It was almost by accident that I found myself attending several days of the 2026 Venice Carnival and I enjoyed it more than I expected, as you’ll probably be able to see from the photos here. Frankly, I usually avoid … Read the rest
Category: Venice
There’s not much to Altino nowadays: a few houses scattered along a country road on the Veneto mainland, a church and a museum. If you didn’t know its backstory, this patch of flat reclaimed farmland near the Venetian lagoon would … Read the rest
Lio Piccolo in the Venetian lagoon makes an unusual and very different day out from Venice and is also an attractive destination for a bike excursion for visitors staying in local beach resorts such as Lido di Jesolo and Cavallino. … Read the rest
Last month I stayed for one night at the Residenza Veneziana in Venice, a small not-quite-hotel with elegant B&B rooms near St Mark’s. I paid €98 for a double room in February just before the Carnival; one of the cheapest … Read the rest
In this article I write about finding fabulous ‘secret’ palaces and sights in Venice to visit during the Biennale. Including a ‘vampire palace’ I explored for the first time this year. Although 2024’s Art Biennale is nearly over and some … Read the rest