Ca’ Vida: Your Private Palazzo in San Samuele
Ca’ Vida is an entire Venetian palazzo in the enchanting San Samuele district, one of the city’s most delightful areas, where quiet lanes, artisan corners and shimmering canals set the tone. The building hosts four separate apartments, welcoming up to 11 guests in total: an ideal solution for families or friends travelling together, with the […]
Ca’ Marcello dei Leoni
Ca’ Marcello dei Leoni is a Venetian residence overlooking the Grand Canal, just above the San Tomà gondola ferry. Set on the building’s third floor and served by an elevator, it offers three apartments, Levante, Maestrale, and Ponente, filled with light and front-row views of Venice’s most iconic waterway. Booked together, they can host up […]
Carnival of Venice 2026: the must-see programme, from masks and the “Marie” to the flavours of February
From 31 January to 17 February, Venice becomes an open-air stage once again: between Piazza San Marco, the Arsenale and the campi, with the Festa delle Marie and the scent of fritoe and galani drifting through the calli. In Venice, Carnival is not simply a celebration; it is a different way of inhabiting the city. […]
Festive Season in Venice: Traditions on the Water and Winter Highlights Across the City
In December, Venice doesn’t so much “change its skin” as it simply lights up. Not only with the Christmas tree in St Mark’s Square or the shopfronts, but through a city-wide programe that winds through calli and campi, reaches the islands, and continues all the way to Epiphany. “Venezia. It’s Christmas Time”, promoted by the […]
The antique market of Campo San Maurizio
There are weekends in Venice when Campo San Maurizio completely changes face. You only need to step into the square to notice it: the quiet elegance of the neighborhood gives way to soft chatter, curious footsteps, and the unmistakable scent of old paper. It’s the return of the antique market, a tradition that has been […]
Between one shore and the other, the “traghetti da parada” keep the city connected
Venice has more than four hundred bridges today, but it wasn’t always this way. For centuries, long before the arrival of vaporetti and even before the construction of the current bridges over the Grand Canal, the only way to cross the city was to step into a boat. From this simple gesture came one of […]
Madonna della Salute 2025, a celebration of faith, memory, and the taste of the lagoon
In Venice, November 21st is far more than a date on the calendar, it’s a day engraved in the city’s heart, when Venetians come together to give thanks to the Madonna della Salute. The tradition goes back to a vow made during the devastating plague of 1630–31: if the city were spared, a temple would […]
Celebrating Redentore: Everything You Need to Know About Venice’s Most Beloved Weekend
Saturday, July 19th: the return of Venice’s “Notte famosissima” The Festa del Redentore is one of Venice’s most cherished traditions—a celebration where solemn devotion meets collective joy. On Saturday night, St. Mark’s Basin turns into a stage on water: thousands gather to watch fireworks explode above the lagoon, reflected in its dark surface in a […]
Under the Lagoon Lights: Local Festivals Not to Miss in Venice and Its Islands
A Season of Local Festivals: Experience Venice Like a Local Venice in summer has a thousand faces.Some are iconic, well-known. Others reveal themselves only if you linger a little longer—exploring a quiet alley, following the sound of a guitar in the distance or the scent of something cooking over an open flame. It happens in […]
La Sensa: The day Venice marries the sea in a timeless ritual
There are moments in Venice when the past rises to the surface. Not as a memory, but as a living gesture—solemn, precise, quietly unfolding before those who still know how to look. One such moment is the Festa della Sensa, celebrated every year on Ascension Day, when the city renews one of its oldest and […]
Seeing Venice Through the Eyes of Those Who Love It
Discovering the real Venice, one story at a time There’s something special about discovering Venice with someone who truly lives it. Over time, we’ve had the pleasure of meeting some exceptional, certified local guides, people who don’t just know Venice’s history and monuments, but understand its rhythms, its quiet corners, and the many ways it […]
Where Intelligence Meets Beauty: Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venice
Biennale Architettura 2025: Intelligence in All Its Forms, in the Heart of Venice From May 10 to November 23, 2025, Venice will once again become the stage for one of the world’s most visionary cultural events: the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. This year’s theme “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.” invites us […]