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Paintings Jeroen Bosch in Venice
In Venice you can find three paintings of Hiëronymus Bosch (also known as Jeroen Bosch, Jeroen van Aeke or Jheronimus). All three are on disply[…]
Male sculptures, favourite of De Mérode
The Museo Archeologico in Venice has a collection sculptures on display from Greek, Greek-Roman and Roman origine. A large part of the collection was gathered[…]
Once in a lifetime: the real Vitruvian man
Normally this drawing lies in the dark, not to be viewed by anyone and certainly not by you, simple tourist. It is well preserved in[…]
The real Spritz, homemade
This, of course, I had to do for myself: making my own Spritz Aperol, the real McCoy from Venice. It appeared to be fairly easy[…]
(Nederlands) Constantijn Huygens ontmoet Monteverdi
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Venice Flipboard
Recently I added the magazine Venice Journal to Flipboard. Don’t know Flipboard? Time to check this handy app. You can read all kind of newsfeeds[…]
The relics of Saint Lucy of Syracuse
It is not just the mesmerising canals that make Venice what it is. Venice is also about stories, sometimes true, sometimes more or less true.[…]
Church Santa Maria Formosa
This church dates back to the 7th century. According to the myth, Maria appeared to a bishop (bishop Saint Magno), disguised as a voluptueus lady[…]
Calle del Perdon
Venetië is full of extraordinary places that carry a story. This also the case for example for the Calle del Perdon. The word says it[…]