• 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
• What could be better than a freshly baked croissant and a cup of steaming coffee, while you sit admiring one of the most beautiful squares in the world ? ⇒ Visit Imaginevenice.com
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• St Mark’s square is the center of the city since ever, and the cafes overlooking the square used to be its beating heart. They are now mainly a tourist attraction (locals gather in other places) but in the past … Continue reading
On the contrary of my previous entry (#14), this one is much more about the way the venetians live carnival experience in their own city. While most of the tourists and visitors gather in St. Mark’s, Rialto or other reknown … Continue reading
In fact, I took this picture at Carnival 2010, but I do like it so much that, well, I thought it wasn’t such a bad idea to add it to the blog for this year as well. Believe it or … Continue reading
When I framed this man wandering in the middle of the crowd in his beautiful 18th century style white costume, I really had a vision like of a phantom going around unseen and unfelt by all the festive people around … Continue reading
Something I love the most is trying to capture people expressions. It’s not difficult but you have to pick the right subject to get an interesting shot. Among the hundreds of faces, I start to follow one for a while … Continue reading
Carnival is fun for the most of us, right? But for kids is really a special event, long awaited and dreamed of. Let me say though, that a day out in the mess of Venice carnival, surrounded by a screaming … Continue reading