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Author Archives: seductivevenice
Losing or Gaining Venice?
How does one lose a city? Lose it to tourism? Lose it by falling out of love with it? Lose it to memory loss as one ages? Or, as the protagonist Mark thinks to himself, “What myriad assortment of fickle … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged authors, book, book reviews, books, calle, Campo Santa Margherita, dogs, First Spritz Is Free, italy, literature, Prague, San Trovaso, Scott Stavrou, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Luisella Romeo
Luisella Romeo’s reputation preceded her. I had heard so much about her knowledge and passion for Venice before I got to meet her last summer. I was also delighted to have her contribute to First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Casanova, Cynar, Dolomites, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Festa della Salute, First Spritz Is Free, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, gelato, Gesuiti, Italian women, italy, Luisella Romeo, Monteverdi, prosecco, Salute, Sant'Erasmo, tour guide, tourism, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Gondola Stuff: Pizzeria Ashtray
Isn’t this the coolest gondola ashtray ever? I have only a couple of the fabulous Venetian ashtrays that restaurants used to use. (My friend Bob has quite a collection that I really covet.) But this one, shaped like a gondola, … Continue reading
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A Cassone to Hope For
A cassone is a large chest, often used for a women’s trousseau and sometimes called a wedding chest. They were a prized possession and status symbol for many families and were often displayed in the bedroom. These beautiful specimens here … Continue reading
Why Should Someone Read …
…my books? You can find out the answer to this and other questions in an interview recently posted by the Italian American Press, an online resource listing dozens of books about Italian American topics. They include fiction, history, biography, memoir, … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, Free Gondola Ride, Gondolas, gondolier, history, interviews, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, Italian writers, italy, literature, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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Nuns Like Tchotchkes, Too
Who can resist taking a picture like this? Don’t you want to know what each of them bought? I vote for heart-shaped sunglasses, which were in this summer, or a striped gondolier shirt, or maybe friendship bracelets all around. … Continue reading
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Tagged campo, Campo San Geremia, churches, Italian women, italy, photos, travel, venezia, Venice
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