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How à became @. As far back as in the early Venetian history, back when Venice was a small Byzantine province, the symbol à was used as at = at the rate of. The Venetian merchants would use it if … Read more

€ 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

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

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

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

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

This Post is out of date.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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Low tides in Venice It’s really amazing how life changes sometimes. Not more than 2 months ago we had the worst week of high tides ever. Damage worth of hundreds of millions and inestimable costs for restoring lost cultural heritage. … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

    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

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

Redentore – The Redeemer The Feast of the Redentore is a traditional main event in Venice. Fireworks, Mass, eating and drinking. This year it takes place the 20th and the 21st of July, the third Sunday of the month. A … Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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