WHY VISIT VENICE ???
Very few cities in the world evoque so quickly dozens of images from our mind than Venice : narrow winding canals and black slender gondolas, glittering mosaics and ancient marbles, feathery masks and elegant glassware.
St. Mark's Square and its thousands of pigeons is the most visited site.
St. Mark's church is the clearest example of Venice's Eastern heritage. The horses on the balcony brings us back to the Middle Ages and the Forth Crusade.
The Gothic Doge's palace, the former residence of the Doge and the seat of the government, leads us back to Renaissance and the Golden Age of Venetian painting with colourful masterpieces by Veronese.
'Three thousand ducats, well', this is what Shylock says to Bassanio in the Merchant of Venice in a street, possibly by the Rialto Bridge.
Milion of visitors a year see these landmarks.
But what about the silent hidden treasure of Venice ?
The delightful cycle of paintings of one of the first travellers, the Archangel Raffael in the omonimous church ?
The marbled coatings inside the Church of Mary of Miracles ?
But Venice is not only art and architecture…
What about the small wine bars with bowls hanging down from the ceiling that offer fish apetizers such as marinated sardines, toasted bread with shrimps and polenta ?
What about the Lido beach with the massive boulders placed for protection, the fine sand overlooking the Adriatic sea, and the Art Nouveau Villas ?
Some historians believe the name of the Most Serene Republic means veni etiam ' return, therefore come back one more time' ...
I hope to guide you very soon !
CIAO ...
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