Europe News

Multiple people injured after 50-year-old oak collapses in Venice

A video from the scene showed the tree had snapped at the trunk, just above the roots, although what caused it to collapse is not immediately clear.

3 June 2025

Cult

Uzbekistan showcases modernist Tashkent at Venice Biennale 2025

In partnership with Islamic Civilization Center in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan presents its modernist architectural legacy at the Venice Biennale, with a focus on one of the world’s largest solar furnaces and the future of sustainable design.

15 May 2025

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Venice protest calls for release of aid worker held in Venezuela

A flotilla of 50 boats sailed Venice's Grand Canal demanding the release of Alberto Trentini, an Italian aid worker detained in Venezuela since November 2024.

12 May 2025

Travel News

Venice daytripper fee relaunches this week. Here's how to pay

Venice daytrippers face steep fines if they don’t pay the fee designed to combat overtourism.

15 April 2025

Art

Nordic Pavilion announces its artists ahead of the Venice Biennale

Klara Kristalova, Benjamin Orlow and Tori Wrånes will represent the Nordic Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale.

13 March 2025

Europe News

Packed programme as Venice Carnival enters its last weekend

This year's Carnival, titled 'The Time of Casanova', celebrates 300 years of the famous Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova.

1 March 2025

Ocean

Plastic pollution: The robot cleaning Venice’s iconic canals

In partnership with the European Commission

Venice’s famous canals are facing a growing pollution problem. Once plastic litter ends up in the water, it becomes incredibly difficult to remove. Why is this plastic so dangerous, and what can be done about it?

25 February 2025

Ocean

Plastic pollution: What’s in Venice’s canals?

In partnership with the European Commission

Why is plastic pollution so dangerous for our seas? And what’s the most unexpected find in Venice’s canals? We asked Italian researcher Fantina Madricardo, who led a project using high-tech solutions to tackle the plastic crisis. Watch the video above.

25 February 2025

Destinations

From key box bans to new taxes, Italy is getting tough on overtourism

Italian tourism is set to reach new heights in the Jubilee Year. Here’s how cities are getting ahead of the crowds in 2025.

24 February 2025

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Venice Carnival 2025: a colourful nautical parade to start it

Venice Carnival 2025, celebrating the 300th anniversary of Casanova's birth, opened with a nautical parade of more than 100 boats along the Grand Canal.

17 February 2025

Italy

Carnival celebrations kick off in Italy

Multiple Italian cities are planning carnival events for the days and weeks ahead. In Venice and Viareggio, the celebrations have already begun.

15 February 2025

Travel News

New Brussels to Venice night train stopped at the Italian border

The head of the company behind the journey said 'the Italians began to change their minds' on allowing the train into the country.

7 February 2025

Earth News

Trump Jr caught on camera allegedly killing rare bird in Venice lagoon

In a video published on a US lifestyle website, the son of the US president is seen holding a rifle and allegedly shooting at protected quail and ducks.

4 February 2025

Travel News

Venice introduces New Year ban on alcohol with fines up to €500

Cities have also restricted the sale of fireworks and closed off crowded areas.

27 December 2024

Art

Koyo Kouoh appointed curator of 2026 Venice Biennale

The renowned Swiss-Cameroonian curator will make history as the first African woman to helm the prestigious art event.

3 December 2024

Travel News

Trevi Fountain tickets could soon be introduced in Rome

Access to the bucket list destination will be restricted in November to make way for maintenance works.

9 October 2024

Art

Ancient furnaces and exhibitions: The best of Venice Glass Week

To celebrate its history of glassmaking, Venice and the nearby island of Murano are dedicating a week of events, exhibitions and workshops to the craft.

19 September 2024

Art

Is Venice’s famed winged lion statue actually Chinese?

New chemical evidence claims that Venice’s winged lion could be Chinese... And that it's not a lion but an altered Chinese tomb gardian known as a 'zhènmùshòu'.

19 September 2024

Culture news

Venice 2024 review: 'April' - a raw portrait of the female experience

A storm-soaked exploration of a female ob-gyn who conducts illegal abortions for women in rural Georgia. It's one of the toughest - but most impactful watches of this year's Venice Film Festival.

6 September 2024

Culture news

Venice 2024: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga talk 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

Premiering on the Lido this evening, 'Joker: Folie à Deux' is the highly anticipated sequel to 2019's controversial 'Joker'. Stars Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix discuss making it - and why the latter suddenly quit Todd Haynes' gay romance film recently.

4 September 2024