Venetian Frìtole

In between disguises, during the days of Carnival, you can taste these delicious nuggets that are a symbol of Venetian culinary tradition. Unwrapped, stuffed or with raisins...

St. Martin's Cake

On St. Martin's Day in Venice, a miniature of the saint on horseback is made and carried around. A traditional cake that can be decorated in many ways!

Zappa Valley Tunnel

Are we inside a book or in reality? One wonders as we sail south of the lagoon, when we encounter a building inspired by Dutch farms but suspended over Venetian waters.

Church of San Nicolò dei Mendicoli, Venice

In the sestiere of Dorsoduro, in Campo di San Nicolò, a bell tower, a museum of Byzantine icons and an ancient portico stand close together. Inside the church the wonders between the 7th and 13th centuries.

Venetian Moeche

Small crabs bred in the Venetian lagoon, found only during the two periods a year when they molt. Beloved fried by Venetians who fight over them among the island's bàcari.

St. Erasmus Violet Artichoke

Special purple-colored "articioco" produced among the islands north of the lagoon. In April each year the "castraùre" season, the harvesting of the tender shoots, begins.

"Vartanush" of St. Lazarus of the Armenians.

From an ancient Armenian recipe, a jam made from the monastery's rose bushes. The monks, in May each year, pick the petals at sunrise...

Jujube Festival in Lio Piccolo

In September each year, around the time the fruit ripens, a festival is held to celebrate "zìzola," a reddish oval drupe, a symbol and outcome of trade between Venice and the East.

Cloister of the Church of St. Job

In this cloister in the Cannaregio district, the vegetable garden and vineyard once cultivated by the Franciscan friars of the convent persist

Madonna and Child Enthroned by Brother Anthony of Negroponte

This 15th-century painting in the Church of San Francesco della Vigna in Venice is a springtime of the soul. The flowers, fruits and animals tell us about it.

Venetian "Cicheti"

In every good "bàcaro" are small delicacies of the city's culinary tradition: cicheti. Small slices of bread crowned with local ingredients. A hymn to the flavors of Venice.

Christ of the Fishermen, Church of San Domenico in Chioggia

A wooden crucifix from the mid-14th century is venerated by the citizens of Chioggio. In fact, it is said to be recovered by fishermen in the vicinity of the island.

The Byzantine heart of the Church of St. George of the Greeks

In Venice, the Church of San Giorgio dei Greci is a jewel of Byzantine art. And if we look up, the frescoes in the dome tell of Venice's encounter with the Eastern empire.

St. Andrew's Fort and its island

On the edge of the island of Vignole, a fortress built in the mid-1600s in defense of the Serenissima...

Island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice

In the mystical atmosphere west of the lagoon, a Mekhitarist monastery since 1717. Inside is a library brimming with volumes and manuscripts.

Island of San Francesco del Deserto, Venice

How far do the paths of St. Francis take us? A place of absolute peace, among the green trees and the chirping of birds. A small serene corner inhabited today by the Friars Minor.

The eleven thousand virgins at St. Lazarus of the Beggars.

In Venice, near the civil hospital in the Church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti, Tintoretto's majestic 16th-century painting tells the legend of the journey of St. Ursula and the innocent virgins.

Fra Mauro's Mappamondo at the Marciana Library in Venice

Among the library's literary treasures and fascinating frescoes is a monumental 15th-century planisphere made by a Venetian monk in the Camaldolese monastery on St. Michael's Island.

Hermitage Le Celle

Everything protrudes upward, and our gaze cannot help but turn toward the sky