Ask any local about nightlife in Venice, and the immediate response will undoubtedly be Campo Santa Margherita, the post-sunset party destination for local university students, and you can’t claim to have sampled the real essence…

Each season in Venice offers surprises. Some you can encounter whilst wandering through the "calli" (Venetian alleys) and discovering unusual places, others are, so to speak, under the surface of the city and, sometimes, rather pe…

Sometimes I like to play tourist in my own town. The camera strung around my neck let's me blend in with the colourful mass of summer tourists. According to the latest statistics, each year nearly 20 million foreigners peacefully…