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The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Torcello

July 16, 2012
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The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Torcello

A place of worship and highly spiritual, the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta is located on the fascinating Torcello Island, one of the oldest settlements in the Venice lagoon and the cradle of Venice itself. The origins of this ancient church date back to the distant 7th century, built on behalf of the Ravenna Exarch…

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Tomorrow Venice celebrates Santa Maria della Salute

November 20, 2010
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Tomorrow Venice celebrates Santa Maria della Salute

Tomorrow will be another big celebration for Venice: Santa Maria della Salute or Madonna della Salute.Unfortunately I have been extremely busy for the last two week and I really did not have time to sit down and write a porper post about this, but I feel it is right to let you know a little…

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The wind is blowing in another Best memory of Venice (#4)

November 15, 2010
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The wind is blowing in another Best memory of Venice (#4)

November has arrived in Venice with a vengeance: today the sky is grey, the rain is pouring and the wind is howling! And the wind is also blowing in memories of Venice from some other dear Facebook friend: Jessica from Bootsnall! Jessica has been to Venice many times but it always amazes me how she…

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Venice, Mosaics and Orsoni: three words, one world!

September 27, 2010
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Venice, Mosaics and Orsoni: three words, one world!

Thanks to Twitter over the last year and half I have been meeting  so many new, fascinating and interesting people which I have lost count of it. But one person in particular I would like to thank for giving me the opportunity to visit one of the most amazing places in Venice, Orsoni Smalti Veneziani,…

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Best Take-Away in Venice!

June 14, 2009
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Best Take-Away in Venice!

We just came back from a wonderful day in  Venice. The sun was shining, there was a light breeze, there were not so many people around.  First we went to visit Casa Goldoni, the birth house of the famous Venetian playwriter. I have to say it was a bit dissapointing (only 3 rooms to see),…

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