Culture

Dec

Clubs & Bars, Marghera, Music, Restaurant, Theater, Venice

New Year’s Eve “Love 2015” in Venice

New article: New Year’s Eve 2015/2016 in Venice This year I stared my internet research to figure out what to do on New Year’s Eve a bit earlier and decided to publish the most original ideas here: Cenone di San Silvestro in Barca: New Year’s Eve Dinner on the water Can you imagine something more...

Nov

History, Tradition, Venice

Festa della Madonna della Salute

In the 17th century, wide parts of Europe were afflicted by the pest and due to numerous conflicts and wars it’s not surprising that the black death soon reached Venice too. The sick bays were cram-full and there wasn’t even enough manpower to transport the contaminated citizens to the provided facilities. The numerous victims of...

Nov

Children, Culture, Sweets, Tradition, Venetian Delicacies & Recipes, Venice

Saint Martin’s Day

I still remember how we all did a “procession” through our neighborhood with our self-made lanterns and sang St Martins songs on the 11th of November when I was in kindergarten … In Venice they foster a similar tradition: The kids “beat St Martin” (battere San Martino) after school on the 11th of November. Don’t...

Oct

Culture, Drinks, Padua, Shopping, Tradition, Venetian Delicacies & Recipes

Arquà Petrarca: of poets & dates

When I first saw a “giuggiola”, I thought it was kind of a nut until I did a research on Google and found out that the “giuggiola” or “Jujube” is nothing else than a chinese date (also called red date): And what has a chinese date to do with Italy you’re asking? Well, the red...

Aug

Clubs & Bars, Mestre, Music, Restaurant, Venice: On a budget

il palco

Il Palco, a tiny bar “hidden” in the heart of Mestre (Venice) citycenter, only a stone’s throw away from Piazza Ferretto. Mestre may, culturally, not have as much to offer as the historical city center in the lagoon, but when it comes to clubbing and eating you’ll be better off in Mestre. Il Palco, that...

Jul

Art, History, Shopping

Time travel in Piazzola sul Brenta

Gramophones. Typewriters. Hats. Fans. Old publicity posters. Cups. Sterling cutlery. Bikes. You can find pretty anything on these flea markets/antiques markets and actually, for me, it’s always like travelling back in time through human history and going on treasure hunting at the same time. Sure, you’ll also find a lot of junk, but that’s the...

Jul

Culture, History, Legends, Torcello, Venice, Venice: On a budget

Attila’s throne

You can find this massive stone seat that people refer to as “Attila’s throne”, even though the famous king of the Huns never sat on it, in front of the Church S. Fosca Vergine, only a stone’s throw away from the Devil’s Bridge. It seems that in reality this seat was used by the tribune...

Jul

Culture, Tradition, Venice

Redentore: fireworks, a boat-bridge … and the whole city is one gigantic party!

I think that Redentore (Redeemer’s Day) was the first big Venetian festivity that I experienced here in the laguna (well, apart the Carnival) and I still remember how impressed I was because of the huge masses of people filling the fondamenta and the calli on this day! (Not that Venice ever lacks visitors … 😉...

May

Carnival, Children, Shopping, Tradition, Venice

Decorate your personal Venetian mask.

For Christmas my brothers and I made our mother a “Venetian present”: a mask decorating workshop in Venice. I found two bottege (ateliers) in Venice that looked promising to me and went there to have a look at the masks and to have some more info on the workshops. The first one I visited was...

May

Architecture, Children, History, Venice, Venice: On a budget

Forte Carpenedo

History The fort Carpenedo, built at the end of the 19th century according to the Tunkler model, is together with it’s twin-forts Gazzera and Tron (built in the same period) and Fort Marghera (built in the beginning of the 19th century by the Austrians) the “Campo Trincerato” (complex of fortifications) of Mestre. The main goal...

Mar

Castello, Culture, Literature, Shopping, Venice

Bathtubs overflowing with books

Walls covered by books and book towers of French literature, comics, history books and so on. This bookshop is already haunting the internet and considered the most beautiful bookshop in the world, the Libreria Acqua Alta. When I heard the first time about this bookshop – or better, about it’s book stairway, the gondola and...

Mar

Carnival, History, Music

Le notti all’Arsenale

Sweet! The Arsenale is for the first time in Carnival history open to the public (from February 27th till February 4th 2014 30/31th of January and 4th-6th of February 2016), and from what I can tell the program is pretty neat: street artists, fireworks and live music. Not bad at all! Soooo, Sunday we finally...

Feb

Carnival, Shopping, Tradition

“Put yourself in Casanova’s shoes” to celebrate the Carnevale di Venezia.

The carnival season has finally arrived! At last, the possibility to dress up as Casanova and hit the Venetian calli or to dress up as a Marchesa and visit a Venetian ball. But where to rent/buy a costume? Or would you prefer to create your own Venetian mask? Atelier Nicolao One of the most prestigious...

Jan

Children, Culture, Legends, Sport, Venice

Regata delle Befane

Ever heard of the Befana before? She’s a Santa Claus like character who, in the night of the 5th of January (after the Panevin festivity), takes her broom and flies from house to house to bring sweets to all the children (who behaved well the months before). Naughty boys/girls too receive a gift: carbon. (You...

Jan

Culture, Literature, Venice

House of Carlo Goldoni

Carlo Goldoni: One of the most important representatives of Italian comedy/theater in the 18th century. One of his (nine) housings, located between the Frari church and Campo Santa Margherita, is part of the Musei Civici and thus open to the public. Before entering Goldoni’s house the lady at the cashier will give you an information...

Dec

Architecture, Culture, Venice

San Michele

Worldmap. Stravinsky. Pound. The little island of San Michele with its cemetery, located between Venice and Murano, is definitely worth a visit: not only due to the celebrities buried there, but also from an architectural point of view. At the same moment you have the chance to escape the busy Venetian calli and enjoy a...

Nov

Art, Culture, History, San Lazzaro, Venice

San Lazzaro and the mummy

As I realized during our last visit to San Servolo, when waiting for the vaporetto nr 20, that on the neighbor island San Lazzaro degli Armeni a daily guided tour is offered to the visitors, we decided to visit this former “leprosy-colony”. History San Lazzaro housed till 1182, when Uberto di Sant’Ilario was giving the island...

Nov

Culture, History, San Servolo, Venice

Museo della Follia

As I already mentioned in the last article about the island of San Servolo, you will find the Museo della Follia (Museum of Mental Illness) in the ex insane asylum (beginning of 1700 – 1978): 45.418588712.3572863

Nov

Culture, History, San Servolo, Venice

The Psychiatry Island

The last week end I visited the exposition “No Seconds, Comfort Food” of the photographer and ex model Henry Hargreaves on the island of San Servolo, located in the Venetian lagoon between Venice and the Lido. I was astonished when I realized how beautiful the island is actually. San Servolo has a lovely park, a...

Oct

Art, Children, Culture, Venice

The Naval History Museum

I can highly recommend everyone interested in (the Venetian) naval history to visit the Naval History Museum (Museo Storico Navale) located just a few steps away from the Arsenale. You will find: canons, uniforms, Roman/Venetian (for instance the Bucintoro, the vessel of the Doge)/Asiatic model ships and, last but not least, real historic gondole “de...

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Beatrice was just wonderful! She made this tour fun for both adults and kids - and we learned so much! Definitely to be recommended!!

Tonja
February 19, 2024

Wer in Venedig einen Blick abseits des Tourismus bzw. den großen Plätzen werfen will, denen kann ich die Tour mit Beatrice wirklich ans Herz legen. Gerade vielleicht am Anfang... read more

Chalin
February 10, 2024

Wir hatten sehr kurzfristig und spontan eine Tour mit Beatrice buchen können und waren sehr happy über diesen “Glücksgriff”! Sie hat uns wirklich tolle Ecken gezeigt, sehr viel Interessantes erzählt... read more

Monique
August 28, 2023

Vielen Dank für den wunderbaren Nachmittag-wunderbare versteckte Ecken in San Marco gesehen und reichlich Tipps für die nächsten Male bekommen wie Museen,Bars usw.

Jens
November 8, 2022

We had a total blast at Beatrices tour. She showed us a lot of hidden corners in Venice and we moved off the beaten track. She was super knowledgable, provided... read more

Tabea
October 30, 2022

Beatrice hat uns Venedig auf wundervolle Weise ein Stück näher gebracht. Auch mein Sohn war sehr interessiert dabei. Absolut empfehlenswert!!

Helena
October 24, 2022

sehr empfehlenswert !!!

Joachim
October 24, 2022

Toll!

Rebecca
June 13, 2022

Ich kann Beatrice herzlich empfehlen. Sie liebt Venedig, hat viel Wissen darüber und kann es bestens vermitteln, darüber hinaus in Ecken ohne Touristen.

Ivana
June 8, 2022

Es war eine sehr schöne Tour und Beatrix konnte wirklich auf jede Frage eine Antwort geben.

Annette
May 28, 2022