One of the more fun things to do in Venice is just hop a vaporetto and ride around the canal; the byzantine beauty of the facades of the various mansions lining the canal are striking in that they really do convey exactly the aesthetic you’d expect from reading up on Venice and imagining what it’s like. When you’re there, it’s hard to imagine a place so magical really exists…but it does!
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Bells of San Marco
Speaking of the sounds of Venice…
The Sounds of Venice…
…often include serenading the public with the belltowers that dot the city’s romantic skyline. It creates an atmosphere that just envelopes you with a sense of what it was like to live in Venice at the height of its power. La Serenissima.
Massimo fillets a fish!
One of the neat things about eating in Venice is the craftsmanship that goes into even simple tasks, like the tableside filleting of freshly caught fish. Trattoria da Romana is the only restaurant in Venice allowed to cook food over a wood fire, so you get flavors here you can’t get anywhere else, quite literally.
Osteria da Rioba
A nice find in Cannaregio; not the lowest cost meal in Venice, but it gets good ratings for a reason and is well worth the walk and the price point. The food is elegant, popular with the locals, and presented with a fantastic aesthetic. Come join us for dinner here!
As you can see, Doug’s clients are enjoying themselves, getting a great taste for the real Veneto cuisine, and no doubt looking forward to their next visit to Venice.
Rialto at Night!
After a wonderful meal and an evening stroll, nothing beats this view!
Music on Burano
Burano really is a little slice of heaven, and we’re at once glad and a little sad that most Venice visitors miss it. We’re proud to say that Doug discovered the wonders of Trattoria da Romano a couple of decades before Tony Bourdain “discovered” it. 🙂
Sounds, sights, and smells of the best seafood you’ll ever have.
Panorama of the Piazza
Perhaps *the* piazza to end all piazze. 🙂 This is a pretty good sized crowd for the time of year (late October), but the weather’s been fantastic.
Dinner in Cannaregio
My favorite sestiere (Venice is dividing into six districts called sestiere) has some great restaurants. Here’s a quick peek at the table one of Doug’s tours enjoyed there. Looks and sounds festive! Who’s ready for un bicchhiere di vino?
San Michele
The view of San Michele from Fondamenta Nuove; the final resting place of Ezra Pound, Christian Doppler (as in the Doppler effect), and Igor Stravinsky among many others, the island is a mere stones throw from Cannaregio.
This is one of my favorite vaporetto stops; from here we hop rides to Torcello, Burano, and of course Murano.
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