Venice love Love & Revenge on the Riviera del Brenta in 18th century. An old Venetian saying goes like this: Chi se tol par amor, per rabia se…
Simple basic Italian cooking lessons. We did it: finally our video for CookInVenice.com is on line! Arianna and I are really pleased we managed to do this, we have been…
Expats in Venice Since we have returned to live in Italy back in 2000, my British husband and I have been trying to get in contact with English speaking people…
Discover the Minor Islands of Venice When tourists come to Venice in their 1 or 2 days tours (which I personally think it's way too short a duration to see…
Just a quick post with some beautiful pictures of Villa Pisani In Strà, on the Riviera del Brenta near Venice. The author is a local photographer Franco Amormino, you can…
It's March 10th and it fells like Christmas Day in Siberia! These are a couple of videos I took of the situation outside the house at 8.30 am, you can…
Italian proverbs 10 Old Venetian Proverbs about Food, Drink and Family Italian proverbs - Yesterday at the library in Oriago, my home town, I came across a very interesting book…
Astronomy and Mineral Exhibition in Villa Farsetti, Near Venice Yesterday, 7th March 2010, here on the Riviera del Brenta was a beautiful sunny and windy day, preparing us for maybe…
VILLA E BARCHESSA WIDMANN IN MIRA, JUST OUTSIDE VENICE VILLA E BARCHESSA WIDMANN IN MIRA, JUST OUTSIDE VENICE: I find myself always talking about Venice, but today I decided it was time…
VILLA E BARCHESSA WIDMANN IN MIRA, JUST OUTSIDE VENICE VILLA E BARCHESSA WIDMANN IN MIRA, JUST OUTSIDE VENICE: I find myself always talking about Venice, but today I decided it was time…
7th March: Women's day Free entry in all State owned Museums in Venice On 7th March 2010, the Italian Ministry of Beni e Attività Culturali has decided to celebrate…
Facts, figures and bizarre things about Venice Read on to discover the most amazing facts, figures and bizarre things about the beautiful city of Venice. OK, so here you are:…
The bridges of Venice Venice: Water and land in between a bridge or maybe more than one The bridges of Venice: Venice is a city born and built on the water and…
Ghosts of Venice The Spirit Side of Venice Ghosts of Venice: all revealed in a great book by the Venetian writer Alberto Toso Fei. When I first bought the…
Valentines day San Valentino: Origins of Valentine's day Valentines day: The origins Valentines day: starting from 4th century BC the Romans had the tradition of celebrating the god Lupercus with a…
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…
Always wanted to learn Italian, but don't have the time? Always wanted to visit Venice and live like an Italian for a while? Well this is the course for you.…
Venice by Gondola Venice by Gondola - Yes, I admit it: I am Venetian and I never been on a rowing boat in my whole life! First of all I…
Like every year I will be holding Italian language homestay courses for foreign students who would like to learn Italian in an Italian environment. You will be staying in our…
TOLFA Tolfa is a little village of about 5,000 inhabitants, about 500 metres above sea level, positioned on the Roman hills, about 70 Kms from Rome. It is surrounded by…