Buongiorno Venezia

this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Mose System experiences a financial low tide.
• The new Redeemer’s Feast
• A jury of film directors at the festival
• Sansovino’s precious panels return to St.Mark’s
• Venice to Rome by… gondola

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Many loyal subscribers have told us over the years that they save their Buongiorno Venezia newsletters for future reference. We are curious: who among you has saved the most? Count the issues and let us know via our good old contact form http://www.veniceword.com/form2.html We’ll ask the winner to submit proof before awarding them one night in Venice for two :-). [Our English-language editor at Wordsworth & Company has graciously withdrawn from competition, since he has kept a copy of every newsletter since May 2003. I wonder how he can sleep at night ]

Thirty-nine “brand new” apartments are for sale in Venice. In the historical centre of Venice over the course of the last three years, 800 apartments have been turned into tourist accommodation: hotels, bed & breakfasts, and rooms to let. Now the trend seems reversed: old palazzi and humble houses in the most popular areas of Venice are being restored and sold as apartments, ranging in size from 50 to 120 square metres. Prices are not for all buyers, and small studios are, obviously, more affordable — especially for foreigners. Thirty-nine apartments (which are being called “new” though they are located in ancient palazzi that have been totally renovated) are about to be completed and can now be viewed. Restoration work will be complete by late 2007 - early 2008. Customer assistance is available in foreign languages, and information can be obtained using our contact form at http://www.veniceword.com/form2.html

this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• The Redeemer’s Feast, full of sound and no fury 
• The battle for control of the Biennale
• Peter Gabriel and the greedy needy of St. Mark’s Square
• The oldest “brand new” apartments in Venice
• VeniceWord’s SUMMER CONTEST: count the issues, win a prize

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Mayor Cacciari says “go away”
• Venice, the crossroads of pseudo, neo, mock, quasi fashion
• Ca’ Foscari greets Harvard… in English
• Hostesses work their magic in the square
• Books that are worth their weight
   

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For our readers’ convenience, here’s what our mayor declared:

NEWS: During a conference which took place last week at Lake Garda, Mayor Cacciari made some remarkable suggestions about his city. “Please say that Venice smells, that merchants are expensive; please do adverse  publicity. In Venice, we have to thin crowds, not attract them. The tourists who arrive every year already number 20,000,000, and we are  preparing for the Chinese tourist boom, which is a frightening prospect. In China, new tourist agencies have been opened by the dozen, and everyone  includes tours to Venice. The municipality doesn’t get any benefit from this surge, and there are absurd costs for controlling trash and
providing transportation. Tourism, beyond certain levels, becomes
dangerous.” It was a very clear speech, leaving no doubt about the municipality’s dilemma.

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

•  Biennale opens under the “stars”
• Iron Maiden and Pearl Jam: the week of rock
• The Ship of Tolerance: a little child shall lead them
• A stolen Tiepolo discovered in a country villa
• An international gathering for Carlo Goldoni
• Beuys vs. Barney
   

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Speak to them, angels of tourism
• Fenice’s woes: playing for time… and money
• The six million euro man: Palazzo Grassi’s debt brushed off
• American Committee “saves” San Zaccaria Church
• Callas undressed
  
   

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Elton John’s a no-show
• Venice re-discovers a treasure
• Zhang Yimou’s 75th anniversary spot
• Molly comes, sits, stays
• Rubelli adorns a king’s palace
   

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:
  • Invasion of the propeller snatchers
  • Lido Beach gets no blue flag
  • Half a dozen coaches disappear
  • Elton John concert in question
  • Gondoliera Alexandra makes the front page of the N.Y. Times!

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Calatrava: Blame someone else
• The ministries agree… to go to the movies
• The anti-graffiti film
• Morricone among the stars
• Biennale: Golden Lion roars for an African

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