The world has changed a lot for everyone of us in these last years and we all got used to words like virus, pandemic, social distancing, lockdown, #quarantine...
Yes, Quarantine: do you know that this word is Venetian? Venice was the first city in the world to invent and implement "Quarantena" (which stands for "40 days").
This dates back in Medieval times...

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I post a video of my Venice Quarantine Tour across the Lagoon, anyone can enjoy with me when here 😊😃

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https://youtu.be/L9387TadaNQ

🎥5 January 2006. Venice in Movie Series.
The Thief Lord, a 2006 British-German family drama and fantasy film directed by Richard Claus and almost entirely filmed in Venice is released.
It is the story of 2 children, Prosper and Boniface, whose parents die and their aunt Esther plans to adopt five-year-old Bo (Jasper Harris) and send 12-year-old Prosper (Aaron Johnson) away to boarding school. But before she can separate the two, Prosper takes Bo to Venice, the magical city about which their mother had often told them stories. In Venice, the boys live on the streets, and Prosper's money quickly runs out...
Here's the trailer👇
#VeniceMovies #5January

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQvMHUU3ko

8 January 1324. Marco Polo, maybe the most legendary and representative historical figure in Venice, passes away aged 69 in his Venetian house, today Corte Milion and Malibran Theater.
I guess many of you remember landing in Venice🛬 at Marco Polo Airport 😉... The main symbol of Travel 🌏

#MarcoPolo was member of a Venetian merchant family, which between 1271 and 1295 decided to travel and explore the Silk Road to reach Cathay (China)...

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Venice Rocks... in this 2022 too! 🤟
https://youtu.be/Wqrm0s_WRXw

Walking Tour: Venice North

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https://youtu.be/Q8JMuNVU6iw

🎼25 January. Today the City of Florence, #Italy has decided to build and dedicate a statue to Narciso Parigi, one of the most prominent singers of the Italian era of "stornellatori" (1940s -1950s).
#NarcisoParigi passed away in #Florence on 25 January 2020, aged 93. His name will be forever bound to the 2 most beautiful Art Cities, Venice and Florence!
As concerns Venice, Narciso interpreted one of the most known 1900 songs about the city, "Venezia La Luna e Tu" (written in 1939 by A.Derevitsky - L.Martelli).
As concerns Florence he is the singer, among the many songs about his city, of the official hymn of local Fiorentina football team ⚽️, "O Fiorentina".
#25January #VeniceMusic #FlorenceMusic

https://youtu.be/yoUcf-mV4-w

🎭 Carnevale di Venezia, the oldest Carnival celebration in the world, starts this weekend!

Some brief facts for you:
- Carnival comes from the Italian word Carnevale and it's the religious period in Christianity which starts after Epiphany and lasts until Ash Wednesday, when Lent (in Italian Quaresima) begins. During Carnevale nutritional "excesses" were allowed and everyone could eat meat (Carne in Italian) and drink wine, as opposed to the Quaresima period (40 days before Easter) which had nutritional restrictions and fasting rules.
- #Carnevale as a folk celebration started in Venice in Medieval times (some historians say in 1162) to celebrate the city's war victories.
- Carnevale became an official celebration in Venice during the #Renaissance, making it a unique symbol and a pride of the city: wearing masks was not allowed anywhere in the world for centuries, even during Carnival time. Only Venice allowed and encouraged masks, as all kinds of licences and pleasures with no social class distinctions. That's why Venice Carnival became so popular and a huge attraction for all other countries.
- #VeniceCarnival was abolished and outlawed by the Austrians when they occupied the city in 1798 and the tradition got lost as years went by.
- After a long absence Venice Carnival returned only in 1979.
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Some pictures of my Carnevale #WalkingTour 📸👇
https://youtu.be/k1hw7itl0bA

🎭 Venice Traditional Carnival Masks
📸 La Bauta
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🎭 Venice Traditional Carnival Masks
📸 Il Volto
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🎭 Venice Traditional Carnival Masks
📸 La Colombina
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