Sightseeing Trips in the Veneto, day trips from Venice. Things to do in the Veneto.
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Nothing, and I mean nothing is ever written in stone in Italy and surely not in Venice. So I hesitate to post anything regarding the new “tax or ticket” to enter Venice known in Venice as “contributo di accesso” or…
Update on this post from a few years ago. This year marked the 60th year since the tragedy. It is always a somber day remembering the deaths in that instant. It was a failure of government and industry analysis even…
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…
A few years ago, Cenendese, a very successful Murano Glass furnace created a modern Christmas Tree weighing about 4 tonnes, as part of an art project in Murano which involved the collaboration of several other businesses in Murano. There names…
History 101: Sometimes our history lessons come unexpectedly. The Baron & Hemingway is just such a lesson. One afternoon on the way to dinner, we took a little side trip to Castello di Roncade. It is just 14 miles outside…