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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Venice - You Need To See This

Jonathan Bailey compared to Bond as he becomes the new ‘Martini Man’

Bridgerton and Wicked actor Jonathan Bailey has been unveiled as the new global ambassador for Martini, embarking on a multi-year partnership as the brand's “Martini Man” . The campaign features a short film and photography, showing Bailey on the Italian coast near Venice, navigating challenges inspired by the Italian concept…

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Venice Biennale 61: Patti Smith and Soundwalk Collective's ritual performance

Patti Smith performed texts and hymns by Saint Hildegard of Bingen, a 12th-century Benedictine nun, at the official opening of the Holy See's Vatican Pavilion.

Euronews

A flamboyance of flamingos flocks to Venice Lagoon thanks to EU wetlands restoration project

24,000 pink flamingos were spotted in the famous lagoon in 2025 - 6,000 more than in 2024.

Euronews

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A shattered Biennale

The grandiose and oldest international art event, La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale), opened its 61st edition under the theme "In Minor Keys" by artistic director Koyo Kouoh. The events that built up to the opening last month were far from minor due to various protests that trumpeted loud ripple…

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Venice welcomes record flamingo numbers as wetlands are restored

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Flamingos flock to Venice in record numbers as wetlands are restored

Tens of thousands of the pale pink birds now winter in the Venetian Lagoon

The Independent UK

Bikes, planes, buses and automobiles - Giro d'Italia faces final 600km transfer to Rome

Riders fly from Venice to Rome on Sunday for final stage in the Italian capital while others in the Giro caravan take alternate modes of transport

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'The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing 2026' brings diversity to the Venice Biennale

'The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing 2026", which features 20 artists from Southeast Asia, Serbia and Ireland, is currently on view as one of the Collateral Events of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia at Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù, Venice.

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‘Venice is beautiful, but inside there is a struggle’: Bangladeshi candidates eye historic breakthrough

Seven Bangladeshi-Italian candidates stand for Venice’s council as community faces far-right hostility – while voters demand an end to overtourism and neglect

The Guardian - UK

How to have a responsible day trip in Europe’s most overtouristed cities

Intrepid Travel has launched ‘uncommon day trips’ in Barcelona, Venice and Paris which aim to take travellers away from the main sights.

Euronews

‘How can nudity be so provocative?’ Florentina Holzinger on rocking Venice with naked jetskiers, human bells and urine divers

The artist’s Austrian Pavilion, which features a performer ringing a bell with her body and another immersed in the audience’s own urine, is the talk of the biennale. Why is she so surprised by people’s reaction?

The Guardian - UK

Antonia Bembo fled Venice to escape her abusive husband – over three centuries later, her opera finally takes the stage

The Paris Opera has staged iconic works like “Don Carlos” and “Les Troyens,” along with celebrated ballets such as “Les Indes Galantes” and “The Rite of Spring.”

The Conversation

Baby dolls, whale songs and swimming in urine: The Venice Biennale’s must-see national pavilions

The national pavilions that chime with Kouoh’s core values of nurture, intimacy and reflection are those that quietly steal this year’s spotlight.

Euronews

‘Senior’s Day, Gold’s Gym’: RFK Jr shares workout snap with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Venice Beach

The social media post follows Kennedy’s bizarre video workout with Kid Rock earlier this year

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This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics

I was texting a museum director friend in Asia recently. We were discussing whether a trip to this year’s “artworld Olympics”, the Venice Biennale, justified the carbon release.

Euronews

Inside Qatar’s Venice Biennale exhibition on hospitality, migration and belonging

From sculptural water vessels to spice-filled kitchens, Qatar’s Venice Biennale exhibition explores identity, hospitality and cultural exchange across the Arab world and its diasporas through sound, movement and shared meals.

Euronews

Venice Biennale opens with protests against Russia and Israel

For the first time, Biennale workers went on strike on Friday over Russia's and Israel's presence at the kermesse, with twenty pavilions closed on the eve of the public opening.

The Guardian - UK

‘I shared a single bed with my mother for three years’: Sung Tieu on her monument to immigrant workers in Venice

At the German pavilion, the artist has re-created the housing estate where she grew up to tell the forgotten history of migrants, including her parents, hired under a socialist agreement between East Germany and Vietnam – then abandoned

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Radhika Merchant’s unconventional skirt look for France dinner date with Anant Ambani

Just days after captivating global attention in a breathtaking pale blue couture gown at the Ambani gala in Venice, Radhika Merchant once again proved that her fashion choices are anything but predictable. This time, however, the spotlight shifted from grand red-carpet glamour to understated sophistication as she stepped out for…

The Guardian - UK

Female nudity and art that stinks: key takeaways from Venice Biennale 2026

Despite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilions

The Guardian - UK

What not to miss at the 2026 Venice Biennale

Barenaked bell ringers, banned opera singers and mind-boggling dog-owner relationships … the art at this year’s biennale has people calling the cops

The Independent UK

From the Bellini to the Spritz – how these Venice classics became the drinks of summer

IN FOCUS: Austrians watering down wine and creating the unforgettable summer drink; Americans inspiring Harry’s Bar... the Italian city is a giant of cocktail history, writes Susan L Schwartz, who has just brought out a new guide to how to drink in Venice – and make its best mixes at…

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Khaled Sabsabi is finally at the Venice Biennale: ‘Being here is already a win’

Australia’s representative at the world’s biggest art show has not one but two works on show – a major achievement and happy ending to a year of controversy and protest

The Independent UK

An outsider artist takes the world's biggest stage with the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

U.S. artist Alma Allen had just months to prepare his exhibition for the Venice Biennale after a fraught selection process came down to the wire

Euronews

The Wedding at Cana: French artist JR transforms Venice Venice hotel in latest social project

JR’s latest project celebrates real and complicated contemporary human lives, while seeking to forge new social connections.

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