http://veniceholidayforfamily.com Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:15:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en VENICE IN WINTER  WITH VENICE HOLIDAYS: A MAGICAL SURPRISE! A holiday in Venice in the wintertime allows you to visit the most important sites and monuments of the city without the confusion and crowds of the summer season. You can experience that special feeling of losing yourself in the foggy walkways ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=500                                                                                                                                                   One word is enough to describe Venicemarathon course: spectacular. However, if you are running the Venicemarathon not to gaze at the landscape, but to improve your personal best, don't worry: the race track is mainly flat and ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=498 The Giudecca Island is located about 400 meters south of Venice and is separate from the city by the homonymous canal. The Giudecca is comprised by 8 islands and has about 4500 inhabitants. In ancient times its name was "Spina Longa", due to the long and narrow ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=494               Grand Canal Palace This incredibile palace was built at the end of the 16th century by the pupils of Renaissance architect Jacop Sansovino. The future Pope Clement XIII was born in this palazzo in 1693. The palace is over 4,000 square feet, with 20 foot ceilings and has the utmost ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=491   Church of the Madonna dell’Orto The Church of the Madonna dell’Orto was built around the middle of the 15th century by Fra’ Tiberio da Parma and took the name of Madonna dell’Orto due to the ancient picture of the Virgin that was found in a garden nearby and which was then ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=489 A city on water The first description of the inhabitants on the lagoon comes from the 6th century AD and was written by the Roman Cassiodoro: It appears as though you slide across fields with your boats because from afar you cannot discern the canals from the sandbanks... and whilst in other ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=488                                                         San Marco Holidays LOCATION This apartment is located in the exclusive neighbourhood of San Marco, an area located in the very heart of the old town in which the most important noble families in Venice live. Piazza San Marco is probably the best known spot in town, and it is so ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=486 66th Annual Venice Film Festival Line-Up Competition: "36 vues du Pic Saint Loup", Jacques Rivette (France) "Accident", Cheang Pou-Soi (China-Hong Kong) "Baaria", Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy) "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans", Werner Herzog (U.S.) "Between Two Worlds", Vimukthi Jayasundara (Sri Lanka) "Capitalism: A Love Story", Michael Moore (U.S.) "La Doppia Ora", Giuseppe Capotondi (Italy) "Il Grande ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=484  Several film festivals top the list in terms of exposure and prestige, especially for indies. In North America, Toronto takes the prize. Overseas, Berlin and Venice are generally considered the cream of the crop. The Berlin Film Festival took place earlier this year. The 66th Venice International Film Festival will ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=482                                                         Special price for charming apartment located in "Frari area", just only 10 minuties by Rialto Bridge. PRICE FOR 3 NIGHTS/6 PEOPLE: 480 euros PRICE FOR 5 NIGHTS/6 PEOPLE: 740 euros PRICE FOR 7 NIGHTS/6 PEOPLE: 950 euros Frari Holidays LOCATION The Frari apartment is a large and bright apartment situated on the third fllor ... http://veniceholidayforfamily.com/?p=479