Villa Valmarana ai Nani in Vicenza, Italy, is one of the best known and most visited villas in the Veneto region thanks to the frescoes...

Built by the famous architect Michele Sanmicheli starting in 1559, to house a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, the Sanctuary of Sant...

In the Cannaregio district in Venice stands the house of the famous painter Jacopo Robusti, known as 'Tintoretto' (1519-1594). On the f...

One of the oldest buildings on the banks of the Grand Canal is Palazzo Loredan, built in the 13th century and currently seat of the Tow...

The beautiful island of Murano, famous all over the world for its thousand-year-long production of blown glass, is currently holding an...

Monselice is a splendid medieval town located on the hills south of Padova, offering stunning views on the surrounding landscape. The m...

There are many stories and legends related to the famous Rialto bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice, but few people know the one that h...

What do the Italian city of Padua and Dante's Inferno have in common? Apparently nothing, but if you dig in the medieval legends you wi...

The island of Burano island in the Venice lagoon is definitely a magical place: filled with small colourful houses, delicious cookies, ...

If you are near the Accademia museum strolling through the Dorsoduro district in Venice, go down the Calle della Toletta street and you...

The palaces on the Grand Canal in Venice are the ideal destination for anyone looking for fascinating and mysterious stories. It is sai...

In the Castello district in Venice there is the beautiful Church of Saints John and Paul, built by the Doge Jacopo Tiepolo at the end o...

Legend has it that, during his stay in China, the famous Venetian merchant Marco Polo was in love with one of the daughters of the Grea...

Torcello, the first Venice island to be inhabited, is rich of legends and interesting stories, such as Attila – the King of the Huns ...

When visiting the splendid Frari Cathedral in Venice a pyramid can be seen in front of the church… Why is such a ...

Every building on the Grand Canal of Venice hides many stories and legends... In front of the Basilica della Salute you can admire the ...

Loredan Vendramin Calergi Palace, home of the Venice Casino, is one of the most beautiful Renaissance style palaces on the Grand Canal....

Venice, an ever magic and mysterious city, was already in the 18th century the centre of an influential Freemasonry fraternity, whose m...

In St Aponal Square, in the San Polo district in Venice, there is a small covered walkway – (in Venetian dialect sottoportego) - deco...

Close to the great Frari church in Venice, there is a street called St Nicoletto, because a church dedicated to this saint once stood h...

Near the church of San Giovanni in Bragora Castle there is a sottorportego very famous amongst lovers: indeed there is a red brick hear...

Next to the Church of the Madonna dell'Orto in the sestiere of Cannaregio in Venice there is a small courtyard, Campo dei Mori, where y...

St Mark's Cathedral in Venice contains many secrets and little known areas, as they are often inaccessible to the public. The Zen Chape...

When venturing to the remote Island of Torcello – an ancient settlement of the Venice lagoon – tourists are struck by a stone bridg...

The basilica of Saint Maria and Donato in Murano in the Venetian Lagoon, built in the 10th century, contains many treasures but also un...

Near St Mark's Square in Venice, there is a building that has a relief on the facade with a carved angel and above it there is a strang...

Many of the beautiful churches of Venice have at their side a bell tower, formerly an indispensable tool for the conduct of everyday li...

If you are in Venice on Halloween night and want to go chasing ghosts, we suggest you go on a tour around the Casino of the Spirits, lo...

Among the various works exhibited in the Academy Galleries there is one that can be considered the most enigmatic painting of the entir...

The small island in the Venice lagoon that can be seen when heading to Murano houses the Venice cemetery, founded during the 19th centu...

The Venice Film Festival is probably one of the most prestigious film events in Europe with a long tradition, and this year it is celeb...

At the entrance of the Biennale Gardens in Venice is the statue of the Resurgence hero Giuseppe Garibaldi. Few notice, however, that be...

15th August (bank holiday) celebrates the Assumption of the Virgin, a celebration to whom the cathedral on the small island of Torcello...

Near the Rialto Bridge there is one of the most beautiful areas of Venice, a beautiful small square called Remer, as there used to be s...