Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Venetië, Italië

Topdrukte — Carnevale, Christmas and New Year

• Festival

  Carnevale

  31 jan – 17 febCarnavalDruk

  Two and a half weeks of masks ending on Shrove Tuesday. St Mark's is unusable in the middle of the day, the water taxis charge accordingly, and the fog helps. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Acqua alta season (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Winter fog (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Christmas and New Year (18 dec – 6 jan)

Druk — Carnevale, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Carnevale (31 jan – 17 feb), Winter fog (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) are public holidays, and Italians use the long weekend for short breaks and day trips: trains and hotels fill, old towns and sights are busier than the weeks around, and many shops and some restaurants close on Easter Sunday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Regel

  Day-tripper access fee

  3 apr – 26 julBoek vroeg

  On selected peak days, day visitors arriving without an overnight booking pay a small entry charge, cheaper if booked four days ahead. The calendar is reset each year. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter and Pasquetta (4–6 apr)

Druk — Spring bank-holiday bridges, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Biennale

  9 mei – 22 novKunstenfestival

  The art and architecture exhibitions alternate years and run from May to late November across the Giardini, the Arsenale and pavilions all over the city. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Vogalonga

  24 meiSportevenementSluitingen

  A non-competitive thirty-kilometre row round the lagoon on Pentecost Sunday, two thousand boats and no engines. Motor traffic on the canals stops for the morning, which is the real reason to be there. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Day-tripper access fee (3 apr – 26 jul), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Summer holidays in Italië

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Day-tripper access fee (3 apr – 26 jul), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun), Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov), Vogalonga (24 mei)

Topdrukte — Festa del Redentore, Summer holidays in Italië

• Festival

  Festa del Redentore

  18–19 julLicht & vuurDruk

  A pontoon bridge to the Giudecca and forty-five minutes of fireworks over the basin on the third Saturday of July, watched from boats moored gunwale to gunwale. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Day-tripper access fee (3 apr – 26 jul), Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Venice Film Festival

  2–12 sepDruk

  Eleven days on the Lido at the start of September. The city is at its most expensive and the Lido hotels are unreachable without booking in spring. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov)

Topdrukte — Venice Film Festival, Regata Storica

• Festival

  Regata Storica

  6 sepSportevenementDruk

  A costumed procession down the Grand Canal on the first Sunday of September followed by four rowing races, ending with the two-man gondolini. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov), Venice Film Festival (2–12 sep)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Acqua alta season

  1 okt – 15 jan · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  High water comes with the autumn tides. MOSE now closes the lagoon for forecast tides above about 110cm, and closes the port with it on those days. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Seizoen

  Winter fog

  1 nov – 15 feb · meestalMistseizoen

  The lagoon fogs in for days at a time, which delays the airport and the lagoon boats and empties the city in a way nothing else does.

• Festival

  Festa della Salute

  20–22 novReligieus feest

  A votive bridge of boats goes across the Grand Canal to the church for two days in late November and the city walks over it with candles. Venetian rather than visitors, and November's one fixture. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Biennale (9 mei – 22 nov), Acqua alta season (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and New Year, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year

  18 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukSluitingen

  Quiet by Venice standards until the last few days, when rates jump and the basin takes a New Year crowd. Several museums keep short winter hours and the vaporetti run a reduced timetable. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Acqua alta season (1 okt – 15 jan (meestal)), Winter fog (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal))