Venice Travel Guide
No Pizza, No Lasagne, No Tourist Menu: Our Favourite Venice Restaurant
"No pizza, no lasagne, no menù turistico" says a sign posted outside Antiche Carampane, one of our favourite restaurants in Venice, and one of the city's finest. Here's why we love this special eatery, secreted ...
Paolo Olbi, Venice’s Master of Paper, Printing and Bookbinding
Bookbinder Paolo Olbi, and his typesetter Beppi, may be Venice’s last great artisans, making every component of their beautiful products by hand in Paolo’s atmospheric workshop in Castello. I first stumbled across one of Paolo’s ...
Understanding Venice, a City Built on Trade and Tolerance – By Foot
“The most important thing to Venetians has always been money,” social historian Monica Vidoni tells us as we begin her Venetian Renaissance walking tour. It’s something we’re hearing often – even by Venetians – but ...
Understanding Venice, the City Built on Water – By Boat
Venice, the city built on water, is essentially a series of 117 islands crisscrossed by canals, connected by bridges, and surrounded by seawater. So if we wanted to get beneath the skin of the 'City of ...
Local Knowledge: Luca from Venice on What to Do, Buy, Eat and Drink in Venice
Our latest Local Knowledge interview is with Luca Zaggia, a coastal oceanographer working for Venice’s Institute of Marine Science, specialising in the study of the sea and wetlands, and spends most of his time in ...
Bigoli con Salsa Recipe – How to Make This Classic Venetian Pasta
This bigoli con salsa recipe from Venice of wholewheat pasta with an onion and anchovy sauce, sprinkled liberally with parsley, is a classic Venetian pasta dish that is deceptively simple and decidedly delicious. There are many ...