Have you ever eaten this sumptuous Italian desert, usually served after way too much food? It’s literal translation Tira mi su is “pick me up”! There are various stories on who first made this famous desert. It is generally credited to…
This year marked the 54th year anniversary of the tragedy of Vajont. The site is an easy day trip from Venice and worth the visit. The dam was/is (because all though the dam is there still, there is no water…
The Fiaschetteria Toscana restaurant has been around for 60 years on a small street between San Marco and Fondamenta Nove. It was a proud member of the association I Ristoranti del Buon Ricordo, living up to the standards of the…
One of my favorite things in Venice, though certainly not any Venetian’s favorite thing is Acqua Alta or high tides that flood the city, creeping in silently. My phone app called “hi!tide Venice” notified me there would be a…
The end of the plague is always a cause for celebration, even if it ended in 1576. And fortunately, for all of us, the Doge Alvise Mocenigo kept his promise and built the magnificent Church of the Redeemer aka Il…
We have added BlogVenice Facebook so we can give you quick alerts to things going on in Venice, things that do not require a lengthy research. Say for example we know there is a strike (which there is on 6 July)…
Venice awarded “il Premio dei Musei Civici” (top honors) to 101 year old Emma Vidal, born and raised in Burano. She learned the art of lace and embroidery at la Scuola del Merletto, taught by the sisters. She became a…
In Piazza San Marco there are the guys who sell roses. I confess to shooing them away. But after an interview by “VeneziaToday” my heart has changed. Often in restaurants, I have seen the owners allow the guys selling roses and…
After making some 2,000 photos during this Venice Carnevale, I have sorted through them to share with you. For me the costumes weren’t super exciting, though there were two I really liked. But there were the exquisitely beautiful costumes which can…
Carnevale has just 2 days left and I have been making tons of pictures. But I never seem to get that one you see on Calendars or in the magazines. Now I know why. Each morning at daybreak, those professional…