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18th Century, Venice. Circling about the snaky, torch-lit alleyways of the ancient city are swarms of masked men and women. Before leaving the house, members of all social ranks change their names, leaving their titles and inhibitions at the door. Men dress as women, women as men, priests pursue prostitutes, married men and women meet with lovers i...

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From February 3 through 21, Carnegie Hall will lead a New York City-wide festival, La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic, saluting the stunning artistic legacy of the Venetian Republic, the independent, forward-thinking, and influential city-state that stood distinctly apart from Italy and the rest of Europe for a thousand years...

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February 2 (Thursday) 5:30 pm. "La Serenissima": The Millenarian Venice A discussion with Jordi Savall. Moderated by Magdalena Baczewska. Jordi Savall is among the foremost performers of early music in the world today. Savall will speak about the myriad musical styles and influences at play throughout the thousand-year lifespan of the Venetian Repu...

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Venice public works Superintendent Roberto Linetti on Tuesday said there is money to fund a 100-million-euro project to protect St. Mark's Square from flooding and that the project "will take place", according to Venice newspaper Nuova Venezia. It said the original project was developed in 2000 and would have to be updated and revised but could be...

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di Silvia De Bernardin   Sette voli giornalieri per un totale di circa 2000 posti e una competitività che passa soprattutto dal network su America Latina e Caraibi. È questo il piano d'attacco sull'Italia per il 2015, l'anno dell'Expo di Milano, di American Airlines.   La compagnia americana prepara una nuova offensiva sulla Penisola...

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Author Susan Van Allen ("50 Places in Rome, Florence and Venice Every Woman Should Go"), moderates a panel of passionate experts who will share insider's info on Italy's Big Three. Featuring Joe Wolff, author of "Cafe Life: Florence", JoAnn Locktov, editor of "Dream of Venice", and Angela K. Nickerson, author of "Michelangelo's Rome".   Sund...

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by Andrea Carli   Cakes and candies, cakes and candies and more cakes and candies, and the diet can wait. At the end of the Easter holidays, families will have taken €400 million out of their pockets to buy confections, estimated Codacons, a consumer association.   Six out of ten Italians will serve the Colomba cake (shaped like a dov...

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by Claudia Baroncelli   If you are planning to pop the question to your sweetheart, but don't know how to do it and (above all) where to do it, you should know that Italy has plenty of romantic places to act as the perfect setting for your proposal. Here are Swide's suggestions.   Perhaps secondo only to your wedding day and the arriv...

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Saturday September 26, 10:30 am — 12:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States Members $15, Non-Members $25 Marco Polo, Casanova, and Vivaldi are among Venice's favorite sons. Toni McKeen will provide some new insights into the travels of Marco Polo, and how he became so...

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So you thought Venice was all water? Let us tell you about some things to do in Venice that are not so 'wet'!   Helen Yemm from the Telegraph writes about the Gardens of Venice, from the Palazzo Soranzo Cappello, which has an almost rural atmosphere, and the little Palazzo Gradenigo, to the starkly modern garden enclosed behind the Palazzo Q...

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