Maurizio

Zanetti

"Stranieri Ovunque - Foreigners Everywhere" is the title of the 60th Venice Art Biennale. And it is also a series of installations created since 2004 by the Claire Fontaine collective. In the photo those at the Arsenale.

The Church of the Ospedaletto, or Santa Maria dei Derelitti, Castello district in Venice, based on an original design by Palladio and facade by Baldassare Longhena, was built at the end of 1500 on a previous hospital. Inside the splendid monumental spiral staircase.

Venice, the Grand Canal with the Campo della Pescaria in the background. We come across a gondola with tourists and a racing boat, probably a carolina, with 7 rowers in training.

An open gate in the less touristy part of Venice, the northern side of the Cannaregio district. An invitation to enter and discover a small secret garden, with votive capital and cat.

The church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a true Renaissance jewel built towards the end of the 1400s in the Cannaregio district of Venice. Seeing it from the streets that surround it is amazing. Being able to see it from the windows of the nearby Van Axel building is a privilege.

Venice, rainy day. A "sotoportego" towards the ferry on the Grand Canal.

Venice. From the window of a vaporetto a 4-oared "sandolo". In the background the island of San Michele, the cemetery.

Venice, Castello district. Over the years, the old door of a warehouse has become a true work of art.

Easter in Venice. Under the Guglie bridge, on the Cannaregio canal, a boat with a diorama on the "Passion of Christ".

There is little to say: Venice is the most beautiful city in the world. For its history, its buildings, its canals. And for the priceless beauty of being able to walk around it, step by step, looking around without the horrible presence of cars. And step by step you may happen to discover cats that, on the windowsill, watch whoever passes by in the street...

A window on the ground floor of a house in Venice in the popular Castello district. Adorned with flower pots and small wooden sculptures. And, behind the glass, a splendid cat observes passers-by.

They observed each other at arm's length for a while. Then they approached and smelled closely. Then they each retraced their steps. But in the photo there is nothing to do: it looks like they kissed.

"Building Bridges", the gigantic sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn created in 2019 for the Venice Biennale, unites two wings of the historic Arsenal of Venice. In the photo it is seen from the lagoon.

Carnival has arrived. In Venice, the city that invented the modern carnival, its streets are the perfect setting for those who want to dress up.

As Christmas approaches in Venice, the Santa Claus regatta takes place along the Grand Canal. A real race but also a splendid parade in the most beautiful city in the world.

At Christmas in the little things: on the colorful island of Burano, a gnome guards a small nativity scene in a bottle, on a window sill.

When night falls, Venice and its canals become an oasis of peace.

In Venice, as is well known, you get around on foot or by boat. And it is by boat, called "mototopo" by the Venetians, that the goods are moved. Pandas included...

Venice. Mosaics on the ground floor of the Ca' D'Oro.

Venice. From the balcony of the splendid Ca' D'Oro a look at the Grand Canal and the fish market.