Tag Archives: Piazza San Marco

Where Am I? (14)

Posted on December 20, 2023 by seductivevenice

I’ve enjoyed this occasional series for years, since 2014, posting a photo from a particular vantage point and asking readers to identify the place. I’m often very impressed when people quickly figure out my location! In celebration of my one-thousandth … Continue reading →

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Review: A Haunting in Venice

Posted on September 30, 2023 by seductivevenice

I went to see the new film A Haunting in Venice. It may have very little to do with the Agatha Christie book that it’s based on (Halloween Party), but it does do Venice quite well. There are numerous outdoor … Continue reading →

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Sharing: Postcard from Venice

Posted on April 30, 2023 by seductivevenice

I’m a little late sharing this post from La Venessiana, but it’s still worth reading and viewing, if only for the gorgeous images of wisteria in Venice! Learn about the Festa di San Marco, risi e bisi (pea risotto), an … Continue reading →

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Glass Walls Do Not a Prison Make

Posted on January 11, 2023 by seductivevenice

Just sharing some interesting news about Venice’s latest efforts to combat the acqua alta. I saw them working around the Basilica last June but never asked what was going on. Well, this is the result! And it seems to be … Continue reading →

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Sharing: La Venessiana’s “Postcard from Venice”

Posted on December 23, 2021 by seductivevenice

I hope you already subscribe to La Venessiana’s Postcard from Venice blog. It’s delightfully full of recipes, images, holidays, history, and so many other wonderful things from Venice. Her latest issue has just come out, and it features some lovely … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from the Past

Posted on December 31, 2020 by seductivevenice

Happy New Year, 2013! Oh wait, it’s going to be 2021! But I’m sharing with you photos from my New Year’s in Venice 2021-2013. Hope you’re finding a fun way to ring in a new year and say goodbye to … Continue reading →

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Breakfast Redux

Posted on December 12, 2020 by seductivevenice

Though I’m in danger of making you all jealous, I wanted to share the news about the new painting I recently received. Rita and Tom Bottoms, who live over the hill from me in Santa Cruz, have gifted one of … Continue reading →

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Venice, Wish You Were Here #12

Posted on August 19, 2020 by seductivevenice

A short message on this postcard: “Un caro ricordo” or “a fond memory.” I want more! Did you kiss under the Bridge of Sighs? Sip a glass of wine while looking over a canal? Eat too much gelato? Walk hand … Continue reading →

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Redefining Beauty: Giustina Rossi

Posted on May 30, 2020 by seductivevenice

Why have I waited so long to post this video? Giustina Rossi is a Venetian hero and the story from farthest in the past from my collection of Beautiful Women in Venice. I cajoled a stranger on a busy day … Continue reading →

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Venice, Wish You Were Here #7

Posted on March 4, 2020 by seductivevenice

I had Bavarian exchange students, Simon and Pascal, help me translate the writing on this card that was going to Vienna, Austria, dated 20 February 1935. Here’s what we think it says: “Love, today at noon. We arrived well and … Continue reading →

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