Libreria Aqua Alta Entrance Down one of the more typical walkways of Venice, in the heart of the Castello Sestieri (neighborhood), and in the shadow of the gorgeous Cathedral of San Giovanni e Paolo, is an unexpected treasure of Venice, the Bookstore of High Water (Libreria Aqua Alta). Please refer to the map [...]
From the first rays of rising sun which strike the bell tower on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore to the sunset shadows in St. Mark's Square, Venice is light itself and a photographers dream.
Camp San Giovanni e Paolo A walk to the east from the Fondamente Nove, brings visitors the Ospedale (Hospital) of Venice and the Cathedral of San Giovanni e Paolo. This is the spectacular pantheon of Venice. Twenty-five Doges, the political leaders of Venice, are buried and memorialized here. Directly next to the Church [...]
An Evening at San Vidal It seems a simple thing, to draw a bow cross the strings of a cello. Yet, in Venice's church of San Vidal the long low note reverberates, a deep tone that shakes the very foundation of the church, causes goosebumps and, often, tears. A concert by Interpreti Veneziani [...]
Arriving on the island of Torcello, after the crowds and noise of Venice, is a wonder. The small water bus from the island of Burano, leaves visitors at a recently restored dock. As you walk along the one navigable canal on the island, you begin to feel the years fade to the time of Venice's [...]
I've just returned from Christmas Eve services at San Giorgio Maggiore, Palladio’s magnificent church on its island across from Piazza San Marco. A faded green and yellow vaporetto awaited our boarding. We departed into mist-veiled midnight. Between points of solid land, in space marked by few reference points, we glided across the ebony fog-shrouded, mirror [...]