The history of our town Campalto The name Campalto (Campus Altus/ High field) derives from its higher ground compared to the lagoon. The town was inhabited by poor farmers and fishermen until after World War II.
Saint Martin’s
church is the oldest historical monument in town. It was built in 1512 by the noble Venetian family Morosini.
The poorest people lived in "Casoni", huts built with materials such as reeds, clay and wood which were available in the area
The town overlooks the Venetian lagoon, from which it is separated from the channel Marzenego or Osellino.
There are many parks in town. Recently, a natural track along the banks of the channel Osellino and which connects Campalto to the big park
This is the park in Chiarin street
San Giuliano was created for walking or biking,
the railway bridge, built by the Austrians in 1846, and which marked the end of the beautiful isolation of Venice, we can also see the outlines of the factories of Porto Marghera. From
From Campalto you can admire a magnificent view of the BARENA, the saltmarshes (islets covered with typical vegetation), the LAGOON and the shapes of the palaces and churches of VENICE
Local festivals These are some of the most famous traditional festivities celebrated in Venice Il BOCOLO is the old tradition of San Marco's rosebud, given by Venetians every 25th April to their beloved. 25th APRIL is also Liberation day. After twenty years of fascist dictatorship and five years of war, in 1945, the Italian partisans released Milan and the main Northern Cities from the Nazi troops.
Festa del Redentore
On the third Saturday of July a long floating bridge is open to connect S.Marco to the Redentore’s church, crossing the Giudecca canal. In the night between Saturday and Sunday all the people wait for the midnight fireworks , eating and drinking on boats in Bacino S.Marco.
The Sensa Feast-day: May 15-16 in n previous centuries held an important role in the social and political life of Venice, which resulted in one of the most important and sumptuous celebrations, interweaving the legend, myth and history of the city.
The Doge of the Serenissima used this rite to demonstrate the Republic's dominion in the gulf. Today the ceremony is not as magnificent as in previous centuries, but the symbolism of the marriage to the sea is still evident and is certainly still valid today. The Mayor of Venice, dignitaries and religious and military representatives leave Saint Mark's Square and sail to the Port of S. Nicolò where the ritual ring throwing takes place.
Madonna della salute on 21st November In 1630 a terrible plague exploded in Venice, brought by the German soldiers, and third of the population of Venice died. The Senate decided to build a temple in honor of the Madonna. The disease miraculously ceased. Still today, like a vow, the Venetians go to the temple by crossing a bridge made of boats on the Grand Canal.
Historical regatta in September One of the most important events in Venice is, undoubtedly, The Regata Storica: a sumptuous historic procession of boats. The regatta was one of the view painters’ favourite subjects as it allowed them to paint a celebrating Venice….
and it is still one of the main events. Indeed, on this occasion the San Marco Basin and the Grand Canal teem with all sorts of boats from which people can watch the competitions and root noisily. At present the most important and exciting competition is the gondolini race.
Our country: Italy, il Bel Paese No wonder Italy, the land of breathtaking landscapes, is called “Il Bel Paese” – the beautiful country. Located in southern Europe, between the snowy Alps and the deep blue seas, The Republic of Italy can be easily recognized on a map because it’s shaped like a “Boot”, from which the nickname “Lo stivale”. Millions of tourists visit our marvelous country, for its museums, its historical sites, and the sheer serenity of its landscapes. It is not difficult to imagine why the country has produced and inspired the mind and spirit of so many brilliant artists and scientists. These are only some of the most beautiful landmarks.
Duomo in Milan
In Venice light and water combine to create a restless magic.
Snowy Dolomites
Verona, hometown of the legendary couple, Romeo and Juliet., by William Shakespeare. It is here where you will find a large arena, which used to be an ancient Roman amphitheatre, and is traditionally reserved for opera.
Rome is known as the Eternal City, full of ancient monuments like the Colosseum, the Trevi fountain, the Forum... where to start?
Wonderful sea and beaches Valle dei Templi in Agrigento, Sicily
Trulli in Puglia
Florence is a Renaissance town on the river Arno full of beauty, history and culture.
This is the Leaning Tower in Pisa
National and local art, artists, galleries, artworks Italy was home to some of the world’s greatest artists and most beautiful masterpieces of architecture, painting and sculpture. The works of Italian masters like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Botticelli, Tintoretto, Caravaggio, Bernini, Titian and Raphael are known all over the world. These are some examples of students artworks and activities
Can you find the differences?
The students from class 2 A Secondary school A. Gramsci
“La tempesta” (The storm) was painted by Giorgione a Venitian painter born in Castelfranco Veneto. The storm was painted on canvas with the technique of oils. It represents a dark landscape on a stormy day. In “Accademia Galleries” in Venice, you can admire this picture and many others from famous artists like Giorgione, Tintoretto and Tiziano until Gianbattista Tiepolo and the Vedutisti of the eighteenth century, Canaletto, Guardi, Bellotto, Longhi. During our Art class we have reproduced the picture into a drawing and then we have painted it with colours. This is the original picture and this is our reproduction.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection
located on the Grand Canal in Venice, is among the most important museums in Italy for European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. With the support of Regione Veneto the museum offers a great variety of educational programs KIDS DAY is a project that introduces children between 4 and 10 years of age to René Magritte modern and contemporary “L’impero della luce” Children at work art and makes their visit to the museum more enjoyable and educational. During the workshop the children from Nursery school “Girasole” had the opportunity to create artworks inspired by the works on display in the Paul Klee: “ Giardino del sud” Rufino Tamayo: “Corpi celesti” museum. “Uno sguardo tra le nuvole e il cielo” ( a glance between the clouds and the sky) is the title of our project. These are some examples of our artworks. Jackson Pollok: Joan Mirò: “Il giro del cielo”
“Foresta incantata”
Italian or local writers and poets/ World Book Day 23rd April “The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it”. Carlo Goldoni, a celebrated Venetian playwright
Italy has left its mark in literature, due to the work of the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, whose Divine Comedy is said to be one the most important European works of the Medieval period. Other well-known writers are Boccaccio, Giacomo Leopardi, Alessandro Manzoni and Petrarca. The great literary tradition was continued by modern writers like Giosuè Carducci, Grazia Deledda, Luigi Pirandello, Salvatore Quasimodo, Eugenio Montale .
To celebrate World Book During a literary meeting, The 3rd classes of Secondary school Day all the students in made an interview with Paola Zannoner, a famous writer: •Are these meetings useful? our school have They are useful when pupils are ready for the meeting. organized a lot of • Why the people in Italy read less than in other countries? different reading • Because the Italian government is not interested in giving money activities, like for to libraries. example older students •How can we become readers? have read tales or fables •You can become readers by visiting a library more often. to smaller students. • Why girls read more than boys? These are some books by Paola Then we prepared some • Because like to read more than boys. Boys are lazy. Zannoner and her original autograph charts, leaflets, • Is creativity important? bookmarks, little • Creativity is acquired from relationship with other people. illustrated books, reports and comments An exceptional teacher meets the for the final exhibition. 5th classes of primary school “Pascoli”
Some meetings with famous local writers and poets were organized by our teachers. These are some examples.
Gian Antonio Stella, journalist of the Italian newspaper “Corriere della sera” and writer of many successful books, gave us a special lesson on racism.
Italian music, musicians, composers and national anthem Italy has been the birthplace of the piano and the violin, and classical musical forms like the symphony, sonata and concerto. Some of the world’s greatest composers, like Vivaldi, Paganini, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini were Italian. In Venice there is the world famous theatre “La Fenice” where you can go and listen to wonderful music concerts.
All over Italy there are theatres famous all over the world, like La Scala in Milan, Arena in Verona, San Carlo in Naples, Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro Massimo in Palermo.
Vivaldi
who was born in Venice, was a very prolific baroque composer, violinist and he is famous for his over 500 concertos . He was taught how to play the violin at a young age by his father, Giovanni Battista. Together, they toured Venice playing the violin; similar to Mozart and his father. Among his greatest and best-known works: "The Four Seasons“ (Le quattro stagioni) is a set of four violin concertos, composed in 1723. It is among the most popular pieces of Baroque music. Each concerto resembles a different season: Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Our National anthem, ( Il Canto degli Italiani , noto come Inno di Mameli o Fratelli d'Italia) was composed by Michele Novaro and the lyrics were written by the poet and patriot Goffredo Mameli.
Giuseppe Verdi wrote the “Nabucco” famous for its chorus Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate sung by the Jew prisoners in Babilone. It was a metaphor for the Italian situation under the Austrian oppression.
Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate; Va, ti posa sui clivi, sui colli, Ove olezzano tepide e molli L'aure dolci del suolo natal!
Italian lyrics Fratelli d'Italia, l'Italia s'è desta, dell'elmo di Scipio s'è cinta la testa. Dov'è la Vittoria? Le porga la chioma, ché schiava di Roma Iddio la creò. CORO: Stringiamci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamò. Stringiamci a coorte, siam pronti alla morte. Siam pronti alla morte, l'Italia chiamò!
This is our old Italian Mille Lire with the photo of G.Verdi