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The Most Quiet Time of the Year
Is there a time – a season – that Venetians really dedicate to themselves. Getting some quiet after a long (mass) tourist season. I think I’ve made out that time. It’s now, when Venice chiude bottega for a few weeks. When festive November comes to an end and you can still find its culinary treats, like the San Martino biscuits…
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Acqua Alta in Venice: Climate Change, Bad Weather, or Bad Luck?
On 31 October, Venice woke up to this: A mixture of icy cold wind mingling with a warm but humid breeze, and the clouds of the storm slowly disappearing. The night before around 10 pm, all 78 MoSE flood gates went up in a hurry in the three inlets of the Lagoon: This time, SAVING…
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How to capture the heart of Venetians
Quando la turista dice ti canto una canzone .. enjoy this video that has captured the heart of the Venetians – and believe me, this almost never happens :-) Just because this time, it’s not the gondolier but the tourist singing in the gondola. Tourists singing for Venice and the Venetians. A video taken on…
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Celebrating La Festa di San Rocco
Another mid-summer feast, celebrated on 16 August, and it has a special history: This red baldachin called TENDON DEL DOGE has been waiting for the past couple of days for today’s FESTA DI SAN ROCCO: So yes, summer feasts in #Venice continue throughout August and well into September, and La Festa di San Rocco comes…
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Ferragosto in Venice
BUON FERRAGOSTO from this special island in the Lagoon where VENETIANS CELEBRATE FERRAGOSTO, a lush paradise overgrown with silver olive trees and emerald cypresses. And there are vineyards, in which the ancient vines of the Doges are cultivated. In spring, white tamerisk shrubs line its winding canals, leading into secret corners with surprising views of…
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Why does Venice flood in the midst of summer?
It just happened a few days ago .. Acqua alta is a phenomenon we expect in autumn and early winter, when tides change TWICE a day (TWO PEAKS of high tide per day). It happens less often and less pronounced in summer when the tides change somewhat irregularly but just ONCE a day (ONE PEAK…
Verde Venezia – Green Venice
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Cioccolata densa – A Venetian winter treat
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