Venice

A topic many of you may already have heard about is the introduction of a future entry fee for visitors willing to access Venice. Rumors have been spreading for quite a long time and several guests contacted us to ask for more information.

It's now official and Venice municipality approved this local tax on the 12th September 2023, to be introduced from Spring 2024.

Living in Venice is always challenging, also in everyday life! It is very important that each of us makes their contribution to protect the environment of the city of Venice, so fragile and threatened on several fronts. Separate waste collection is surely a fundamental task, but it's true that it's not as simple to do as it may be anywhere else in the world.

Reassure yourself, garbage collection is puzzling also for residents, but you will find here a few tips which may help you understand how to make it correctly.

The 25th of April is always a very special day in Venice! Not only it's Liberation Day in Italy, a national holiday, but also Saint-Mark's day, the patron saint of Venice.

For this occasion, tradition has it that every boy should offer a red rose-bud to their sweetheart. and this feast is called Bocolo day (the Bocolo is the bud in Venetian).

Christmas holidays have just passed, some say that mid-January is the "blue period" because of that sort of melancholy coming after the festive time, during the cold winter days... the best way to get over it is to think of the next holidays and start planning your stay!

You won't have to wait too long, as Venice Carnival is on its way and it will start on Saturday, the 4th of February, with a beautiful parade by night on the Grand Canal, to officially open the celebration!

Christmas is coming to Venice! Feel the festy vibe and enjoy this joyful holiday among the canals! Saint-Mark's square has a particular and unique charm with its festively lit arches and the Christmas tree, and you can feel the holiday atmosphere all around!

You can ice-skate at campo San Polo, enjoy the Christmas markets at campo San Maurizio and the advent concerts at San Trovaso church.

October in Venice is offering mild and sunny weather, ideal to walk around and get the most of a day-time tour: the days are still long enough to be able to hang around all day long!

This week is offering an interesting and unusual cultural event: an exhibition at Confucio Institute in Venice, in Dorsoduro 3911, displaying beautiful pictures of the Suzhou's classic gardens, part of UNESCO heritage.

We at Luxrest Venice always keep an eye on interesting events and activities, find unusual sites or initiatives and help you discover some more about Venice history and local daily life.

May has just arrived and with that, together with a lovely sun and a fresh breeze, we have new, lighter rules concerning covid-19 in Venice and in Italy. May it be the start for a new and simpler life!

After a one-year hiatus (and a previous, sudden interruption) due to the pandemic, Venice carnival is about to start again! It will be a somehow limited edition, in order to avoid risk of gatherings, but still, we're very pleased to announce that the spirit of the carnival will float through Venice! 

Happy New Year from all of us at Luxrest Venice! Is there a better way of starting the new year than planning a new stay in Venice? Let's get started with the list of the main events in 2022, pick up your favourite one and book an apartment with us for your stay!

Venice Carnival, from the 12th February to the 1st March 2022;