Until November 24th, it will be possible to visit the sixtieth edition of the Venice Art Biennale, which this year is entitled "Foreigners everywhere" and has Adriano Pedrosa as its curator.
Beyond the artistic value and international interest that the Biennale always arouses, a visit to this event is also an opportunity to discover two of the most evocative locations in Venice: the Biennale gardens and the Arsenale.
The Napoleonic Gardens or Biennale Gardens are the largest public garden in Venice (about 60.000 sqm), whose construction began in 1807 in the second Napoleonic period. Since the end of the nineteenth century, a significant part of the gardens was granted for use to the Biennale Authority, which has since then organized international art and architecture exhibitions here.
The gardens, which directly overlook the lagoon and are rich in valuable botanical species and centuries-old trees, are looked after throughout the year by a staff of highly professional agronomists, arboriculturists and gardeners.
The Arsenale of Venice, where part of the Biennale exhibition takes place, is the ancient complex of shipyards and workshops built by the Serenissima Republic starting from the 12th century and expanded and improved in the following centuries to meet the Venetian naval needs. Extending over approximately 48 hectares, it is today owned by the Municipality of Venice and partly by the Navy, and represents a unique monument of its kind. The visit to the Biennale pavilions present here therefore becomes a unique opportunity to also discover a monument that is a symbol of the history of Venice.
Tip: once you've finished your visit to the Biennale, stop outside at the "Serra dei Giardini", a pleasant café set in a real Art Nouveau greenhouse where you can refresh yourself with an excellent savory pie or enjoy an aperitif with a view.