The Green Night in Venice

Green economy and sustainable development





The City of Venice participates in the event Green Night in the NorthEast, that involves several cities and districts of the metropolitan area of Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia, on Saturday May 5th 2012.



From late afternoon and into the night, many cities will simultaneously go green when city squares, industrial plants and cultural venues will illuminate with green lights: 200,000 people are expected to give rise to the largest European event of this kind.



Debates and workshops, project presentations and products, artistic performances and exhibitions, tastings of organic products or km 0, will enliven Venice and the other cities in the Northeast, exploring the best sustainable experiences: clean technology and alternative energy, mobility and waste management, green architecture and design, smart city, agriculture, formation. Shops and cultural venues will be open throughout the night

The Vogalonga 2010 in Venice Lagoon

36TH edithion – Sunday May 23

This event originated 36 years ago with the aim of making Venetians aware of the problem of swell created by engine-powered boats, thanks to the initiative of a group of Venetians who were lovers of rowing and of the traditions of the "Serenissima". Since then the number of participants, especially from abroad, has continued to grow, with entries totalling up to 1500 boats. In the morning a large number of boats of every type and shape gather in St. Mark's Basin opposite the Doge's Palace to await the start; they then set off on a roughly 30 kilometre long course that winds its way among the lagoon islands before returning to Venice along the Rio di Cannaregio to finish at the Punta della Dogana. The success of this event not only encouraged the creation of rowing clubs but also stimulated the then dying crafts of boat restoration and construction. Participation in the Vogalonga, a non-competitive event, is also an opportunity for everyone to rediscover the lagoon, its landscapes and its habitat.

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