Apart from Easter in Seville – Santa Semana – we’ve not witnessed a spectacle quite as amazing as the Venice Carnival. Two years ago, we arrived in Venice on a cold, misty February morning, a stop-over on our way to take over our Istrian stone farmhouse. Because we were so consumed with the move to […]
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Venezia Carnevale
When we booked the flights to Venice, it just didn’t click that we were going to be there slap bang in the middle of the annual Carnevale. This caused a mild panic as we thought accommodation would be astronomical, but we were able to book again at the beautiful hotel we’d stayed in, in December […]
The Move #14
So, on February 22nd, we left our temporary West Didsbury accommodation and checked into an airport hotel, ready for an early morning flight on the 23rd, to Venice. Sounds very glam – but flights were cheap as chips and we thought we’d make it a bit of an adventure, travelling to our new home. And […]
Ca’ Amadi, Venice
We’ve only fairly recently acquainted ourselves properly with Venice. We tend to try and avoid over-priced, tourist traps with street vendors waiting to pounce. Yes, it can be over-priced – but if you do insist on having a drink in St Mark’s Square, what else can you expect? It is very touristry in places – […]
Free Italian Culture
It’s worth knowing, if you are holidaying in Italy, that on the first Sunday of every month, entry to many state museums, gardens, monuments and archaeological sites, is free. In 2014, the government introduced Domenica al museo, or Sunday at the Museum, to encourage more people to enjoy Italian culture and history. Not all are […]
Travels in Italy 2013
One of the great joys of traveling through Italy is discovering firsthand that it is, indeed, a dream destination. – Debra Lavinson We are pulled to Italy, time and time again. In September – October 2013, we did quite an extensive trip, planning as we went along. This blog will set out to record where […]