Venice View all
The Highlights of the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice
In this post you will find the 8 unmissable paintings of the Gallerie dell’Accademia, or at least the ones that→
Contarini del Bovolo staircase: The spiraling beauty of Venice
Part of a palace, the Contarini del Bovolo staircase is a masterpiece. Its restoration works have just ended so it→
Ca’ d’Oro: a museum with a view
Before visiting the Ca’ d’Oro (golden House – ca’ stands for casa) I only knew that it had a astonishing Gothic→
The colourful Palio di Noale
Noale is a small village in the province of Venice. The town was fortified after 1000 to become a military→
Rashomon effect at the Venice Oriental Art Museum
On the third floor of the Ca’ Pesaro Palace you can visit, included in the Ca’ Pesaro ticket, the Venice Oriental→
Marisa Convento: in the lair of the last impiraressa of Venice
Recently I had the pleasure to attend a workshop in Venice with Marisa Convento, aka the Impiraressa. Impirar is a→
Food View all
Yummy pizza at Pizzeria Savonarola in Padova
Pizzeria Savonarola is a short walk away from Padova’s historic center, along a beautiful road with pebbles and ancient palaces.→
Venissa restaurant: where the native Venice lives again
Before telling you about my experience at Venissa restaurant, I have to start with a story, a rather fascinating one.→
On the Prosecco hills tasting Perlage wines
On July 18th I joined Valentina of Around & About Treviso and other bloggers for a blog tour in the Prosecco hills near→
Villages & Burgs View all
Montemerano: scent of basil, sage & tortelli
Montemerano was an intense stopover of the #mycornerofitaly tour. We experienced our first quad adventure, we took a break at→
Combai Chestnut Festival, the fruit of an enchanting Autumn
I still have in my eyes the beautiful colours of Autumn, the glimpses of stone houses, the hills full of→
Toccata and fugue in San Casciano dei Bagni
San Casciano dei Bagni has a name which reveals itself. In fact dei bagni means “of the baths” referring to→
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National Archaeological Museum of Fratta Polesine
The National Archaeological Museum of Fratta Polesine collects finds of some villages located along the river Po, dating back to→
Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista in Venice highlights
I already wrote about the Venice Scuole in the post regarding Venetian Guilds and in that about La Scuola Grande→
All the secrets of Palazzo della Ragione, including Violante’s Deli gourmet focaccia
There’s a place in Padua where politics, art and food lived side by side for centuries. Between the two main→
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How to prounounce Firenze and related words in Italian
When I was selected as official blogger of Artigianato e Palazzo in Firenze, I was thrilled and I started planning→
What to see in Valdichiana Senese: 9 burgs plus 1
Valdichiana Senese is the South East part of the Siena province. It includes 9 municipalities which had the will and→
La Bottega della Gina: tortellini to go in Verona
La bottega della Gina is a tiny shop in Verona, selling only fresh pasta like gnocchi, tagliatelle and above all→
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