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Antiche Carampane, San Polo
By Editor at December 9, 2010 | 07:37 | 5 Comments
Deep in Casanova's old stomping ground and the historical red light district This restaurant is in the area of Venice's historical red light district and Casanova's old stomping ground. Near here, that poor misjudged man allegedly seduced a nun. We all know him for his sexploits, but who knows that he was a scholar too, and no doubt between liaisons, he translated the more...
Floods in Venice 2011
By Editor at December 3, 2010 | 13:02 | 48 Comments
The flooding season The floods are most likely between late September and April, and especially in the months of November, December, and October, in that order.The floods have never occurred between June and August and are exceedingly rare in other months. Sirens at dawn Friday morning 3rd December last year was punctuated by the warning sirens that signal more...
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La Rotonda, Lido
By Editor at November 23, 2010 | 11:52 | 2 Comments
Near the film festival A pleasant 15 mins on the Vaporetto and you arrive at the Lido. A short walk takes you up near the Excelsior Hotel, home of the Venice Film Festival, and close by is the restaurant /pizzeria La Rotonda. Freshly designed inside, there are a few tables outside on the pavement. Overall the ambience is friendly without being pretentious.The owner more...
The Venice Good Food Guide
By Editor at November 22, 2010 | 16:48 | 1 Comments
Venice is built on an archipelago of 117 islands formed by 177 canals in a shallow lagoon. With its rich maritime history, it's no surprise that much of the food in Venice centres around seafood. Wild water fowl is also common on menus and many vegetables these days are cultivated on the islands of the lagoon. Our good food guide focusses on these foods actually more...
Features , Food & Wine , Tourist and Visitor Information , Uncategorized
Best Restaurants in Venice
By Editor at November 17, 2010 | 16:13 | 1 Comments
Our review team A bold claim and one that needs some sort of qualification. We award our best restaurant tag to restaurants that we have reviewed, or where Venetian friends with similar gastronomic standards have eaten and given us full reports. By this definition our list never pretends to be exhaustive and we are very happy to receive your views and reviews, which we more...
Features , Food & Wine , Restaurant Reviews , Tourist and Visitor Information , Uncategorized
Treviso Airport Shutting in Summer 2011
By Editor at November 16, 2010 | 17:31 | 5 Comments
Enrico Marchi, President of Venice Marco Polo airport, confirmed in a recent interview that Treviso airport will be closed next summer, implying this will be for a period of four months. According to Treviso airport, the closure is likely to be for the months of June, July, August and possibly some of September. Airline traffic will be diverted to Venice Marco Polo more...
Features , News , Tourist and Visitor Information , Transport
Lion King: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
By Editor at November 15, 2010 | 14:10 | 0 Comment
OK, it's not specific to Venice but this youtube video is good fun and, umm, almost relevant to our restaurant more...
Guide to Venice Airports
By Editor at November 15, 2010 | 13:19 | 8 Comments
Venice Marco Polo Airport Marco Polo airport (VCE) is located 10 kms (6 miles) from Venice by water and 12 kms (7.5 miles) overland. As Venice is a popular city destination for both business and leisure travel, Venice Marco Polo Airport is served by a large number of major international airlines. You can fly direct to New York for example with Delta. The more...
Venice for Older People
By Editor at November 15, 2010 | 13:05 | 0 Comment
Visiting Venice and Getting Around for the Older Person Venice presents both challenge and opportunity for those with restricted mobility. The centre is a car free zone and relatively compact. Venice can be walked across in around one hour. The main public transport system is the vaporetti-water buses-and most of these can accommodate wheelchairs. Be more...
Older people , Tourist and Visitor Information , Uncategorized
Rialto Fish Market
By Editor at November 15, 2010 | 10:33 | 10 Comments
The Californian tourist Rialto fish market is a must for any itinerary in Venice. The colour, the bustle and the visual extravaganza of freshly caught seafood displayed on ice produces great photos and is a traditional part of authentic Venice in action. What you see there, as with what ends up on your plate, depends on the season. At this time of year you will see more...
