Laatste update op 18 November 2017Ha, did you know there is an appalling number of books that set in Venice? Of course you are awaiting my book with anticipation, but for now a link tot a page of another Venetophile: Jeff Cotton with his fictional cities. If you want to Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020De Dutch guardsmen of Venice (“Poorters van Venetië”) gather money for restauration projects in Venice. The greater part of the money is spent on projects in the church San Zaccaria. The results so far are fantastic and sometimes a restoration project turns out into an Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Normally 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 Cabinet of Sketches in the Gallerie dell’Accademia: the Gabinetto dei Disegni. So, if you want to see the most Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017This, of course, I had to do for myself: making my own Spritz Aperol, the real McCoy from Venice. It appeared to be fairly easy and here is the recipe. Ingredients liter aperol liter spring water liter prosecco from the Veneto-region an orange And then Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Recently 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 in a beautiful styled layout. You can read the Flipboard-magazines not only through smartphone or tablet, but also on the Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020In November 2012 Venice had to deal with an exceptionally high waterlevel. The water got as high as 160 cm, with the result Venice was flooded for 70%. The cause of this was a high tide in combination with severe rain. A large part in Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Usually visitors enter Venice at the Piazzale Roma. At the ACTV-ticketoffice in the square you can buy your travel card or season ticket for the vaporetto, the Venetian equivalent for a bus. ACTV offers several options. Choices vary from a one-way-ticket to a season ticket Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Dutch.
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Twice to Venice De Mérode visited Venice twice in first half of the 20th century. According to his biographer Hans Werkman, his trip to the city in 1936 must have been one of the happiest of his life. After I read almost everything there is Read more…
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