific techniques...
18TH CENTURY PAVING STONES SPLIT: PIAZZA SAN MARCO LOSES ITS PIECES
The paving stones have been left because of lack of money for repairs: ‘wounded’ - one of the most famous squares in the world. So far only the foundations of the bell tower...
Stars in Laguna, gazing from Piazza San Marco
Saturday, December 18 from 18.00 to 22.00 in the splendid Piazza S. Mark (San Todaro column), will be an evening public observing the sky with the title "Stars in Laguna" now in...
The piazza as a stage
Just after 3 o’clock, a group of about 50 students occupied the porch of the Basilica of Saint Marco and unrolled a banner protesting against the University Reforms...
Mounted twenty ashtrays in Piazza San Marco
From today those who walk through Piazza San Marco will find ashtrays, attached to each trash bins, where you can leave your cigarette butts. The assembly of the ashtray was...
Daniela Vedaldi appointed deputy president
The Executive Council of 24 May 2010 saw the resignation of deputy president Carla Rey and appointed Daniela Vedaldi to the office.
Walking through ... Saint Marks' Square
The first volume of the "Passeggiandoper..." ("Walking through...")-series will be introduced to the public at the "Spazio Eventi Mondadori" ("Mondadori Event Space"),...
32nd edition of "Up'n Down the Bridges" to start from San Marco
The 32nd ‘Up 'n Down the Bridges’ walk has a special twist this year. On Saturday, 17th April, on the eve of the event, a special evening entitled ‘A Tribute to Venice at...
Orsoni Mayor elect of the City of Venice
Lawyer Giorgio Orsoni has been elected the next mayor of Venice. Mr. Orsoni won the elections on the first vote. The Saint Marks' Association would like to extend their...
Meeting the mayors' elections candidate Bressan
Meeting with the city of Venice mayors' election candidate Giorgio Bressan (list "FOR DOING", on wednesday 17th at 10.00 a.m. at the Gran Caffè Florian.
Ordinary assembly on 18th of march 2010
On Thursday 18th of March at 4 pm., in accordance with article . 9 of The Association’s Statute, our Annual General Meeting was held at the Gran Caffè Ristorante...
POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ELECTIONS of 28-29-March 2010
The Association of Saint Mark's Square is organizing a series of meetings with the candidates for the political and administrative elections in and around Venice on March...
Picknicks & naps at Saint Marks on Easter in an overcrowded city
Another 'hot' weekend in Venice; especially around Saint Marks pedestrians 'traffic-jam". Many tourists sitting on stairs for lunch or sort of picknick; someone lying on...
Venice Carnival 2008 - "Sensation: 6 sense for 6 sestieri"
Own to the several demands, we are going to publish a brief Programme concerning the events of Carnival 2008, which will take place in Venice from 25th January to 5th February...
UNESCO shares our opinion about concerts at Piazza San Marco
Marie Paule Roudil, UNESCO's (UN's culture organization) executive in Venice for cultural affaires in an interview to "IL GAZZETTINO" from 13th of february takes...
THE MAYOR LUIGI BRUGNARO ESPOUSES THE SAN MARCO PASS PROJECT
The mayor Brugnaro (in photo) publically declared for the first time at the ‘Millecittà’ international conference, held yesterday at the Doge’s Palace as noted in a...
ACQUA GRANDA: WORKS FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLOOD OF 4 NOVEMBER 1966
In the past few days La Nuova Venezia has summarised the various events planned to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the flood of 4 November 1966 with a detailed article...
SAN MARCO GUARDIANS FROM TOMORROW FINALLY AT WORK!
The ‘San Marco Guardians’ project promoted by the Associazione Piazza San Marco was presented today at 1 pm at a press conference in Ca’ Farsetti. A team of fifteen...
HERE ARE THE GUARDIANS!
HERE ARE THE GUARDIANS! This is announced today by the local papers, which highlight the news of the start from next week of the new trial of the San Marco Guardians in the...
TOO MUCH TOURISM, VENICE AT RISK UNESCO!
Only yesterday the Gazzettino dossier on St Mark’s Square and its basilica full of rubbish went around the world. There have been many, also international, comments on the...
