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Tag Archives: acqua alta
Glass Walls Do Not a Prison Make
Just sharing some interesting news about Venice’s latest efforts to combat the acqua alta. I saw them working around the Basilica last June but never asked what was going on. Well, this is the result! And it seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged acqua alta, Basilica San Marco, italy, Piazza San Marco, travel, venezia, Venice
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Nova: Saving Venice
The PBS show Nova centered on Venice this week in a show titled Saving Venice, exploring Mose and other ways that Venice is attempting to protect the city from high water. I learned some new things, getting to see just … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged acqua alta, climate change, flooding, italy, lagoon, marshland, Mose, PBS, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Venice Rising
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BanglaVenice–A Project Worth Supporting!
Through my involvement with the Guild of St George, which, among other things, works towards Venice sustainability, I learned about this film project by Emanuele Confortin. He is in the editing stages of a documentary called BanglaVenice, which looks at … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged acqua alta, Bangladesh, BanglaVenice, climate change, documentary, Emanuele Confortin, film, Guild of St George, italy, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Happy Anniversary, Venice Rising!
One year ago this week, I agreed to Rosemary Wilmot’s idea to create the book that became Venice Rising: Aqua Granda, Pandemic, Rebirth. She and I had met via email because of Venice blog posts that brought us together and … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua alta, anthology, First Spritz Is Free, flooding, Italian writers, italy, pandemic, rainbow, Rosemary Wilmot, venezia, Venice, Venice Rising, World Monuments Fund, writing
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“Just-In-Times” for Christmas
My mom is a member of St. Justin Parish in Santa Clara, California. Her Ladies Guild group has just posted these book reviews of Venice Rising in their monthly newsletter, the”Just-in-Times.” What great reviews! “Hi Ladies, I just finished the … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua alta, fundraising, Italian heritage, Italian writers, italy, St. Justins Church, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice Rising
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Venice Rising Has a New Look!
Check out the lovely new website by Michelle Miller to promote the book her mother, Rosemary Wilmot, and I created. You can also learn more about the charities that Venice Rising supports: There’s also a new Facebook page where you … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged acqua alta, books, Cover-19, Facebook, First Spritz Is Free, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, pandemic, publishing, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, website, writing
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Announcing Venice Rising!
Woohoo! Sound the Marangona bell at the Basilica! The new anthology Venice Rising: Aqua Granda, Pandemic, Rebirth is now available! It’s a collection of 31 chapters, stories by people living in Venice during the flooding of November 2019 and the … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua alta, anthology, book, book reviews, books, charities, ebook, flooding, Italian language, Italian writers, italy, no grandi navi, sustainability, travel, travel writing, venezia, Veneziano, Venice, Venice Calls, Venice history, Venice Rising, We are here Venice, writers
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Light and Shadow Dancing
The many ways that water lives in the city–this is captured in JoAnn Locktov’s new paean to Venice: Dream of Venice in Black and White. Puddles, fog, snow, rain, canals–of course, waves, reflections, clouds, splashes, mist on stones, droplets in … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua alta, books, Dream of Venice, forcola, gondola, gondolier, italy, JoAnn Locktov, Marisa Convento, no grandi navi, photography, photos, sotoportego, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, writers
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Acqua Bassa
You’ve heard about acqua alta, when Venice’s waters rise to flood the streets. But have you heard of acqua bassa? A Venetian friend shared these pictures from a couple days ago. The water was so low that many boats could … Continue reading
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Tagged acqua alta, acqua bassa, Gondolas, italy, photos, travel, venezia, Venice, weather
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