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A Unique Tableware Find in Venice

September 25, 2019 By Helen Page

Venice Resin Tableware

MYFACE Tableware was an Unexpected Find in Venice: Tableware in Venice? "La Serenissima" is famous for its Murano glass and Burano lace, but tableware? During our numerous trips to Venice we've seen our share of the iconic Venetian glass, lacework and arts and crafts. On this trip we did manage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: Italy, myface tableware, resin tableware, tableware, venice, venice shopping

Venice: the “Blue Danube” Live from Piazza San Marco

April 19, 2013 By Tony Page

The Café Florian Quintet plays Strauss's famous Waltz in St Mark's Square, Venice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fQUIS09ZPQ After a vigorous rendition of Ravel's "Bolero", the small, five-piece orchestra on the stage outside the famous Café"Florian" in Piazza San Marco strike up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Blue Danube, Cafe Florian, live music, passeggiata, piazza san marco, St. Marks Square, Strauss, venice

Venice in Acqua Alta: Live From Piazza San Marco

April 15, 2013 By Tony Page

High Water at High Noon: Keep Your Balance Acqua Alta is Italian for "High Water", and when a big tide comes into Venice's lagoon, that's exactly what you get in Piazza San Marco and many pedestrian streets. Fortunately, it usually only happens from autumn to spring, and the city fathers set up a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: acqua alta, high tide, high water, Italy, piazza san marco, St. Marks Square, venice

Venice: Live aboard a Gondola through the Hidden Canals

April 10, 2013 By Tony Page

Hidden waterways, live music, gondola drag racing, Armani spotting and general mayhem http://www.youtube.com/v/a8IKxSUJars Escaping from the Grand Canal, the gondolas explore the hidden canals running through the back blocks of Venice, winding their way along the narrow waterways towards Piazza … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: bridges, canals, giorgio armani, gondola, gondola cruise, gondolier, grand canal, high tide, venice

Venice: Live from Gondolas on the Grand Canal

April 10, 2013 By Tony Page

Six gondolas, live musical accompaniment, and a lot of "Prosecco" - beware, tourists! http://www.youtube.com/v/i1OPu1qu-DE Six gondolas abreast down the Grand Canal? Tony and Helen Page brave a slightly out-of-control shared gondola cruise (maybe the prosecco had something to do with it) that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Actv, gondola, gondola cruises, grand canal, rialto bridge, seafood risotto, tourist restaurants, venice

Burano: Live from the Island of Technicolor Houses & Lace

March 30, 2013 By Tony Page

Burano's Brightly Coloured Houses are a Photographer's - and Dulux's - Dream http://www.youtube.com/v/qO7gqw-jnVU Burano's No.1 tourist attraction is the eye-dazzling, brightly coloured terraced houses lining its canals, but its mask and lace shops, not to mention its restaurants, also draw the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Burano, coloured houses, island of Burano, Italy, Lace Museum, venice

My Whistle Stop Tour of Italy

August 16, 2012 By Jo Turnbull

Jo Turnbull dashes down some quick-fire notes as she hot-foots it through Italy As the home of art, opera, and fashion and not forgetting ice cream and pasta, Italy is one of the most interesting countries in Europe. The shape of a boot with a football on the toe representing Sicily, it is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Florence, Italy, italy tour, Rome, venice, Verona

Traghetti in Venice

April 19, 2012 By Tony Page

Traghetti: A Gondola Ride for €2.00! A gondola ride for €2.00. All Venetians and commuters know all about this, most tourists don't: you can get on a gondola and cross the Canal Grande for just €2.00 (September 2012). Across the Grand Canal - Standing Up! If you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Getting around Tagged With: ferry crossing, gondola, grand canal, traghetti, traghetto, venice

Restaurants in Castello, Venice

April 13, 2012 By Tony Page

Restaurants in Castello, Venice It's important to check that the restaurant at which you're interested in eating is open! Restaurants in Venice do not all close on a Monday, rest days vary, and not all open at night. Booking is highly advisable, especially when you want an outside table. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Castello, castello restaurants, cicchetti, dining, dinner, food in venice, lunch, recommendation, restaurant features, restaurant guide, reviews, Venezia, venice, Venice restaurants, wine

Restaurants in Santa Croce, Venice

April 13, 2012 By Tony Page

Restaurants in Santa Croce, Venice: It's important to check that the restaurant at which you're interested in eating is open! Restaurants in Venice do not all close on a Monday, rest days vary, and not all open at night. Booking is highly advisable, especially when you want an outside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: booking, cicchetti, dining, dinner, Food, Italy, lunch, recommendation, restaurant features, restaurant guide, reviews, Santa Croce, venice, wine

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