• 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
• Wandering around very early in the morning, before the swarm of tourists invades Venice and transfigures it in the amusement park it looks today.
• The year that will end in a few months has been one of the most troubled and difficult for Venice since a long time. The controversy on large cruise ships and the water traffic in the city, after the … Continue reading
• 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
• Every time I’m around Piazza San Marco, I can’t avoid to be intrigued by the many tourists who want to be photographed with pigeons roosting on them. It really seems that of all the things to be seen and … Continue reading
• For this couple of newlyweds from Asia, a gray and dull day without sunshine can turn, as for the wizardry of a fairy tale, into the most beautiful and unforgettable day of their life at the precise moment they … Continue reading
• On one of those first sunny days of late winter, when the sun slowly starts again to warm up, the square immediately resumes its best-known aspect of an amazing and unique open-air lounge. All cafes get suddenly busy with … Continue reading
• Most of the times I’m in town, I can’t avoid going to Piazza San Marco; and the reason is that this place, which I photographed countless times, is always an inexhaustible source of amazing images. Here, in a gloomy … Continue reading
• As always at this time of year, the flow of tourists begins (thanks god!) to shrink and Venice regains, at least for some time, a less chaotic and noisy appearance. Venetians regain possession of their city starting again to go … Continue reading
• This is a rather iconic and popular view of the gondolas moored just in front of Doge's Palace (see here I am not lying); having said that, I have to admit myself that despite the thousand times I have … Continue reading
• It does happen to me quite often, when I don’t know exactly what to do after been wandering around in town for a while, to find myself always in “la piazza” (as venetians usually call St Mark’s square). La … Continue reading