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HOTEL ALA FOR SOCIAL | Hotel Ala & Friends
WI-FI INTERNET FOR SOCIAL. Our Guests will take part to our project to help Andrea Z. Heartily thanks to all those who participated in this initiative ... many small seeds make a cob. We are continuing to achieve a goal together that we must be proud and which will be delivered by beginning of December: it's all guaranteed. Those who want more details, you can contact us: have no secrets!!!
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THANKS FOR TRIPPING! |
We wish to thank all our Friends who have taken part into the Community of Tripadvisor, for reviewing us more than 700 times. Your opinion is always important to us! A big hug, we love you, Silvia and all the Guys at the Ala. |
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND |
One night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with you. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to me, and the other to you. When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life. This really bothered me and I questioned you about it: "You said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me." And you replied: "My son, my precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." |
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AND THERE WAS NO ONE LEFT TO SPEAK - Bertold Brecht |
When first they came for the criminals,
I did not speak.
When they began to take the Jews,
When they fetched the people who were members of trade unions,
I did not speak.
When they took the Bible students,
Rounded up the homosexual,
Then they gathered up the immigrants and the gypsies,
I did not speak.
Eventually they came for me,
And there was no one left to speak. |
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Canaletto. The Venice Notebook |
In Venice in the extraordinary setting of the Palazzo Grimani, an unique experience with "Canaletto. The Venice Notebook " dedicated to Canaletto’s famous notebook of sketches together with twenty-four drawings of ancient Venetian origin, belonging to public and private collections
Canaletto’s Notebook is a precious little volume consisting of 7 files, bound in the nineteenth century, filled with sketches probably made in a short period of time and then reused by the Venetian painter in years. Each issue tells the creative process of his work: the typical notes on colors, materials and places portraits, various corrections. |
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Klimt nel segno di Hoffmann e della Secessione |
Up to 8 July 2012 in the Museo Correr, Gustav Klimt will be the protagonist of an extraordinary exhibition. The occasion is to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of his birth (1862-2012) with an exposition curated by Alfreid Weidinger, a leading expert of the Austrian artist.
This great event features paintings, rare and precious drawings, furniture and fine jewelry, but also reconstruction and interesting historical documents, paintings and architectural evolution of Klimt and those who gave birth to the Viennese Secession with him.,
At the Correr we will find Judith I (1901) and by Judith II (1909), his masterpieces from the Modern National Gallery of Ca 'Pesaro, with many other public and private collections.
Open daily 10am - 6pm
Entrance Euro 8,00
Call center 848 082000
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AMERICA'S CUP IN VENICE, May 12 to 20 2012 |
The Race Village opens to the public May 12 with two fields of Race, one in front of at the Bacino San Marco, nearby Hotel Ala, and the other in the open sea, in front of Lido.
Eleven teams in the race, composed of the best sailors in the world who will compete for the world's oldest sporting trophy: the America's Cup dates back to 1851.
Second stage in Venice, 13 to 21 April 2013. |
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VOGALONGA | 27 May 2012
This celebration, born in the ‘90 thanks to some Venicians to remember the problem of waves’ movement, it's a rowing run to the discovery of the lagoon and its hidden landscapes. The 38th edition of Vogalonga will be on 27th May 2012. It's a 30 Km competition between different kind and shapes of boats, open to Venetians and foreigners. It starts near San Marco in front of Ducale Palace, going on between the islands of the lagoon and back in Venice through Cannareggio’s Rio. |
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REDENTORE | JULY 14TH 2012
A phantasmagoric pyrotechnic explosion in the natural mirror of St. Mark’s Basin illuminates the Venetian summer night. The “Redentore” festival is one of the most celebrated and loved by Venetians. Watching the fireworks from along the canals, palace and hotel terraces, or a boats an unforgettable experience, a magical vision that suspends the city in a timeless night. |
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HISTORICAL REGATTA | 2nd September
The Historical Regatta takes place every year, the first sunday of september, is one of the most spectacular, picturesque and moving events of Venetian life, capable of both charming the tourists and exciting the venetians. It is celebrate to commemorate the welcome given to Caterina Cornaro, wife of the King of Cyprus, in 1489 after she renounced her throne in favour of Venice. It is a procession of 16th century style boats, with the famous Bucintoro, the boat representing the Serenissima, at its head. Then comes the competition. The spectators participate with shouts of encouragement during the sporting events. |
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50 CAMPIELLO LITERATURE AWARD | September 8 - La Fenice Theater
The Campiello Literary Award, one of the most prestigious initiatives of Il Campiello Foundation, aims to promote and spread Italian culture.
This year the event is fixed on September 8 at La Fenice Theatre. |
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27TH VENICE MARATHON | OCTOBER 28th 2012
The worldwide-known Venice Marathon is a competition open to everybody, running once a year in the fourth Sunday of October .
A total journey of 42 Km through the streets of this beautiful city rich in artistic and historical sites, that starts from Stra till Riva Sette Martiri in Venice, along the Brenta river.
The 27th Venice Marathon will take place on the 28th October 2012. |
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FESTA DELLA SALUTE |
Every year, the 21 of November Venice celebrates the Madonna della Salute day, one of the most fascinating autumn festivities. This venetian festivity, as the Redentore, is celebrated in memory of a pestilence, which lasted for two years from 1630-31, and the subsequent vow by the Doge to obtain the intercession of the Virgin Mary. Still today every year on the Feast of the Salute Venetians and foreigners alike join in the pilgrimage to the majestic Longhena's basilica, crossing the votive bridge, to give thanks and praise the Virgin Mary to keep them in good health. |
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IN PRAISE OF DOUBT | Till December 2012
From April, Punta della Dogana will show In Praise of Doubt, curated by Caroline Bourgeois, a presentation of historical pieces and new works. Among the twenty artists in the exhibition In Praise of Doubt, almost half of them have never been included in previous exhibitions of the François Pinault Collection. |
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THE DALI UNIVERSE | TILL DECEMBER 31, 2012
The great master Salvador Dalí was dedicated "The Dali Universe," an exhibition with more than 100 works of the Master of Surrealism. We will find collections as yet poorly understood, different aspects of artistic production of the artist as bronze sculptures, drawings on the great themes of literature, objects in glass and set in gold.
Starting from Hotel Ala, try this nice walk through Calli e Campielli of our wonderful city!
Museo Diocesano di Santa Apollonia; Fondamenta della Canonica 4312, Castello.
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PUNTA DELLA DOGANA | TILL DECEMBER 31, 2012
The contemporary art center of Punta della Dogana was reopened in 2009 after careful restoration, interior and exterior, faithful to the original structure by the famous architect Tadao Ando. The famous triangular tip of the island of Dorsoduro, facing the San Marco Basin, has been known since the thirteenth century Venice as the Punta della Dogana de Mar
A vantage point for excellence, characterized by a low-century building (by Giuseppe Benoni) crowned by a tower topped by the golden ball, golden bronze sphere supported by two atlases, to represent the world.
During this time hosting the exhibition "Eloglio of Doubt, " which collects historical works and new productions which explore the realm of confusion and the questioning of certainties in the subject.
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OTELLO AT THE DOGE'S PALACE | July 2013
The Otello by Giuseppe Verdi will be performed in Venice on the stage of the Fenice Theatre, in an extraordinary location as the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale. Opportunity which the Teatro la Fenice will offer in July 2013. The surprise was revealed during the presentation of the next two seasons of opera at the Teatro La Fenice; conductors Riccardo Chailly and Marc Minkowski. |
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SECRET ITINERARIES AT THE PALAZZO DUCALE |
The Palazzo Ducale is a symbol of Venice, seat of the Doge and the government and a representative of high Venetian culture. It is a masterpiece of gothic art and consists of a magnificent layering of constructive and ornamental elements. Its interiors are superbly decorated by famous artists such as Titian, Veronese, Tiepolo, Tintoretto and Vittoria. For this reason, there are extraordinary tours to take inside: from the enormous halls of its political life to the precious rooms of the Doge's apartment, disturbing prisons and the luminous loggias overlooking the Piazza and the lagoon. |
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ITINERARIES AND ALTERNATIVES WALKING TOURS | Get lost...
SAN FRANCESCO DELLA VIGNA - ISLAND OF SAN FRANCESCO DEL DESERTO- ISLAND OF SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI - tel. 0039-041- 526 0104 - ACTV Line 20 from San Zaccaria at 14,45 - HISTORICAL NAVY MUSEUM ISTITUO ELLENICO - Icons from '300 to '700 - PALAZZO GRIMANI - S.Maria Formosa - CEMETERY OF SAN MICHELE (Stravinsky, Diaghilev, Pound, Elenio Herrera) - SCALA CONTARINI DEL BOVOLO - ISLAND OF SANT'ERASMO |
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