Bagolino Carnival – An Italian Experience You Mustn’t Miss
Shhhh! I’m going to tell you a secret. Make sure you keep it to yourself as it’s just for people looking for unusual and authentic experiences …
Italy
A Pre-Spring Hike in the Berici Hills in Veneto
We celebrated the first day of March with an improvised hike in the Berici Hills – a striking chain of heights about 15 minutes away …
Frittella – The Taste of the Venetian Carnival
Today I am saying good-bye for another year to a dear friend – the Venetian frittella. It has a beautiful name, an irresistibly puffed-up appearance, but …
Exploring Venice: Rialto Fish Market
Finally! I was at Rialto Fish Market in Venice and it was better than I have ever imagined it to be. For the past year …
The Real Italy: Living in the Past Present
One of the very first things you come to realise when you move to live in Italy is how deeply intertwined the past and the …
The War on Art or the Loss and Reconstruction of the Mantegna Frescoes
A week ago I found myself in a 13th century church in Padua. Called Chiesa degli Eremitani or the Church of the Hermits, in English it …
Exploring Venice: Moretta – The Mute Mask
Moretta – a small oval mask made of black velvet – has always intrigued me. It was worn exclusively by women and it did not …
Discovering Canova – Italy’s Neoclassical Sculptor
Throughout the two and a half years that I have been living in Italy, one name has kept popping up every now and then catching my attention and …
Vicenza in the Snow
Finally! It snowed in Vicenza. After weeks of scrolling through social media statuses from friends and acquaintances both showing off and complaining about the record …
Christmas at Lake Garda – A Great Italian Day Trip
Lake Garda is definitely one of my most favourite places in Italy. It is beautiful, rich in history and the little towns which surround it like …
