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 [...]
Vela Al Terzo: the traditional sail in the Venetian lagoon and in the Adriatic Sea
Vela Al Terzo could be translated with “sail at a third”… at a third of what? Well, let me try to tell you more about this living heritage! If you come to Venice, you may notice some traditional [...]
Military fortifications in the lagoon of Venice
Military fortifications in Venice are quite fascinating constructions which you can spot while navigating in the Venetian lagoon. In fact, mapping all of them helps see an incredibly impressive [...]
The Pink Lioness team and the tradition of women rowing in Venice
The Pink Lioness is the name of an association of breast cancer survivors that chose to get together to row dragon boats in Venice and its lagoon. Located in the premises of a very old rowing [...]
The southern Venice lagoon on a sailboat
The southern Venice lagoon, passing by the islands of Lido and Pellestrina all the way towards the fishing town of Chioggia, has a completely different flavour from what you see north of Venice. [...]
