All About Venice – Blog
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Winter swim.
Man falls off Vaporetto Winter swim. On Sunday, January 15th, 2023, around 1 pm, a man jumped into that canal from the Vaporetto. Before that, everything was going perfectly according to plan… The tourists enjoyed the beautiful weather, and the … Read more
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Venice Scams.
€ 24 for two cups of coffee at the bar. The Venice Scams reach new and never before seen heights. It’s kind of hard to believe but two women visiting Venice for the day were charged 24 euro for two … Read more
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Venice Events 2022.
The isolation days are over. Venice Events in the summer of 2022. So, the hoards of tourists are upon us again. Now, don’t take me wrong. You’re all very welcome and some of us (…read hotel-, restaurant-, and bar owners) … Read more
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Venezia FC. promoted to Serie A
On that incredible day, the 27th of May last year, 2021, on overtime in the 93rd minute, Riccardo Bocalon finally put the ball behind the Cittadella goalkeeper Elhan Kastrati. After that, the game was over. The Venice team danced and … Read more
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Bill Gates buys the luxury hotel Danieli in Venice.
After the pandemic, the historical monuments in Venice are sold off to scrupulous financiers. Well, to start out, it’s not true. A few days into the new year 2022, the news swept over the world… Bill Gates is shopping in … Read more
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The last cruise ship in Venice
The law. Tuesday the 27th of July 2021, the Italian parliament passed a law prohibiting ships larger than 25.000 gross tonnage, a length greater than 180 meters, or a height greater than 35 meters to pass through the Canale della … Read more
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Venice’s streets and their strangeness.
The streets of Venice are strange and mysterious. The city is floating on water, it has no cars, just boats. The Canals and Rii are her streets, and what’s left on land, is more or less just very narrow paths … Read more
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How old is Venice?
Venice is not 1600 years old. How old is Venice? Venice started out very modestly probably in the mid-400. That’s when Aquileia fell to Attila the Hun. But it wasn’t until the 7th century that something that could be called … Read more
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Venice Museums and their strange opening hours.
This Post is out of date. From March 2021 Venice is in lockdown. All Museums, Theaters, Cinemas, etc. are closed until further notice. Venice Museums In these troublesome days with continuing and substantial spread of the stupid virus, I figured … Read more
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Hotel Bargains!
How about starting a new career? How about actually gaining something from the pandemic instead of just losing… And waiting? The bad days are not over, not by a longshot. The vaccines are rolling out much more slowly than we … Read more
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Northern Italians, Southern Italians, and those in between.
National Park Gran Sasso in Abruzzo – The South It’s not always easy to define what is north and south in a country that always was, and still is, very divided. Remember that the Kingdom of Italy was born as … Read more
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What it is with the face masks?
Italy, face mask rules So, we have a new decree. Actually not very new, it’s been around for more than a month. Face coverage is mandatory. First, it was only after 6 pm., but then they changed it to be … Read more
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Mose saved Venice from floodings on October 3.
High tides in Venice. Today, October 3, 2020, is a Biblical day for the high tides in Venice… Or the absence of them. The winds and the rains were whipping Venice. The temperature was high, summerish, and the high water … Read more
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COVID positives in Venice
Rising numbers of COVID positives in Venice We have an increase in the numbers of COVID positives in Venice. On August 6 there were a little more than 12.000 positives in Italy. Now there are 32.000. There’s no doubt that … Read more
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Venice Film Festival 2020
Venice Film Festival 2020 Venice Film Festival 2020 was uncertain for quite some time. It wasn’t until July that the restrictions of the Italian borders were lifted and even today, most countries’ citizens are not allowed to enter the national … Read more
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One scary cave.
Castellana Grotte in Apulia. Italy. Courtesy of Alessandro e Damiano. Scary Caves in Italy. No there are no scary caves in Venice. Underneath the city, there is only mud. It’s not like the Bond-film Casinò Royal, where a whole palace … Read more
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Venice is open again
Travel to Venice Now you can travel to Venice again. Because the city is opening up. We are coming out of our quarantine and with sleepy eyes, we greet our neighbors in the campi and on the streets. I feel … Read more
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Alone in Venice
The Coronavirus in Venice – Alone at home. Coronavirus – Venice, how are we doing? Well, I have my family, but sometimes not even that is encouraging. The children are doing their school at home. If you’ve ever had two … Read more
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Herd Immunity and Cynicism
The complete shutdown of Italy What is herd immunity? Venice has lost all of its income from the tourist sector. In Venice, Tourism/travel is the biggest industry by far, and almost all activities in the City have the travel business … Read more
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Venice – A Ghost Town
The tourists are abandoning Venice The Coronavirus has now reached approximately 3500 infected in Italy. In Veneto, it’s more than 400 and in Venice, we’re more or less 75, including Mestre and suburbs. Now, tourists abandon Venice as a result, … Read more
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Venice in Quarantine
The Corona virus We are facing hard times. The globe is shrinking and another threat to the world’s population has emerged: The so-called COVID-2019, the corona virus. Some months ago we didn’t even know what it was. Then we heard … Read more
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Venice Carnival 2020
Venice Carnival 2020 The Carnival 2020 and its participants are a colorful parade. And although you can find them all around, it’s Saint Mark’s Square that is the meeting point. On the Square, there is the Best Mask Contest every … Read more
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Traveling in the Winter
Traveling in the winter is awesome. At least I have always liked the winter holidays. Not only for skiing, ice-skating, sleigh-riding, and all the other winter activities that most of us love so much. Not only for the whiteness, when … Read more
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Carnival in Venice
https://allaboutvenice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/La-Pantegana-di-Venezia-2019-compresso.mp4 The Carnival in Venice 2020 is here… It’s that time of the year again and the Carnival in Venice 2020 is coming to turn our world upside down once more. Take me directly to the paid events and Partys … Read more
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Pollution of the Air
These days we’re suffering from pollution of the air. The whole northern Italy, as well as other parts of Europe, is covered with smog. In Italy, we’re worse off though, because we’re somewhat behind when it comes to regulations of … Read more
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Ghosts and Phantoms
Ghosts and phantoms in Venice We’re in the darkest time of the year… And the coldest. The traditional holidays, Christmas, New Year, and Epiphany are right around the corner. Who knows why they put them right there, in the midwinter. … Read more
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Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute. The impressive cathedral on the south side of the inlet to Canal Grande from the south, close to Punta della Dogana (, where there is a museum for contemporary art, which I can recommend.) is called … Read more
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Floods in Venice
Floods in Venice This time I’m not going to write about all the water pouring into the city from the sea. I will not list all of the historic buildings being damaged, or the shops and offices having all their … Read more
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Venice under water
Venice under water Today at 10 am. the water in Venice was 144 cm. So, we who live here, all know what that means. We talk about 95cm… 120cm… 110, that’s when the doorway is flooded. 95, that’s when You … Read more
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Venice Hospitality Challenge
Sailing in Venice Sailing in Venice is a wonderful experience. The lagoon waters are shallow and unpredictable. The winds turn and twist between the many islands and just as you’ve decided what to do when to turn, and … Read more
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Autumn in Venice
Autumn in Venice. It’s getting colder. It’s not like the air is making clouds coming out of my mouth, but it’s colder. Autumn in Venice is a very nice period. The tropical heat from the summer months is gone and … Read more
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Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival 2019 The Venice Film Festival 2019 is over. It started August 28 and ended September 7. 21 films competed for the Golden Lion, the two Silver lions and 5 other prizes in the main festival. 24 films … Read more
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Venice Aliens
The lagoon, Eternity, and the Venice Aliens The other day I read an article by Nicolò Porcelluzzi. The name of the article was The Aliens of the Venice Lagoon and if you’re familiar with the Italian language you can find … Read more
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Venice Art Biennale
Venice Art Biennale without paying a cent Venice Art Biennale at Giardini and Arsenale costs 25 euro. Not much in Venice is free. Actually not much even has a reasonable price tag, especially if you move between the big tourist … Read more
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Venice weather
Venice weather Here we are, sitting in the shadow of a big elm tree. Not really doing anything just suffering and trying to move as little as possible. The temperature is 32° Celcius, 90 Fahrenheit and it makes your thoughts … Read more
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Cruise Ship Incident
Once again there has been a Cruise Ship incident. A ship went out of control in the Giudecca Canal right outside Saint Mark’s Square. This time it was the Costa Deliziosa run by the cruise company Costa Crociere and it … Read more
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Baggage Carousel
The Baggage Carousel So, I came back home again. This time I traveled from Copenhagen in Denmark and just like many times before I lost my luggage. You know the feeling… You stand in front of the baggage carousel. You’ve … Read more
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Venice Boat Show 2019
The first Venice Boat Show It began in 2002 with a modest opening. Local boat clubs and local contractors joined forces to give Venice a Boat Fair just like many other coastal cities around Europe. Venice Boat Show grew and … Read more
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Cruise ship accident
Cruise ship accident Today, Sunday, June the 2nd 2019 there was an accident with a cruise ship in the Giudecca canal in Venice. Around 8.30 a.m. the Opera, a 13-stories high and 275-meter long ship of MSC cruises lost control … Read more
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Rooftop Terrace
L’Altana The rooftop terrace, or as it is called in Italian; L Altana. They are visible everywhere. High up there, over the roofs, they are like bird’s nest high up in the treetops. Often they seem to defy all the … Read more
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25th April
What is it about the 25th of April? Well, first of all, the 25th of April is a public holiday. It’s the day of the liberation. In 1945, on the 25th of April, the North Italian National Liberation Committee CLNAI declared the final … Read more
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Best coffee in Venice
You may not know this, but Venice was actually the coffee capital during the Renaissance. The best Coffee in the world was found in Venice, in the bars, and in the shops. Despite the touristic touch of late, you can … Read more
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Earthquakes in Italy
Earthquakes in Italy and Venice. Look at the picture. On top of the pillars, there should be two statues, one on the right and one on the left. It’s just that the one to the right is missing. It fell … Read more
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The Venice Caffè culture
Venice caffè and Coffee shop scams is a popular argument. Every now and then, you read in a newspaper, or nowadays someone writes a Tweet or a Facebook blog, about the rip-offs in Saint Mark’s Square. Someone has walked around … Read more
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Carnevale di Venezia II
What is the meaning of the Carnival? Just the other day I was talking to a friend of mine. He’s not a young man and he used to live at Cannaregio in the fifties and sixties. Back then there wasn’t … Read more
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Carnevale di Venezia I
So it has begun. The Carnival of Venice, La Carnevale di Venezia. This year’s theme is The Moon, our friend in the darkness. Like a schoolkid of a friend …
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Getting lost and finding the way
So if you walk away from the city center. Just stroll along towards Arsenale. No, not on the quay where the Vaporettos are, where you can see San Giorgio with its rounded dome. Not where you still can see The … Read more
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The Malta Incident
Without entering a political discussion, but acknowledging the delicacy of the matter, I just want to put some light on one single aspect of what is happening right now outside the Italian peninsula. One thing that has a close connection … Read more
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La Frittella Veneziana
Every February, or sometimes in March, for a few weeks Venice becomes a playground for adults. The city is invaded by hoards of party animals filling the narrow paths to such an extent that the local police has to limit … Read more
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The best time to visit Venice
There are two periods of the year when Venice is a little less crowded. It’s November and it’s January. Every now and then people ask me about when to come to Venice. When’s the best time to visit Venice, La Serenissima? I … Read more
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Romeo and Juliette
This morning I found this boat. Is it sunk because of the heavy rains? Or was it the high water? Sometimes boats are moored with fixed lines that are too short, so when the tide rises a lot… and I … Read more
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High Water
Acqua Alta. Monday the 29th October 2018 at 3 p.m. the water level reached 156centimeters over standard sea level. That’s the fourth-highest level since the measuring started in 1923. Around 75% of the city is flooded and in most places, … Read more
