Monthly Archives: December 2016

Veneto, Venice

This Is Why Cruise Ships Do Not Belong In Venice

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Shot this a little while ago from Burano.  You can see when you zoom in the smoke stack spewing bunker fuel fumes into the air; you can see the gigantic scale on the cruise ship compared to the Venetian skyline.   It’s a monstrous floating city that dwarves the delicate city next to it.

It’s plain as day why the cruise ships need to be docked away from Venice.  Click for a full size image that really drives the point home.

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Italian Food, Private Italy Tours, Veneto, Venice

Cicchetti

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When in Venice, one of the tricks to getting the “real deal” cuisine is getting away from the touristy areas and eating as the locals do.   Which means skip the shady pizza joints and “menu turistico” places with hawkers begging you to look at the menu as soon as you get off the boat, and dig into the city to find out where the locals are noshing.

You’ll find some amazing treats at bacaro type establishments pouring spritzes and serving up cicchetti that are just to die for.  We’ll show you where!  Make sure you click to enlarge.

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Italian Wine, Piemonte, Private Italy Tours

Montelupo Albese

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Don’t sweat it if you don’t follow the Italian narration in this video exposition of the magical little town that is Montelupo Albese–the pictures and video clips speak for themselves.  A picturesque village on a hilltop between equally picturesque Rodello and Diano D’Alba, Montelupo has some of the best views of the eastern side of the hills that make up Barolo country.  We love it there, and you’ll see why when you watch.