An American called Harry The Cipriani family has been serving drinks at Harry's Bar on Venice's iconic Grand Canal since 1931. Over the years it has attracted many society clientele. The Italian Ministry for Cultural Affairs even declared it a national landmark in 2001. But this little bar owes more to an American than many people know. So who was Harry?

Let's go back to the late 1920s; a time when Venice was the playground of European aristocracy and society Venetians. The most popular places to meet were the bars of the city's luxury hotels like those at the Bauer, the Monaco and the Europa looking out over the water of St Mark's Basin. And it's in the Europa bar that Harry Pickering, a young American student, first made an impression in 1927.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano