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The last few months have been really hard for everyone, but for us in Venice, as I told you in my previous posts, the bad times started in November 2020…
Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances: Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For…
“Make your life a dream, and a dream a reality.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3am, 10th May 2020: I suddenly woke up all excited. I had the most amazing dream!…
Torrefazione Cannaregio: a dream for those who love coffee Often, walking through Venice, I emerge from the Ghetto in Fondamenta degli Ormesini when, suddenly, the scent of coffee envelops me,…
Thinking of visiting Venice and immerse yourself in Venetian cuisine? Did you know it is one of the most varied in the world, thanks to the numerous influences that have…
Palazzo Cini, in the district of San Vio in Dorsoduro If during these years I have not given you enough reason to come and stay in Venice for more…
Meeting a “Perlera” Bead maker in Venice Bead maker in Venice: in Venice, artisan craftsmanship has always been a central axis of its trading markets; so much so…
Arts & Crafts in Venice Arts & Crafts in Venice: at the beginning of the quarantine I found myself with lot of time in my hand and feeling…
Venice in the run by Luca Ferrari We can all agree that 2020 is, so far, the strangest year of the third Millemium! After 60 days of total lockdown, of…
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…
"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…