2024 Is the best year to visit Venice

Anyone who has plans to go to Venice, Italy, during 2024, will benefit immensely because every month features a festival and various exhibition. Let’s start at the beginning of the year with the Venice Carnival or the famous mask festival. Next up is the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant and explorer. There will be special exhibitions in the city until the end of the year. In addition, this year also coincides with the year of the Venice Biennale or La Biennale di Venezia 2024. That said, no matter when you plan to travel to Venice, there are activities to enjoy all year long.

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VENICE CARNIVAL

27th January to 13th February 2024

The mask festival, long considered unique to Venice, which dates back to the Middle Ages and has been flourishing since the 1980s. The specialty of the mask festival features people dressed elegantly while wearing artistically crafted masks based on characters such as Bauta, Dr Plague, Harlequin, Columbine and Gnaga. Throughout the festival, there will be unique activities every day, such as mask and costume contests, parade competitions and concert performances but the highlight is held during the last week of the event.

Pick the best location for Venice Carnival

• San Marco District, San Marco is the central district of Venice. This is where St. Mark’s Square is located. If anyone wants to watch the parade and the Flight of the Angel performance, it is recommended to pick a spot and settle down at this point.

• Grand Canal, The opening of the mask festival, or La Festa Venezia sull’acqua, will take place on water, whereby the parade will sail along the Grand Canal.

• St. Stefano Square, St. Stefano’s Square is where Street Theatre Show is held continuously in scheduled rounds during the weekend holidays free of charge.

• Burano, Burano is an island approximately 7 kilometers from Venice. The houses are painted in bright color schemes and the island itself is another spot where the mask festival is to be held as well.

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VENICE BIENNALE

20th April – 24th November 2024

The Venice Biennale or La Biennale di Venezia, is an international art festival that has been held since 1895. It brings together the works of international artists from more than 100 countries, alternating every other year between art (Art Biennale) and architecture exhibitions (Architecture Biennale). This year marks the 60th anniversary of the International Art Festival. The theme of the event is Foreigners Everywhere and will be held in three main venues: Gardini, Arsenal’s and Forte Marghera. Art connoisseurs and enthusiasts must not miss this event.

700th Anniversary of Marco Polo’s Death

The commemorative event marks the death of Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo, who lived from 1797-1867. He wrote Le II Milione, or the travel journal of Marco Polo, which tells the story of his travels to the Far East along the Silk Road to China. Marco Polo’s voyages inspired many generations of travelers – a notable explorer inspired by said book is Christopher Columbus, a traveler from Genoa who intended to travel to Japan but instead arrived in America.

The Marco Polo exhibition at the Doge’s Palace Venice

This exhibition commemorates Marco Polo and is held on 8 January, falling upon the anniversary of the date of his death. Then, from March till April, there will be an exhibition in the Doge’s Palace, where a private collection in the museum will narrate stories of his travels to China and Japan. You can follow details about the exhibition at dogespalacevenice.com

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