Fireworks and Regattas
The Redentore Regatta along the Giudecca Canal. Photo: Venezia Unica July 16 - 17 The Festa del Redentore (Feast of the Redeemer) is...
Things I Love To Do In Venice
There are some places in Venice that you just have to see, The Doge’s Palace and The Basilica of St Mark for a start, but these grand...
Hydrogen Festival Padua 2016
June 25th - July 19th Launched in June 2009, the Padova Hydrogen Festival in Piazzola sul Brenta has rapidly become an internationally...
Arena di Verona Festival 2016
June 24th - August 28th For those of you lucky enough to be in Venice during these two months, a day trip to Verona is only an hour away...
A Walk Around Stunning Venice
One of UNESCO's World Heritage distinguished sites, Venice was always an important trading and political centre in Europe up to the 17th...
A Brief History of Venice
The church of San Giacomo di Rialto, the oldest church in Venice, dedicated in 421. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire,...
Spritz and Cicchetti
Throughout Venice it's easy to find traditional wine and food in the small traditional wine bars called bacari that serve cicchetti...
Saint Mark, Patron Saint of Venice
The winged lion known as the Lion of Saint Mark is found everywhere in Venice. Carved onto the outsides of buildings, above doorways, on...
La Biennale di Venezia
Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena, curator of the 2016 Biennale of Architecture. Photograph: Cristobal Palma The 15th International...
Vogalonga, The Long Row
The Vogalonga is a not to be missed spectacle if you plan to be in Venice during May The Vogalonga (long row) was born just 40 odd years...