Archive for February, 2010

Facts, figures and bizarre things about Venice

Facts, figures and bizarre things about the beautiful city of Venice OK, so here you are: getting ready to come to visit Venice, the Serene city of Europe, the great Dame of the Water! You have booked your holiday, your luggage is ready, your passport is up to date, you have got your map and [...]

Venice – Water and Land. In between: a bridge!(or maybe more than one!)

As probably many of you know, there are more than 430 bridges in Venice. I am going to try to list some of the most famous and explain to you why they have been named that way. Originally all bridges were made of wood or stone and they did not have any side protection, which [...]