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Venice : La Sensa

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Head for the Riviera di San Nicolò at the Lido (see Lido: beach side) to watch this ancient ceremony of “Venice wedding the Sea”. A costumed “doge” casts a ring into the sea amid a procession of celebratory boats. Symbolizing Venice’s maritime supremacy, the Sensa has been staged since Venice took Istria and Dalmatia in AD 997.

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May: Ascension Day

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