• The long story of cats in Venice

    The long story of cats in Venice

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  • Luxury in Venice

    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 Terrace with a View

    A Terrace with a View

    Today I would like to take you up on a rooftop terrace overlooking the Basilica della Salute. As you can see in the big picture above, you’re even looking down upon its orecchioni,  architectonalical ear-shaped elements at the base of the dome. I’ve always loved discovering rooftop views on Venice. My father, an architect, used…

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