Plants and flowers of the Venetian lagoon
Gardens in Venice are quite amazing. As I had a chance to explain in a previous post, the lagoon conditions are quite prohibitive for (certain) plants. The presence of brackish water (and lack of [...]
Lace tradition in Venice and Burano
Lace tradition in Venice: a Venetian invention of the 15th century Lace tradition was invented in Venice. By “lace”, I am not referring to embroidery, but that kind of art in which [...]
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Fishermen in Burano and the Venetian lagoon
Fishermen know the Venetian lagoon as no one else. This is the thought that struck my mind after meeting Giuseppe Rossi or, as everyone calls him, “Bepi Suste” from Burano. Fishermen and the [...]
Ikona Gallery, a Photography Gallery in Venice
Ikona Gallery and the International School of Photography by Živa Kraus Ikona Gallery is a small photography gallery in Campo del Ghetto Novo in Venice. In 2019 the gallery will be 40 years old. [...]
Leonardo D’Este and his portraits in Burano
Meeting with Leonardo D’Este in Venice The first time I met with Leonardo D’Este, he was not there, but there were his paintings and they deeply struck my attention. His intense portraits [...]
Exploring the Venetian lagoon in a wheelchair
When visiting Venice, take your time to explore the lagoon and its islands. You will need a boat, either private or the public water bus, the vaporetto. And if you travel in a wheelchair, here is [...]
