Venice View all
Monumental Rooms of the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice
The Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (National Library of St Mark’s) is located in front of Palazzo Ducale (the Doge Palace) in→
National Archaeological Museum Venice: a brief visit
The National Archaeological Museum Venice is not so big so you can visit it in a reasonable amount of time→
Hilton Molino Stucky “10 years in Venice” anniversary celebration
Lately I am getting many satisfactions from the blogging thing. Surely one of these was the invitation to the Hilton→
What to do in Burano and where to sleep
What to do in Burano? Everybody knows the beautiful and full of colors island of Burano, in the Venetian Lagoon.→
St. Mark’s Day & Bocolo Feast on April 25 in Venice
April 25 is an important date for Italy. We celebrate in fact the Liberation from Nazi-Fascists (1945) and it is→
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→
Food View all
La Menagere Florence: food, flowers and fashionable decor
Open from 7am to 2pm La Menagere Florence is a 1,500 square meters place where you can go from breakfast→
Italian pralines you can find in supermarkets
Among my group of friends or between my husband and I, every now and then this topic pops out again:→
Grana Padano Dop, for me the best hard cheese in the world
The Grana Padano [GRAH-nah pah-DAH-noh] is a delicious seasoned hard cheese of the Po Valley in northern Italy. It has→
Villages & Burgs View all
Walk on the outstanding walls of Cittadella: Experience the Middle Ages
Cittadella is a nice little walled town (as the name Cittadella, Citadel, suggests) in the province of Padua. The main→
Cibiana di Cadore, the murals village in the Dolomites
Cibiana di Cadore is a small village in the province of Belluno. Only 400 people live there, divided into the→
Caorle: Il mare d’autunno
Caorle was a surprise. I had never been there before in my entire life, and it is only 30 minutes→
THINGS TO DO View all
Praglia Abbey, a Benedictine monastery surrounded by the Euganean hills
The Praglia Abbey, Abbazia di Praglia [ahb-bah-TSEE-ah dee PRAH-lyeeah], stands at the foot of the Euganean Hills 12 km from→
“Klimt is well worth a Ca Pesaro”
Ca Pesaro is a beautiful Venetian Palace with a Baroque façade overlooking the Grand Canal and home to the International→
Scuola Grande di San Rocco: Tintoretto’s opus
La Scuola Grande di San Rocco is one of the 6 Great Schools of Venice, and it is the only→
WHERE TO EAT View all
Flower Burger: colorful and tasty veggie burgers in Milan
Back in April I attended a blog tour in Milan, Milanoinverticale. I was with my friend Roberta, who is a→
La Tavolozza Torreglia: a palette of flavours
I have been at La Tavolozza (meaning palette in Italian) already twice: The first time at a Christening lunch and→
Hostaria Vecio Biavariol: quality cicchetti at ease
I tried the tiny Hostaria Vecio Biavariol when I attended the Shopping Tourism Forum in Venice. I met with my→
Pasticceria Zizzola, a feast for the eyes… and taste
During Christmas break I went to Noale, as you probably already know, to attend to the Befana bonfire. Since it→
Best gelato in Padua: where to find it
This is a post about the best gelato in Padua. On the list you will find some of the most→
Dining al fresco at restaurant Da Celeste Pellestrina
Imagine to have dinner in a terrace on the lagoon, admiring the sun going down; a sail boat passing by→
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