#94 We’re not going home

Venice - couple in carnival costumes at a cafè in St. Mark's square
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• The origin of the Venetian carnival has not been established with certainty, but it is a common convention to acknowledge the beginnings in 1094 when doge Vitale Falier first talks about “public amusement” allowed from authorities and the word … Continue reading

#93 Smile please!

Venice - couple in carnival costumes onboard a waterbus, black and white landscape picture
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• And there we are, once again. For the short time of few days, the frenzy of carnival, hopefully, will wash away all our anxieties, worries and fears. Like this merry couple, let’s enjoy at most the feast. p.s. And … Continue reading

#92 Cafe Florian

Venice - St. Mark's square reflected on Cafe Florian's windows, clour landscape picture
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• Wandering around very early in the morning, before the swarm of tourists invades Venice and transfigures it in the amusement park it looks today.

#90 Hidden beauties/2

Venice - hidden courtyard near St. Mark's square, black and white landscape picture
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• September; likely, the busiest month in town. Sorry, definitely……… I walk surrounded by an endless and noisy multitude of tourists, feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, mumbling how bad it is and how worse it can get year after year. Few … Continue reading

#87 Here comes the fun!

Venice - couple in carnival costume in St. Mark's square, color landscape photo
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• Like every year we have entered the most intense and exciting days of the Venetian carnival; this week, masks and costumes will be the undisputed stars and, at least for a while, everyone will be able to put aside … Continue reading

#85 Movida (the Venetian way)

Venice - stacked chairs outside a cafe in S. Margherita square, color landscape photo
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• Like many other cities of this beginning of the 21st century, Venice too has its (sort of) nightlife district, for which the center of gravity is Campo S. Margherita, a large and irregularly shaped square located not far from the … Continue reading

#84 The (most) amazing waterway

Venice - waterbus in Grand Canal at dawn, color landscape photo
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• Grand Canal (“Canalazzo” as locals call it since ever) has always been, from the earliest centuries of the venetian republic, the city’s main waterway and, beyond that, the most important and coveted stage for the most influential and powerful … Continue reading

#83 A fragile beauty

Venice - moored gondolas reflect on the water, landscape color photo
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• What to say about the gondola that has not already been said for the millionth time? Too bad, the latest news related to this intriguing boat are not the ones you’d like to hear. Obviously, the root of the … Continue reading