One of the most important things that has happened during this lockdown and this terrible period, is the feeling that nothing will ever be the same - and this goes…
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"Venice meets..." Everyday at 6PMCET LIVE STREAM ON INSTAGRAM For the duration of the lockdown in Italy I will be holding a chat every day with a different guest from…
“They considered themselves free and no one will ever be free as long as there is plague, pestilence and famine” ― Albert Camus, The Plague Covid-19 in Italy - I…
#iorestoacasa I am staying at home – this is the slogan going around Italy at the moment, hand in hand with the virus. It was supposed to mean: I stay…
Cicchetti and luxury in Venice? Bacaromi: a luxury bacaro in Venice! When 2night told me that I should go and have dinner in a luxury bacaro in Venice, I widened…
Venice: the home of my soul! Elegant, precious, inimitable, fun, romantic: this is Venice! Venice, the gem of the Italian tourist panorama, where churches, palaces, ancient bridges, monuments…
THE VENICE CARNIVAL 2020 Venice Carnival 2020: here we go again - it is time to get all dressed up, grab some confetti and run like crazy around the small…
Since Tuesday 12th November 2019, the mood in Venice is sad and gloomy! People are trying to pick up the pieces: cleaning up, counting the damages and trying to understand…
Venice - The biggest Acqua Alta since 1966 November 12th 2019 Around 10pm. Comfortably and cozily sitting on my sofa, I was in my house in the Venetian…
The Art of Glass Making in Murano Giancarlo Signoretto: a life with glass The heat… That is the first thing you notice as you enter the Murano glass furnace where…
Best Memories of Venice After Stephen Killick shared his Best Memories of Venice, many people have sent me their own impressions on Venice: everyone wants to share their love and…
Visiting Murano The other day my friend Venice-Addicted Stephen Killick (see his post on his love for Venice), seeing my exploit at trying to make a Venetian Glass bead…
Murano - August 2019 It is just after lunch. The streets of the island are empty, the tourists try to keep in the shade, looking to find some relief from…
The first time I fell in love with Venice by Stephen Killick In Love with Venice - As you probably remember, a few years ago…
Where to eat great meat in Venice: Regina Sconta Venice is the city by the Adriatic Sea in Italy, where, par excellence, each restaurant offers a great variety of fish.…
5 good reasons to go to the Theatre in Venice! Many people, when they come to visit Venice, book their tickets well in advance so they can attend…
Venice & Over-Tourism Venice & Over-tourism: A few days ago Joe Minihane from CNN Travel wrote asking me to answer some questions regarding OverTourism in Venice. I was glad to…
Venice Biennale Free Collateral Events How to visit the palaces of Venice Have you ever found yourself wandering around the streets of Venice, looking up at the magnificent centuries old…
A few days ago, during a beautiful event in Val di Chiana in Tuscany, which I will be talking about soon on other posts, I had the pleasure of meeting…
Hostaria Bacanera - eat in Venice like a local Getting lost in Venice is beautiful! And just by getting lost, sometimes, you end up in a practically deserted campiello (that…