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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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How and when you can have Piazza San Marco to yourself
Piazza San Marco is NEVER crowded if you know how to schedule your visit. It would be a pity to leave the Piazza out or not being able to take in its beauty during your visit just because it’s too crowded. In the next three blog posts, I’m offering you a virtual guide on how to spend…
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Why Venetians love early breakfast
I was going to name this post “Venetian summer morning breeze “. For we start exactly here on the brink of the water where a soft breeze comes in from the sea on Riva degli Schiavoni. This area is almost empty in the early morning and looks VERY spacious now. A fact you may overlook if you…
Verde Venezia – Green Venice
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Why does Venice flood in the midst of summer?
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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