A Quick Stop in Venice To See What's Changed: We had three days free in our itinerary in the north of Italy and so we took the opportunity to make a quick stop in Venice. The last time we were here was just before Covid turned the world upside down. Where we stayed We usually rent an … [Read more...]
Murano: Live from the Island of the Glass Makers
Murano Glass is world-famous, but does the island match up to the Chandeliers? http://www.youtube.com/v/KVcdE6EpOO0 Murano’s reputation as a centre for glassmaking dates from 1291, when the Venetian Doge, frightened that the foundries' fires would destroy the city’s largely wooden buildings, … [Read more...]
Restaurants in Venice
Restaurants in Venice Restaurant Location: Cannaregio Castello Dorsoduro Santa Croce San Marco San Polo Giudecca/Lido The Islands … [Read more...]
How to get to St. Mark’s Square: Venice Guide
How to get to St. Mark's Square from just about everywhere in Venice Let's face it, at some stage every visitor to Venice wants to get to Piazza San Marco, St. Mark's Square, and the truth is that there are little signposts to it from just about everywhere. Unfortunately, Venetian street directions … [Read more...]
Venice and the Lagoon
Venice and the Lagoon: Introduction An ever-growing range of features, links and practical information to help you plan and enjoy your visit to Venice, including guides to hotel accommodation, restaurants, bars, tourist attractions, city neighbourhoods and getting about. There's a lot here … [Read more...]
Shopping in Venice
Shopping in Venice Masks, Costumes Dolls Glassware Lace Paper products Fabrics Bead jewellery Lithographs Venice is … [Read more...]
Restaurants on the Islands in the Venice Lagoon and elsewhere
Restaurants on the Islands in the Venice Lagoon and elsewhere Restaurants on the islands of the Venice lagoon are often not open in the evenings, so be sure to check on opening hours and rest days! Trattoria "Da Romano" Via San Martino Destro, Burano This restaurant has an impressive … [Read more...]
Murano and Burano – Venice’s famous islands
Venice lagoon's popular islands: If you only have a short time in Venice and want to explore the islands of its lagoon, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. These three can be covered in the one outing and can be reached by the public vaporetti. The vaporetto ride on Venice's … [Read more...]
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