To celebrate every aspect of the city, nearly every great Venetian work of art and architecture is in some way a celebration of the beauty, the power and the magnificence of Venice . Saint Mark’s square, the political centre, represents all this.
It was intended to express the greatness of the capital of the Venetian empire. [...]
Full-day tour of the South Lagoon (highlighted in the map with the blue line) runs between the fish farms and salt marshes on the one hand, and the coasts and inlets on the other. It is possible to admire the beautiful and unusual hunting huts Hunting of the first post and the Millecampi built on [...]
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In the Province of Verona, in the doc area of Valpolicella and Soave, a wine museum and a farm school was set up into an ancient Villa which collects agricultural working tools from end ‘800 beginning ‘900.
In the “barn” where in the ancient times grapes for Recioti were put to dry, was carried out a [...]
Venice is world famous for its artistic heritage. At the end of the 19th century the Biennale of Venice introduced the city into the world of contemporary art and the artistic scene was enriched later by the great contribution of Peggy Guggenheim.
Today Venice has opened its doors to the postmodernism as well: a private museum [...]
This itinerary unfolds through the elegant Dorsoduro district, one of the favourite areas among Anglo – American visitors in Venice at the turn of the 20 th century.
We will start by the Church of Santa Maria della Salute, with its balloon-like dome that has become so much part of our image of Venice. It is [...]
Starting our tour by the Rialto bridge, we first have a look at the supposed family home of Marco Polo; this will be the right spot to recall the incredible 27 years journey of Marco through Asia.
We proceed then to Cannaregio, the north-east district of the city: secluded by geography from the bustling Rialto-San Marco [...]
Venice painting School has always been celebrated in Europe as one of the leading ones; the names of Carpaccio, Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto resound in their masterly works hosted in the largest Venetian painting collection, the Accademia Galleries.
Originally established by the French in 1806 as the gallery of the School of Fine Arts , [...]
Discover Venice on your first visit to the magical city!
As “first timers’ your wish to grasp the landmarks of the city can be met, and then some. The walk unfolds through the elegant Piazza San Marco, surrounded by the governmental buildings of the ancient Republic: this was in fact the political, religious and cultural [...]
These featuring boats were thankfully reappraised from enterprising young people on a project of the ’50s, redesigned to make it more suitable for modern sailing by the naval engineer Giuseppe Fanello who led to the creation of “EL SULTAN”.
El SULTAN will allow you to try an unique experience by sailing along the Venetian lagoon as [...]
Tour Valpolicella
The Valpolicella is a typical valley that lies between the entrance of Verona and the magnificent scenery of Garda Lake. The whole valley has been converted into the cultivation of wine; today remain limited areas where there is still some orchards and olive groves. In addition to the beauties of the city of Verona, [...]
