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Venice's famed canals were left almost empty this weekend, as low tides caused the lagoon city to sit eerily still. Traditional gondolas and boats could be seen almost beached in the canals on Friday as water levels reached a peak of -48 centimetres. Venice, beloved around the world for its canals, historic architecture and art, has always lived in...

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This Zoom Conference, March 22nd. 8 AM to 9:20, is first-ever of its kind: a real time classroom dialogue and presentations between Italian and American high school students about environmental problems facing Venice. The conference has been organized and sponsored by The Silvio Laccetti Foundation of Fairview, NJ and the education office of the It...

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Hello and welcome to Venice. This is Walks of Italy with the Travel + Leisure, bringing you across the globe to experience the best the walking tours of the planet. I'm Mosé. And this is the Venice in a Day tour by Walks of Italy. You know, in this tour, we have tried to really packed, pack everything we could about Venice in a single day, starting...

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When Cortina's century-old bobsled track closed for financial reasons 13 years ago, the adjacent coffee bar kept on serving espressos. Still, bar owner Renzo Costantini pines for the good old days when drivers and brakemen would come whizzing down the track on one side of the café and then hop off their sleds on the other side and come in for a sho...

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Sulla base delle conoscenze acquisite nell'ambito del progetto di grande rilevanza Italia-USA “Bridge”, promosso dall’Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia e dall’Università USA della Virginia, e cofinanziato dal Ministero degli Affari esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI), il team di ricerca italiano, diretto dal Prof. Andrea Critto dell'...

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Venice is synonymous with elegance because the details of every historic palace resemble those of the lace reflected in the water. The city of the Doges is mirrored as the vain do, as those who know they have a Beauty that does not fade with time, and the facades of the ancient patrician residences that wind along the canals are witnesses of a pric...

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60 years have passed since, in 1961, the first bottle of Pinot Grigio Santa Margherita made its debut on the Italian market. A wine that has made a strong contribution to the knowledge of winemaking Italy all over the world, telling a success story of Made in Italy. Today Pinot Grigio has conquered a solid position in the collective imagination of...

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The square is the heart of every Italian city. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, many are created following very original projects. But some squares hide secrets in their own structure and their own name. Their form is shaped directly on the oldest buildings or on the pre-existing spaces, still preserved below. We literally walk over history,...

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For many visitors, the stereotypical image of Venice is, perhaps, the famed Venetian mask; but most casual observers are probably unaware of the fact that this postcard-perfect symbol has its roots in the centuries-old festivities that are the Carnevale of Venice. In this week’s episode, we’re joined by famed photographer and lecturer Anita Sanseve...

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It’s the city of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers, but it wasn’t quite love at first sight on my initial visit to Verona. In fact, my abiding memory was of a long queue to see Juliet’s balcony and a sense of disappointment when we finally reached the courtyard and found it a little underwhelming. How wrong I was. A return visit – with more time an...

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