Monthly Archives: July 2015

San Giacomo Brings Venetians Together

Posted on July 30, 2015 by seductivevenice

While the July tourists are parading in Piazza San Marco, peering into shop windows, or tucking in to a lovely piece of branzino or a slim pizza, Venetians are gathering to support their parish. Every summer the folks in the … Continue reading →

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Rights to the Muffola

Posted on July 28, 2015 by seductivevenice

What is a muffola, you might ask? And why does one need rights to it? On July 26, 1497, Marietta Barovier, master glassmaker,  applied to Doge Agostino Barbarigo for permission to build a special small furnace or muffola exclusively for her own … Continue reading →

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Launched in Lido!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by seductivevenice

Last week, while I was in Venice, I was part of a presentation on my new book, A Beautiful Woman in Venice, which is now in Venetian bookstores. The event was held at the Grand Hotel Ausonia and Hungaria on … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Corte del Duca Sforza

Posted on July 23, 2015 by seductivevenice

Here is the continuing saga of Casanova’s relationship with Teresa Imer. In the  previous episode of Quattro Minuti con Casanova, you got to see the Palazzo Malipiero, where Casanova played doctor with Teresa Imer, who was about seventeen at the … Continue reading →

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Regatta Report!

Posted on July 20, 2015 by seductivevenice

He did it again! Yesterday, Paolo D’Este, nicknamed Super D’Este, won his twenty-second first-place flag for the two-rower gondola regatta. This race always takes place on the Sunday of Redentore, the festival commemorating the end of the Black Plague in … Continue reading →

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The Old Lady and the Rebellion

Posted on July 15, 2015 by seductivevenice

(I meant to post this on June 15, but I was traveling and didn’t get to it. Here it is, a month late.) What does this woman with a pot have to do with ending a rebellion? She is Giustina … Continue reading →

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Fresh Paint

Posted on July 13, 2015 by seductivevenice

I saw this warning sign  hanging on a shop: “pittura fresca” = fresh paint! Why should this sign interest me (except for the fact that I don’t want to rub up against it in my white pants?) Pitura Freska (spelled … Continue reading →

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Soprannomi di Gondolieri

Posted on July 11, 2015 by seductivevenice

My nicknames are Kat, G-Dawg, Gonzo…pretty tame stuff. In Venice, the gondoliers are known for giving each other nicknames, ones that are sometimes complimentary but often ones that are ironic, bawdy, or even insulting. Some names are in Italian, while … Continue reading →

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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Palazzo Malibran

Posted on July 8, 2015 by seductivevenice

Okay, I know it looks like I’m standing knee-deep in the Grand Canal to bring you this episode of Quattro Minuti con Casanova, but really, I’m not that dedicated. It’s just a trick of the filming. (Thanks, Jan!) This episode … Continue reading →

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Elbows the Size of Pumpkins or Knees the Size of Watermelons?

Posted on July 5, 2015 by seductivevenice

What an odd question to ask! And yet it was one of the interview questions posed to me by Robin Woods, an independent author of young adult fiction and a blogger who posts a weekly author interview. Want to find … Continue reading →

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