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Venice gets first female gondolier

Venice on Friday got its first official female gondolier when a married mother-of-two passed her test, breaking into one of Italy's last male bastions.

Panoramic rustico on the Euganean hills

Set among verdant hills close to Padua, this stone rustico affords lovely views over lush vineyards, olive groves and fields

Gondoliers face 173 years in jail

Some 72 gondoliers who blocked Venice's Grand Canal in a series of protests between 2003 and 2005 are facing a total of 173 years in jail.

Saint Apollonia, Warhol and Galliani in Venice show

The brutal tribulations of a 3rd-century Egyptian saint, protector of those with toothache, are explored by Andy Warhol and contemporary Italian artist Omar Galliani in a new exhibition here.

Venice Music Biennale to honour Hungarian composer

Hungarian composer and musician Gyorgy Kurtag will be honoured with a Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 53rd edition of the Venice Music Biennale later this year, organisers said on Tuesday.

Tornatore Sicilian epic to open Venice Film Festival

Oscar-winning Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore's latest film Baaria will inaugurate this year's Venice Film Festival on September 2, the director said on Wednesday.

Venice opens two new art venues

Venice took another step towards establishing itself as a European mecca for modern and contemporary art on Wednesday with the inauguration of two new venues.

Piano devises 'flying art' gallery for Emilio Vedova's works

Venice's newest art gallery, the Museo Vedova, by celebrity architect Renzo Piano has put a 21st century twist on the art of picture hanging.

Belluno's bid for rebranding

National assets tapped for the United Nations World Heritage List reap prestige and gain a precious marketing tool, according to a local official behind Italy's bid to get the Dolomite mountain ranges listed.