The Jesuits Convent

27 January, 2012

Do you know that the huge Convent once owned by the Jesuits Order is going to be restored by the Venice University of Architecture (IUAV) and the local government and will host a student house, a cafè, a library and many other services?

gesuiti

gesuiti

New Year

20 January, 2012

I’m starting the 2012 lazy..

Gondola

Gondola

alps

alps

The Venice administration is going to sell “Ca’ Corner della Regina”  for at least € 40.000.000,00.

Ca' Corner della Regina

Ca' Corner della Regina

But you must hurry, the dead line is tomorrow!
;-)

Per San Marco

2 December, 2011

Sometimes the right way is the narrow one

calletta

calletta

Madonna della Salute

21 November, 2011

It’s the “Salute” feast again. So much loved by Venetians. 

salute2011

salute2011

Venice “indignados”

15 November, 2011

indignados

indignados

San Martino

12 November, 2011

Yesterday was the “Festa di San Martino” a very old tradition in Venice. Children are used to make noise…

san martino

san martino

…Until they receive money and move to the next shop!

san martino
san martino
And bakeries make wonderful cake with the saint sembiance.
 
cake

cake

 

Santa Sofia

7 November, 2011

It’s a rainy November in Venice. Waiting for the sun here there is a picture of the romantic Santa Sofia Gondole dock taken just few days ago.

sofia

sofia

Vera da Pozzo

27 October, 2011

What in another town would be extraordinary here is unnoticed.

pozzo

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