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2. Bucentaur - Wikipedia

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   The bucentaur (/ b juː ˈ s ɛ n t ɔːr / bew-SEN-tor; bucintoro in Italian and Venetian) was the ceremonial barge of the doges of Venice. It was used every year on Ascension Day ( Festa della Sensa ) up to 1798 to take the doge out to the Adriatic Sea to perform the " Marriage of the Sea " – a ceremony that symbolically wedded Venice to ...

3. Monastery of San Nicolò al Lido - Wikipedia

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   'Doge of Venice on the Bucintoro', San Nicolo du Lido during the Marriage of the Sea (c.1775-1780) by Francesco Guardi (1712-1793). The Bucintoro near San Nicolò di Lido (c. 1780–1790) by Francesco Guardi (1712–1793).

4. The Doge on the Bucintoro near the Riva di Sant'Elena

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   In a magnificent state barge known as the Bucentaur (in Italian, Bucintoro), the Doge visited the Lido and celebrated the Marriage of the Sea ceremony of Venice with the Adriatic Sea, by casting a ring into the waters. [2] The Doge on the Bucentaur at San Niccolò del Lido by Francesco Guardi (c. 1775–1780)

5. Isola di San Clemente - Wikipedia

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   Between the 15th and 16th centuries, San Clemente became known as the “gateway to Venice”. It became standard practice to take the Bucentaur (Bucintoro), the Doge's ceremonial barge, to the island to meet distinguished visitors.

6. Vaporetto - Wikipedia

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   Vaporetto on the Canal Grande in Venice. Venice Vaporetto water bus system – water bus and bus stop. The vaporetto is a Venetian public waterbus.There are 19 scheduled lines [1] that serve locales within Venice, and travel between Venice and nearby islands, such as Murano, Burano, and Lido.

7. Festa della Sensa - Wikipedia

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   The Fèsta de ƚa Sènsa was a feast of the Republic of Venice held on the occasion of the feast of the Ascension (in the Venetian language, Sensa) and still celebrated as a recreation today. It commemorated two significant dates in the Republic's history; the first being May 9, 1000, when the Doge Pietro II Orseolo rescued the denizens of ...