Weird Venetian house numbers explained
Venetian house numbers are notoriously difficult to understand. This article looks at the history of them and explains how they work.
Venice today
Venetian word of the day: castelà n
Castelà n is the name given to someone from Castello, one of the six districts of the historical centre of Venice. Often thought of as one of the last remaining parts of the real Venice, it hosts some of the most important buildings too.
Venetian words of the day: ‘cocà li’ and ‘scoassa’
Find out what happens if you don’t bag your rubbish properly in Venice. You’ll find that the cocà li will cause a lot of trouble if you don’t.
Don’t look up, look down!
This post explores the secrets of the masegni, the traditional paving stones covering the Piazza San Marco.
Carnival in Venice
Tomorrow, 27 January 2018, is the official start of what is probably the most famous carnival in the world, the Carnevale di Venezia. Soon the calli and campi will be full of people, mostly tourists and mostly French, sporting costumes ranging from the outlandish to the opulent, and posing for photographs evocative of the final century of …
Venetian word of the day: fritoa
The arrival of carnival in Venice is announced by the appearance of fritoe in the shops. These are sweet fritters, covered with sugar, a bit like a donut, which are traditionally eaten throughout the carnival season.