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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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Luxury in Venice
What is Venetian elegance and luxury? Can you learn to “imitate” it? And how did the Venetian concept of luxury coin European style in the first time, for centuries? And by style we don’t just mean fashion and architecture, but also food and “manners”? What is Venetian luxury? It gets as simple as this when…
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A week of English books on Venice
Browsing the bookstores in Venice while looking for the latest publications is always a special treat. In my opinion, no season is better than spring, when new books are either out, or announced to be published in the months to come. And when you’ve come across your new favorite book, it’s just wonderful to sit…
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40 tips to explore Venice in 2022
What’s changing and what’s new in Venice in 2022? We’ve collected 40 resources and tips for you to re-connect with our city in 2022. This post is for all history, art, gourmet food, and Lagoon lovers. Rediscovering Venice online Piazza San Marco – 1: Always good to start with Saint Mark’s square .. did you…
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Camelias and Carnival: Our guide to Carnival in Venice
In Venice, spring begins when the yellow-flowering calycanthus give way to the first white-pinkish almond blossoms, light purple crocuses, and .. mimosa smelling of vanilla and lemon! Usually; this happens in early February when all of a sudden, we can detect the first blossoms on the mimosa trees in Venice, appearing over night. Such as…
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It’s world pasta day – this is our favorite from Venice
25 October is world pasta day – time to introduce our “family favorite”: You can taste this dish in a little restaurant tucked into a magically green palace garden looking like a fairy tale! It’s called Al Giardinetto da Severino. Just two corners from my home in Venice, it’s located on Salizzada Zorzi, inside the…
Verde Venezia – Green Venice
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Why does Venice flood in the midst of summer?
Continue Reading: Why does Venice flood in the midst of summer?
Collect Venetian Moments
Late summer tips – beaches, drinks, and introducing the islands shielding the Lagoon from the sea.
Our new series The Gift of Memory includes grandmother’s thoughts about the past and future of Venice.
Coffee houses and luxury: How Venice coined the culture of luxury for more than 1000 years in Europe.
Summer Escapes
Rialto Fish Market
Island Breakfast