St Mark’s Square, known as “the drawing room” of Venice, is undoubtedly the main attraction for any tourist coming to the city.Even for a native like me, who has spent over half a century living in Venice, the square still has the…

Venice, like all cities, has undergone many changes over the years. Old customs and crafts have disappeared. They are remembered only in old photographs or the stories of old people. Anyone over fifty can remember something that n…

In Venice you walk a lot. But in order to cross the Grand Canal, you sometimes use the "vaporetto" (water bus) or the gondola ferry available at several points around the city.Going on foot, one has the chance to run into people,…