Today, most of the world celebrates the beginning of a new year on the first of January, but until the fall of the Republic, in Venice, it was otherwise.…
[vc_row][vc_column][grve_slider ids="28520" hide_image_title="yes" hide_image_caption="yes" navigation_type="0" zoom_effect="none" overlay_opacity="0"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][grve_title title="Stunning handmade jewels, tailored to your dreams" heading="h2" line_type="line"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The wonderful artisans' jewellery of Roverato Martini in Venice, is a jewel itself. This family-run business, indeed, and has all the right players to create amazing crafts: the father is a designer, the mother is a gemologist (an academic gemstone expert), and the daughter Sofia ensures the customers' needs are met. Roverato Martini'…
No matter if you're after carnival costumes, period costumes, or theatre and movie costumes, Atelier Nicolao will be able to fulfill all your demands and dreams. Decades of experience, passion, attention to details, and the use of high-quality fabrics are key in the making of every master piece at Nicolao's…
[vc_row][vc_column][grve_slider ids="28496" hide_image_title="yes" hide_image_caption="yes" navigation_type="0" zoom_effect="none" overlay_opacity="0"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][grve_title title="A bookstore to navigate Venetian history and the Sea" heading="h2" line_type="line"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The bookstore "Mare di Carta", was born in 1997 and combines the two passions of Cristina: books and the sea! Indeed, "mare di carta", literally "a sea of paper", is specialized in books regarding the sea and, naturally, about Venice. Cristina at Mare di Carta will help you find the right book in several languages, no matter if it is about Marine e…
If you desire to have a wonderful and unique hand crafted book, in which to collect your thoughts or a frame created with an exquisite fabric to hold your favorite picture, ask Adriano and he will craft just what you were looking for.…
When Venetian merchants stole the relics of the Evangelist Mark from Alexandria in 828, the Serenissima decided to build a new church to shelter this religious treasure...…
[vc_row][vc_column][grve_slider ids="28504" hide_image_title="yes" hide_image_caption="yes" navigation_type="0" zoom_effect="none" overlay_opacity="0"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][grve_title title="Sulla Luna, potentially your favourite place in Venice" heading="h2" line_type="line"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you love books, or if you love organic food, or if sustainability matters to you, "Sulla Luna" was made just for you! "Sulla Luna" is a beautiful, intimate and welcoming place where you can find picture books, many of which for children, as well as try Francesca's organic cakes and bites, or her organic Prosecco. Yes, hers. Because sustainabil…
It’s commonly said that ‘Venice is a great place where to get lost’, something we don’t disagree with but, if we’re not the kind of persons who would recommend to always be attached to a map, we do believe that to get to meet the authentic Venice you need to be able to orientate yourself in the city, which requires a bit of help…even for venetians, at times… So, here they are our favorites places where to eat & drink, shop local, chill and explore, and even to contemplate the numerouscuriosities of the city, all put together on a single interactive map, as we think it could come in handy at times! Enjoy the Venice we love, the Venice of the locals!
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WARNING: Please keep in mind that Venice is a very unique and complex city, therefore even Google struggles providing users with clear directions and ways to get to a destination. Therefore, you should see all Google Maps informations as indicative and always keep in mind that the full adress of the places you are interested in can be found on their respective page of this website. If you have doubts about how to get to a particular place don’t hesitate to use the adress we provide by inserting it in your GPS and to politely ask for help from the people who know Venice the best: the venetians!
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