Monthly Archives: July 2014

Where Am I? (3)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by seductivevenice

I made sure there are a couple edges to give you clues. Can you figure out which building I am in?

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Festa di Santa Marta

Posted on July 30, 2014 by seductivevenice

Santa Marta is a church waaaaaay out in the Venetian boonies, at the chin of the fish (if you think of Venice as a fish with a face to the west). I just came from their neighborhood festival, with food … Continue reading →

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Caption Me #2

Posted on July 28, 2014 by seductivevenice

Please provide a caption for this sculptured medallion, found near the fish market in Venice:

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Festa di San Giacomo dell’Orio

Posted on July 26, 2014 by seductivevenice

For over a week now, the folks of the San Giacomo dell’Orio neighborhood in Venice have been rocking and rolling. The parish puts on an annual party in their big campo, with picnic tables under  the trees and food booths. … Continue reading →

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Happy Sorpresa

Posted on July 23, 2014 by seductivevenice

I got a nice surprise a couple days ago when I visited Giovanni DiStefano, my publisher at Supernova Edizioni here in Venice. He runs the bookshop in the tourist information center at Piazza San Marco. (If you’ve ever gone in … Continue reading →

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Regatta Report

Posted on July 22, 2014 by seductivevenice

As part of the Redentore festival here in Venice, they have a round of boat races on Sunday afternoon on the island of Giudecca. The city builds a temporary bridge from Venice (Zattere) to Giudecca, in front of the church … Continue reading →

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We Celebrate the End of the Plague!

Posted on July 21, 2014 by seductivevenice

Okay, here’s my Redentore report for 2014. As many of you might know, Redentore is a big Venetian festival that has been going on for 500 years. It celebrates the end of the Black Plague. (They actually have a couple … Continue reading →

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Venice Bloggers Unite!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by seductivevenice

Last week I got to meet up with a fellow blogger who also happens to be in Venice right now! Liz posts here on Venice as well as all of Italy: http://www.DreamDiscoverItalia.com She emailed me and suggested we meet up, … Continue reading →

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Venetian Pantheon

Posted on July 18, 2014 by seductivevenice

  Upon entering the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, located at Campo Santo Stefano, you are greeted by a pantheon of Venice’s most illustrious scholars and thinkers. Under the arches stand busts on pedestals, honoring such luminaries as … Continue reading →

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Where Am I? (2)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by seductivevenice

Okay, the previous editions of “Where am I?” have been from high places, like the bell tower of the Frari or the third floor of the Museo Fortuny. Today I’m on the ground, in a place that I’ve never seen … Continue reading →

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