• A memory from Venice is not something everybody can exhibit in his own scrapbook; even less a memory with your bare feet soaking in the high water of St.Mark's square. However, the thing that most amazed me was the … Continue reading
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#32 An amazing playground !
• High water is quite unusual in summertime and when it does happen, kids (and not only…) have an unexpected chance to turn into a playground a location, St. Mark's square, better known for its unique architecture and ancient history … Continue reading
#31 The quiet gull
• A midsummer early morning snap taken just instants before hopping on the vaporetto (water bus) that will take me to the mainland for a busy working day. I have to say the seagull didn't bother at all of the weird … Continue reading
#30 Sorry for the delay…
• When I wrote in my About page that "I have ………….no schedules for posting" I didn't really mean I was not posting images for more than a month. But that's exactly what happened and I feel sorry about it. … Continue reading
#29 Ladies in black
• Gondolas were once the undisputed dominators of the lagoon, and the whole town’s life was in sync with the slow pace of these strange and elegant boats. Difficult to conduct but at the same time sinuous and agile, able … Continue reading
#28 Brick wall and old man
• Away from the noise and clamor of the most famous touristic spots, the city reveals a very different and certainly more genuine soul, though melancholic; the silence reigns, broken only by the sound of footsteps and voices of passers-by, … Continue reading
#26 The final touch-up
• Actions and behaviors which we wouldn’t notice in any city in the world, in Venice often become unusual and worthy of curiosity. It’s probably the uniqueness of the environment in which they are played that makes them so different … Continue reading
#25 You can’t miss this….
• A tour on a gondola is in the wish-list of (almost?) all Venice visitors and it surely is an exciting and unusual experience; a touch of extra folklore can be added by a gondolier singing “O sole mio” which, … Continue reading
#24 A familiar view
• The island of St. Giorgio Maggiore, with its magnificent church designed by Andrea Palladio, is one of those places where Venetians don’t go very often. There are no shops nor restaurants nor bars or other places of interest, and … Continue reading
#23 Pigeons vs. tourists
• Excerpt from previous post, #22: “And of course one of the most popular attraction, not only for the younger ones, are the pigeons in St. Mark’s Square……” ⇒ Visit Imaginevenice.com
#22 Boys in the square
• Spring is a very good time for visiting Venice; days get longer, air is crisp and clean and, although squares and streets begin to crowd, the frenzy of tourism has not started yet. It’s also the typical time of … Continue reading
#21 The magic of cathedral’s facade
• I don’t indulge very often in special effects but I did an exception for this picture; I did like the result since it gives (at least from my point of view) the impression of a vision from a dream, … Continue reading