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The Other Venice is pleased to announce the addition of a new thematic tour: Photographic Tour in Venice.
This tour consists of a 4-hour leisurely walk incorporating a photographic workshop with photographer Marco Secchi, well known for his editorial and commercial work and represented by the most important international agencies.
During the tour under Marco's supervision you'll be able to acquire ...
Experience the excitement of a boat tour along the Venice lagoon, it is a special experience, but do so on a totally silent boat, is something unique.
This is only possible thanks to a boat powered by an electric motor.
The batteries are charged from regular electrical outlets during the night, but during the day it can also store energy from solar panels on the roof of the boat itself, thus making it not only silent ...
The Montecucco DOC Archaeological wine tour will take you in the heart of Tuscany to discover the land of the Etruscans, for a guided tour of two days especially focused on “wine and archaeology”, but also on food and nature, hot baths at the spa of Saturnia and gastronomy, in the sign of pleasure and conviviality.
The tour, realized by Tenuta Terre Brune in agreement with Colle Massari winery at Cinigiano, is particularly suitable for ...
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo from Granada arrived in Venice in the late nineteenth century, with his mother and sister, and occupies the top floor of the Palazzo Pesaro degli Orfei. He was an eclectic and global artist: painting, photography, stage design, light designer, but above all he is considered the very first fashion designer. In a short time he acquired the entire building, which became his home and workshop.
His clothes were very popular and appreciated ...
The birth of the city of Venice sinks its roots in myth and legend. A myth created on purpose by the Serenissima Republic of Venice to defend its political and religious independence. The idea that Venice had risen where there was nothing, rising from the water as a Venus, brought with it the concept, much more significant, of an intrinsic freedom that allowed not to accept foreign interference.
Today, however, we know that the historical reality ...
Engineer, architect, structural designer, manufacturer but also a writer and lecturer. To Pier Luigi Nervi, teacher and builder, from December 14, the MAXXI of Rome dedicate a deepened show, as part of a larger cycle of international exhibitions dedicated to the great Italian talent. To the first show, which opened in Brussels last June, will follow exposures that present each time new cuts and in-depth content, and, after Venice and Turin, will continue in other ...
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In the late 1920s, three progressive and influential patrons of the arts, Miss Lillie P. Bliss, Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan, and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., perceived a need to challenge the ...
1 January, 2013 at 8:22 pm | on Museums
Built in a historic area near temple of Gawdawpalin, on the banks of Ayeyarwaddy, a few steps away from Old Bagan Archaeological Museum.
The architect has combined influences that reflect the ancient and ...
Bottega Artigianale Lavacca is an artisanal workshop where love for wood, culture and respect for the traditions of master artisan Mario and his son Libero manifests in creations designed and made entirely ...
An extraordinary historical collection of exceptional interest, telling the technical evolution of the Fire Brigade National Corps.
The first and only Fire Brigade Historical Museum opened to the public and housed in a ...
21 March, 2012 at 2:26 pm | on Museums
The navigation lock of Governolo brings us back to the period of Attila king of the Huns.
According to the tradition, this is the place where, in 452, the historic encounter took place ...