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Dec

Gift ideas for Christmas

„Contemplative“ rushing from one shop to the other searching for the perfect Christmas present for a friend, a brother, a sister, the parents, … but nothing really convinces you and then the 23rd of December is already on your doorstep. A gift idea though is far and wide not in sight. Well then, do you...

May

Children, Covid-19, Culture, History, Shopping, Tradition, Treviso, Venice

Ideas for your holiday in Venice during Covid-19 times

Venice Boattour in the Lagoon You can either rent a boat with a skipper or navigate on your own around the lagoon (not through the city centre). There are different companies renting boats in Venice: Brussa is Boat Campello Marine Laguniamo (electric boats/motor boats/kayak) You don’t need any driving licence with a motor up to...

May

Panorama, San Marco, Shopping, Venice, Venice: On a budget

Fondaco dei Tedeschi: Department Store with a view

Next to the Rialto Bridge you have the possibility to take a wonderful panorama shot of Venice – for free. Just head to the 4th floor of the new department store in the former Fondaco dei Tedeschi “Fondaco T”. Since a few weeks, due to the high request, you have to pre book your visit:...

Jan

Shopping, Venice, Venice: On a budget

Self-service bookshop

One of the most original bookshop ideas in Venice is for sure Acqua Alta near Campo Santa Maria Formosa with its book stairway, but now I just discovered a new one near the Scuola Grande S. Giovanni Evangelista: a self service book-/antique shop. You might ask what’s so special about it, as all bookshops are...

Dec

Restaurant, Shopping, Venice

Ornella Molon’s Vineyard

The voucher for a lunch or dinner on the vineyard Ornella Molon, that we received as a gift from a couple on the occasion of their wedding 2 months ago, wanted and had to be used and at the end of November we finally found the time to call the Osteria and book a table...

MrArthurGlen Designeroutlet: Christmas Tree

Dec

Shopping

McArthurGlen Designeroutlet

One of the most visited outlets in the Veneto, a 30 minutes drive away from Venice (highway), is the McArthurGlen Designeroutlet: Once you took the exit San Donà and left the toll booths behind you, you’ll see a shopping-city rising from behind the roundabout and decorated, during X-mas time, with numerous lights and Christmas trees....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Shopping, Venice

Mariano Fortuny

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Oct

Art, Burano, Culture, Legends, Restaurant, Shopping, Venice

Burano – Lace Island

Burano (not Murano; that’s where the glass is from) is known for its laces (“merletti”) that are still hand-made by the women living on this tiny island. In case you think about bringing a lace-fan/umbrella/… back home I recommend you to visit Burano as you have the chance to buy the real merletti there. According...

Eine sehr persönliche und interessante Führung, die auch Raum für Fragen gelassen hat. Beatrice kannte sich ausgezeichnet in der Geschichte Venedigs aus und hat es auch für die Kinder toll,... read more

Karina
July 22, 2024

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

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