• It’s not easy to find trees in Venice squares, all available space is paved and plants have no way to expand their roots. This one photographed in backlight on a sunny winter morning is located in Campo S. Margherita, … Continue reading
Category Archives: The other Venice
#67 Locals and carnival
• The attitude of venetians towards the carnival is very diverse; many of them, irritated by the huge crowd that invades the city for days, move out of town and don’t come back until the frenzy vanishes and the city … Continue reading
#62 Relaxed and warm
• A chilly weather arrived in Venice, but this doesn’t stop adults and children from going around for Christmas shopping. Well equipped, the young passenger doesn’t seem worry for a day out in the cold, at least judging by his … Continue reading
#61 Madonna della Salute/3
• Faces, expressions and gestures of the participants in this celebration, reflect an intimate and profound devotion, something that can be brought to surface by only a few genuinely popular events such as the one that takes place in the … Continue reading
#60 Madonna della Salute/2
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#59 Madonna della Salute
• Among the many celebrations held in Venice, the Feast of Our Lady of Health is one of the most deeply perceived by the population for its strong religious feeling and is by far the least “touristy” of all local … Continue reading
#58 A vote of thanksgiving
• In 1630, as a votive offering for the city’s deliverance from the pestilence, the government of the Serenissima Republic of Venice decided to build a church dedicated to Our Lady of Health. The project was entrusted to the architect … Continue reading
#57 Once upon a time….
• ….there was a city where kids were playing around “calli and campielli”, running up and down bridges; squares were easily turned into soccer fields, with cackling children running after a ball amid greengrocer kiosks and busy passers-by. I forgot … Continue reading
#55 The sound of silence
• It takes few steps to get away from the noisy crush of tourists in S. Marco and Rialto and rediscover the charming venetian atmosphere we all know very well, made of silence and sound of footsteps in the distance. … Continue reading
#53 Books and boats
• Where else can you find a gondola turned into a bookshelf if not in the city that used to be for centuries the world capital of book printing? If you find yourself in Venice and one of your interests … Continue reading
#50 A colorful jewel
• Like, I imagine, all those who visit Burano, I have often wondered about the reasons for its brightly colored houses, and the explanation seems to lie mostly in a legend. Here's how it, seemingly, went: the village was painted … Continue reading
#49 Out of time
• For those who have come to Venice in the past and remember the tranquility of visiting the city in those times, then the island of Burano is definitely the right place where to seek for some peace out of … Continue reading