Giorgio Italian Buddy

Our Italian Buddy gives us some tips on how to face the crowds where visiting the Lagoon.   Venice has 56 thousand inhabitants, and is visited every year by 20 million tourists, it’s easy to see how the ratio among …

Many things people do not know is how oaring a gondola. Our Italian Buddy explores this special tradition in Venice.  If you’re in Venice and you’re observing a gondola, you may be surprised by the peculiar oaring style: standing driver, …

Padova was for century under the control of the Republic of Venice, and its structure and history are very tied to the Serenissima. Just to give you an idea, most of the canals (that you can also see on the …