Come walk with me through my Venice
Come walk with me through my Venice
Napoleon Bonaparte once said about Venice while in St. Mark’s Square
“… This is the most beautiful sitting room in Europe.“
Come and lets take a slim black gondola and glide down the Grand Canal alined by beautifully embroidered luxurious palaces decorated by the great Venetian painters such as Tintoretto, Veronese, Giorgione, Tiepolo.
Yes, her aspect is like a dream and her history like romance.
It was once the richest, most powerful city of the Middle Ages, stretching its boundaries to the whole Adriatic coast down to Greece. There is no city like it in the world.
Getting lost in the alleys and bridges and canals one reaches the Doge’s Palace which reflects the glory and greatness of the Republic of Venice.
Yes, we all enjoy wondering and pleasantly distracting ourselves in this surreal environment.
Let me take you to the historical, Harry’s Bar, where Ernest Hemingway was a regular from 1949 onwards.

If he is not there we might find Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Truman Capote, Orson Welles, Aristotele Onassis, Barbara Hutton, or Woody Allen.
Are you following me?
There is so much to see and live in this fantasy city.
If you are adventurous and curious we might just bump into Giacomo Casanova as he escapes perils from a window.
Come with me to Venice at Carnival time and be part of the masquerade of centuries past. Here the Venetians really take it seriously. Not only Venetians, but habituè worldwide come yearly to display their costumes and play their role in this unreal city.

Follow me and be someone else
Choose your mystery mask and go.
The Venice Carnival time is the unique moment to visit Venice and take part in the historical theatre play- acting your part.
What a rare and particular city Venice is.
“There is a glorious city in the sea! The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing mystery and flowing; and the salt sea weed Clings to the marble of her palaces.“ – Samuel Rogers –

Discover the “OTHER” Venice by Laila
Malamocco is where Venice originated
The “Other Venice”, Malamocco is a laid back Venice, the first, and for a long time, the only settlement on the Lido of Venice barrier island of the Lagoon of Venice. Its origins dated back to the Roman days.
Today Malamocco is a village with 1554 inhabitants. There are sandy beaches and hotels on the beach, fishing and boating. It houses the Venice International Film Festival every year since 1932 and Where the Great Gatsby was filmed.