There was a time when you asked questions because you were looking for answers, and you were happy when you got them. Come back as a child: ask again. (CS Lewis)       Can you imagine a child seeing Venice for the first time? A magical labyrinth reflected on the water. A city… Read More »A Venice for the Children

  You don’t have to cook excessive or complicated dishes: just good food from fresh ingredients. (Julia Child)     Traditional Venetian cuisine is in principle a very basic cuisine, as simple ingredients, preparation and cooking methods have always been used. But it is also a complex cuisine, as it has incorporated all the influences… Read More »Venetian Cuisine: Antica Trattoria Poste Vecie

  The discovery of a new dish is more valuable to mankind than the discovery of a new star. (Anthelme Brillat-Savarin)   Raise your hand if you have never heard of Cicchetti! When, here in Venice, we want to have a quick bite, we go to one of our favorite bacari to have a “cicchetto”… Read More »El Sbarlefo: Cicchetti and good wine in Venice

  When I seek another word for “music”, I never find any other word than “Venice”.   Friedrich Nietzsche     Until half a century ago, at least in Italy, Baroque music was known and appreciated by a small circle of enthusiasts, mostly professionals or in any case with a particular musical competence. Did you… Read More »Venice Music Project: on the wings of music in Venice

  The road to knowledge is a road that passes through good encounters. (Baruch Spinoza) Luisella Romeo, Professional Tourist Guide The importance of a professional and expert tour guide when visiting Venice. The value of an expert, competent and extroverted tour guide can offer many advantages to enrich the visit to Venice: from lowering language… Read More »Exploring Venice with those who know it