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Tag Archives: Giudecca
Want a Peek?
Have you ever wondered what’s behind those tall brick walls as you walk down a calle in Venice? You know, the ones with wisteria or orange trumpet vines drooping over, and maybe you get a peek through a gate into … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged Cannaregio, Empress Sissi, gardens, Giudecca, Hotel dei Dogi, Hundertwasser, Italian history, italy, Luisella Romeo, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Katia Waegemans
Like so many other “Venice, My Muse” interviewees, I met Katia because she is a Venetophile who I invited to contribute to First Spritz Is Free. She runs an excellent blog, The Venice Insider, with many great tips and insights … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogging, books, Campanile, Casanova, Doge's Palace, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Giudecca, Grand Canal, italy, Katia Waegemans, palazzo, Palazzo Contarini Fasan, Redentore, spritz, travel, vaporetto, Venetian rowing, venezia, Venice, Venice Insider, women writers, writing
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Catching the Creative Process
I whipped out my camera to catch the creative process, as Manuel Carriòn demonstrated how he creates his series of inky watercolors. With a wet brush, he spontaneously draws lines and swirls reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. Before this water can … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged art, art gallery, artisans, First Spritz Is Free, Giudecca, Italian men, italy, Redentore, travel, venezia, Venice
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50 in One Fell Swoop
There I was, lying in bed reading, wincing and grimacing as the book reached its climax. I don’t want to say any more, so that you get to experience this thrill yourself! I recently read The Four Horsemen, the last … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice, Writing
Tagged Alvise Marangon, Basilica San Marco, book reviews, books, Ca' Foscari, campo, canals, casino, Fondaco dei Turchi, Giudecca, Gondolas, gondolier, Gregory Dowling, Italian history, italy, Literary salons, Missier Grande, murder mystery, Palazzo Mocenigo, salotto, Sant'Eufemia, Santa Maria Formosa, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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Tombola time!
A peek inside the Church of the Redentore, with Jesus high above the altar. The church was built in thanks for the end of the bubonic plague in 1576–and they’re still celebrating today. Well, wouldn’t you? The parish and neighborhood … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice
Tagged festivals, Giudecca, history, Italian history, italy, Redentore, sagra, tombola, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Arriva!
My Marco Polo plaque successfully traveled to its destination. My friends Carol and Linda were in Venice last week and delivered my creation to Carrion Gallery on Giudecca. Here’s Manuel Carrion holding my square. Now the square will become part … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged art, art gallery, Carrion Gallery, Giudecca, history, Marco Polo, travel, venezia, Venice
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Spying with Marco Polo
Remember the exhibit in Venice commemorating Casanova with over a thousand mosaic tiles? It’s called “Spying on History with Casanova.” Well, artist Manuel Carrión has begun a new project honoring famed Venetian traveler Marco Polo. Here’s a video from the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Venice
Tagged art, art gallery, Carrion Gallery, Casanova, Giudecca, history, Marco Polo, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice
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Redentore Regatta Report
Yesterday afternoon I headed across the Redentore bridge once again in order to watch the regattas. The races included the giovanissimi (the young men) in the pupparino, the men in the pupparino, and the gondola with two rowers. Here’s what … Continue reading
Regatta Report!
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
Was Giudecca Named for the Jews?
I recently read Christopher Moore’s new book The Serpent of Venice, which is an unholy marriage between Shakespeare’s Othello and Merchant of Venice, with some of Poe’s “Cask of Amontillado” thrown in. (In other words, a little slice of heaven … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Giudecca, history, Jewish history, Sarra Copia Sulam, the Ghetto, travel, venezia, Venice
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