Venice Lifestyle, Slow Food and Garden Magazine
Welcome to my neighborhood in Venice, where I grew up! This is the first of four blog posts, in which I introduce you to the part of Venice I know best. I’ll take you for a walk around Castello, east of Piazza San Marco, and will share my favorite restaurants for lunch and dinner. You will also…
October in Venice, so far, feels calm and warm. On a morning walk, around 8 am, you can take in the scent of autumn, the cool mist rising from the canals, looking veiled when the warmth, stored in the water during summer, suddenly meets a hint of sharp cold air. While some days are brilliant right from…
All images in this article: Courtesy by JoAnn Locktov / Bella Figura Publications What happens when a Venetian sees this city, so resplendent in the colors of the rainbow, wearing black and white? What a contrast to the Venice we know and whose colors we vividly recall from our children’s books. Venice, the mermaid blue,…
It doesn’t feel like fall in Venice at first glance. Yet, if you take a closer look you can see the a few auburn leaves among the greenery, but that’s mostly due to one of the driest summers we’ve just been through. No, that’s not the season of Indian Summer in Venice yet (which would…
A walk along wild secret gardens (so refreshing!) on a far-off island in the Lagoon awaits you in this blog article, which I’m publishing in time for Ferragosto :-) It’s holiday week in Venice, and the number of tourists in town exceed every expectation. Yet, there are areas in Venice and the Lagoon that almost…
