This blog is dedicated to Venice, its history, its wonders and the love I have for this amazing city. But I have many friends who share this passion for the Serene Republic and through writing and photography they try to inspire other people to love this city and look beyond the crowds, the cheap…
Everyone who has been to Venice at least once must admit that it is a unique city: the labyrinth of canals, its narrow alleys, the beautiful palaces, the absence of cars. It can be wrapped in mist caused by damp, or covered by snow or flooded by hoards of tourists from all over the world,…
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…
Venice must be lived, Venice must be experienced. Venice cannot be seen in a day, but unfortunately the majority of people visiting, will be here only for one day.Thankfully Martha Bakerjian choose not to and she wrote this lovely post telling us all about it! Another lovely guest post for The Best memory of Venice…
The posts on the Best memory of Venice keep coming in and I am very pleased that the Best memory which Robin Locker Lacey of My Mélange has taken back is that of food (my best memories are always of our Venetian food) and of the kindness of Venetian people, which many times is overlooked by…
Here are some of the images of yesterday’s Acqua Alta , which rose up to 136 cm, taken by people living in Venice. The water was so high, that in Saint Marks Square they could not even put up the walkways! Look at the video as well, to see how the Venetian just cope with…
VENEXIA XE BELA FABRICÀ SUL MAR, CHI NON LA POL VEDAR NO LA PO STIMAR (Venice is beautiful, built on the sea, who cannot see it cannot appreciate it) This is a very old Venetian saying and well, who has been to Venice can only agree with this! (For more Venetian sayings you can…
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…
Carrying on with our series of posts about which memories people remember the best about Venice, this time it is the turn of Julie Gilley, another Facebook friend, who has travelled to Venice many times but who remembers one in particular: Venice—Not For The Suitcase Laden Traveler! I credit Venice as being the city that…
Yesterday I started my new series of posts on what people remembered the best from coming to Venice. This is the second post and it is written by Shelley White, who I would like to thank very much for accepting to do this! Best Memory of Venice Venice is our anniversary…
When you travel around the world you always collect good memories and bad ones from the various cities and countries you go and visit. But there are places which always leave you an indelible mark and because of this you will never forget that smell, that view, that sound or that particular moment. Venice does…
Venice: The Arsenal Back in May 2010 I was lucky enough to visit the Arsenale in Venice. The Arsenale is usually closed to the public; it is currently used only in small part as one of the venues of the Biennale di Venezia, but for a few days a year, thanks to an event called…
Another year goes by, another hot and sticky summer strolls in through the canals of the lagoon and another major appointment for all Venetians is fast approaching. It is Festa del Redentore (The Redeemer’s Celebration) which this year will take place on July 17th and 18th. This event draws thousands of people to the City…
My Top 10 Free things to do in Venice Unlike many other cities around the world which offer the tourists many free museums and exhibitions to visit, Venice unfortunately does not do that. It is a city which lives off tourism, therefore every possible site is exploited one way or another, by charging…
Ah, here it is again, like every winter, the eternal question: shall I dress up or not for the Venice Carnival? Today a collegue and twitter friend @casinadirosa ( www.casinadirosa.it ) asked me if I had anything written down on the Venice Carnival. As I said no, that I didn’t and that I had to…
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