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Glass Has The Fragility of Life: Berengo Studio & The Art of Murano Glass

Glass is an intriguing material which, as the imagination of artist Koen Vanmechelen suggests, represents the fragility of life. We enter the “Burning Falls” as Vanmechelen has just started presenting…

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Two Must-See Churches in Dorsoduro

Often, as we are mesmerised by the view from Ponte di Rialto or captured by the beauty of San Marco, we forget a lot of ticket-free, interesting places, which are…

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Historical Archive

On the trails of the conspired

We could have been recklessly unscrupulous and entitle this piece “The Stones of Venice”, picturing ourselves as second John Ruskins, praising the infinite beauty of this city and defending strenuously…

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In the mood for San Barnaba

Ensconced in the heart of Dorsoduro, Calle Lunga San Barnaba reveals a special nature to its inquisitive explorers, that of out of the way and relaxing places. This intersection of…

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How many “campi” in Venice?

San Giobbe, Madonna dell’Orto, San Giacomo dell’Orio, San Martino, San Zaccaria, San Francesco della Vigna, San Rocco*. Neo-classic, Baroque, Gothic, Renaissance, and then Palladio, Tintoretto, Palma the Younger, Veronese. A…

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Strada Nuova: The Boulevard of Venice

In the sestiere (neighbourhood) of Cannaregio, in Campo Santi Apostoli, you will experience the spirit and the dynamics of everyday Venetian life, with kids shouting and running at breakneck speed…

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Acqua alta bookshop

Stacked, wet, rare and scattered books. Minuscule books, thick tomes, improbable titles, thrown out, and later retrieved books, books that have become steps in a staircase… The atmosphere is lively,…

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San Giorgio degli Schiavoni | Inside Venice

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Scuola Dalmata San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

What is the purpose of Inside Venice? We would like to disclose that there is still a genuine Venice, a city, which does not shamelessly surrender itself to consumeristic tourism.…

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Modern and Contemporary Art in Venice

An itinerary to ignore the commonplace that sees Venice as a decaying and anti-modern city! Go along the Grand Canal and stop at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection to immerse yourself…

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Three Reasons to Visit The Ospedale

Three good reasons to visit – in good health the Ospedale Civile – the Venice hospital: The Historical Medical Library, the Museum of Anatomic Pathology and the Pharmacy Museum. We,…

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Spring mood!

7 great things to do now in Venice 1- Be seduced by the sunsets at Fondamenta della Misericordia and go to Al timon to have a beer2- Take a peaceful…

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The Ten Commandments of street walking

“Always straight on” Whoever has asked for information in Venice has heard this expression convincingly repeated by Venetians. It is their mantra. In the city, which Borges described as the…

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Itineraries

Glass Has The Fragility of Life: Berengo Studio & The Art of Murano Glass

Two Must-See Churches in Dorsoduro

On the trails of the conspired

In the mood for San Barnaba

How many “campi” in Venice?

Strada Nuova: The Boulevard of Venice

Acqua alta bookshop

Scuola Dalmata San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

Modern and Contemporary Art in Venice

Three Reasons to Visit The Ospedale

Spring mood!

The Ten Commandments of street walking