Saint Mark day
Saint Mark's day it's on the 25th of april. In this day Venice celebrates Saint Mark, the patron saint of the city. The 25th of april Italy celebrates also its freedom from the war and the fascism and nazism.
In this day
many religious celebrations take place in Saint Mark Basilica and a pitoresque procession with the most important religious and civil authorities of Venice starts from Saint Mark's square.
It’s a tradition giving a “bocolo” that is a button of rose to the loved women.
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It’s a tradition giving a “bocolo” that is a button of rose to the loved women.
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St Mark’s Basilica
The Basilica is the point around which public and religious life revolves. It is the place where the Doges of old held their coronations.
It is the symbol of Venice – old and new.
The church was built in the 9th century to entomb the body of St Mark,
patron of the city whose remains were stolen from Alexandria in Egypt
in 828.
St Mark’s Bell Tower
In front of the Basilica is the Bell Tower – 96.8 metres high, the highest bell tower in Venice, called "il padrone di casa" (the landlord) by venitian people. On top is the gold plated Angel Gabriel which is three metres high with large wings that, in the wind, make it revolve. For Venetians, when the angel is pointing toward the Bastilica, it is a sign of impending high tides. The bell tower provides a gorgeous view of the city and lagoon.
Saint Mark's Square
This is the symbol of the city’s public life. It is the only ‘piazza’ in Venice, the others are called ‘campo’. A long series of modifications have brought the piazza to what it is now – a rectangular public meeting place with the Basilica at one end and an isolated bell tower, the highest in Venice, to its left.
Venicemarathon
Nasce nel 1986 la prima edizione di una maratona assolutamente originale per il percorso spettacolare su cui si corre e perché l'arrivo é a Venezia, città pedonale per eccellenza. La Venicemarathon, che è diventata ormai un evento tradizionale nel territorio veneziano, e che attrae atleti da tutto il mondo, si ripete ogni anno la quarta domenica di ottobre.
Il Leone di San Marco
Il Leone alato, rappresentazione simbolica dell’evangelista Marco, è il simbolo della città di Venezia e della sua antica Repubblica. Al giorno d’oggi lo si ritrova nei simboli del Comune e della Provincia di Venezia, nonché della Regione Veneto. Lo si può trovare anche nella bandiera navale della Repubblica Italiana e come simbolo del premio della Mostra Internazionale di Arte Cinematografica: il Leone d’Oro.
The legend of San Marco’s rosebud
This is one of the two stories that give rise to the old tradition of San Marco's rosebud, presented by Venetians every 25th April to their lovers.
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