The Bellini is a cocktail of great elegance, fresh and very fragrant based on white peach juice and prosecco. Simple but brilliant recipe: the qualities of the sparkling wine, structure, minerality and freshness, are rounded off by the very fragrant aromaticity of the peaches But where does this fragrant recipe come from? The Bellini originated …
The Friulian or Furlane, also called scarpets or papusse in Venice, were the alternative to work clogs They were Sunday shoes, those of the bride on her wedding day in the mountains and countryside of Friuli in the 1800s where for centuries the women of the family made them using the little they had available, …
A visit to Venice cannot be separated from a visit to the most important palace in the city : PALAZZO DUCALE located in the most important square in Venice : PIAZZA SAN MARCO A masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the Doge’s Palace is an impressive structure composed of layers of building elements and ornamentation, from its …
We are pleased to announce that Venice Marco Polo airport is back in operation. Here are the destinations and airlines that have made official the resumption of flights from Venice Airport for the summer 2020. We advise you to consult the websites of the companies to check the flight operating dates. We are ready to …
Immerse yourself in a multimedia experience to visit the past, understand the present and conjure up the future. The Fondazione di Venezia has given the city, Italy and the world a national museum so that the Italian people may get to know the century that most contributed to forging their modern identity in the conviction …
Scala Contarini del Bovolo : the spiral staircase most impressive and valuable in Venice During the late fifteenth century, important overall renovation works updated the complex architectures to meet the modern Renaissance taste with the construction of the loggia and of the graceful spiral staircase known as “bovolo” (venetian word that means “snail”). These major …
The maximum level was reached around 15:00 , just below the 160 cm expected. After which the tide began to flow slowly, with the next peak announced for one o’clock at night, to 140 centimeters. In Venice, the high water began to create inconveniences from the early hours of Monday morning. San Marco did not …
Venezia pastry shops are starting to prepare the “frìtole” or the frittelle, an unmissable dessert of the Venetian Carnevale! In ancient times frìtole were a real street food: they were prepared exclusively by the “fritoleri”, who sold them on the street. The fritoleri, a profession handed down from father to son since the ‘600, have …
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“Maybe never architectural art has reached such a level of magnificence” (J. W. Goethe, after the visit at La Rotonda) La Rotonda is not a villa. It’s something more. In time it has been visited by poets and artists, sovereigns and statesmen, scholars and art amateurs, travellers and tourists. To everyone La Rotonda has given …
Formed 200 million years ago from primordial seas, today these fascinating mountains rise more than 3,000m tall toward the sky. The Dolomites are named after French geologist Deodat de Dolomieu (1750 – 1801), who first identified the unique composition of the rock. On 26 June 2009 the Dolomites became a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site for their …
