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It looks like it’s raining any minute in Venice .. and the city is clad in thick mist called caígo. Just before a soft drizzle sets in, the gardens turn completely quiet, and the scent of the spring blossoms is overwhelming. That’s why a misty spring day has its advantages: It’s an opportunity to take…
Walking along Fondamente Nove on a limpid day, you can make out a long island in the distance, stretching forever behind La Certosa: This is Sant’Erasmo, the greenest spot in the Lagoon. Such a bounty grows on Sant’Erasmo, the island of artichokes and vineyards. It’s home to the finest ingredients, tasting slightly of sea salt,…
Just a beautiful and colorful virtual walk for you if you’re missing Venice and her gardens in spring. This post takes you on a relaxing morning walk amongst wisteria blossoms. We start right here in the image below, admiring the “wisteria house” next to a pozzo (well) on Campo di San Giacomo dall’Orio. And yes,…
A year ago, we published our blog post 30 resources for you to explore Venice in 2020, and it was the most visited article on our blog in 2020. We wanted to offer alternative ways of exploring Venice to responsible travelers, focusing on high-quality visits off the beaten paths. But then in 2020, Venice, like…
Whitish clouds move quickly across the night sky while tides are rising gradually. The next morning, Venice awakes to steel blue skies: A warm gust of wind (scirocco) caresses your face when you open the window in the morning, feeling ice-cold in the next minute. Or, the sky looks petrol blue, with the sun shimmering…
August has arrived in Venice, and the Lagoon is as beautiful as always in this strange and unprecedented year. Breathtaking colors and skies, which by mid-August will fuse into something magical, the azure and purple the colors of the “fifth” season (more about that term soon). For now, we’re in the midst of a heatwave…
Would you like to take a journey back in time, discovering the verdant paradise that Venice was in the 15th century? We had the opportunity to do so during our InstaMeet #giardiniveneziani, organized in late April by Giuseppe Boscaro and Anna Toniolo. The first of the three gardens we visited took us back in time, four…