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If there is anything about Venice that natives and tourists agree on, it must be the fact that the city is a labyrinth. As natives, we used to often amuse ourselves, cruelly sending tourists to Sant’Elena, the very far end of the city, convinced that they will reach Punta della Dogana, at the opposite end of Bacino San Marco, where the Pinault Coll...

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The village of Soave, in the province of Verona, lies at the foot of the Lessini Mountains. The village looks like a pretty medieval town, from the top of which the majestic Scaligero Castle stands out. Heading towards the village, the first thing you will notice when you arrive will be the high and imposing walls. Soave, in fact, is one of the few...

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During the 19th century, Venice romanced American artists, collectors, and tourists with sparkling glass goblets. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth chronicles this seduction with the nationally touring exhibition organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magi...

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This Italian artist transformed barren, dry lands into an environmental statement as Northern Italy suffers its worst drought in 70 years. Italian artist Dario Gambarin used fields in Veneto, Italy, for his latest canvas. Gambarin carved “SAVE WATER” into the dry corn and wheat fields using a tractor, plow, and rotary harrow. Gambarin created two p...

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They say rose-coloured glasses are the best way to see the world, but have you ever tried them in gold? I have, and I’m not the first to look at life through a golden haze; man has sought out gold for time immemorial. Some have gone crazy in pursuit. Fool’s gold. They should have saved their sanity. For there is one place where golden lenses are no...

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The sales of farmhouses, farms, and, in general, independent housing units continue to race, which today represent 22% of acquisitions, especially in the wine territories, as reported by the latest data from the Tecnocasa Group. After the boom caused by the pandemic, which has pushed many to change their lifestyle, leave the city, and opt a life cl...

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What has not been said, written, even shouted about Venice? Stereotypes about the Queen of the Adriatic, whether good or bad, cloud the minds of visitors even before they see her silhouette from the end of Ponte della Libertà–the only connection between Venice and the mainland. Quotations from a thousand and one authors deafen the perceptions of vi...

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So, you finally did it. You booked your ticket to the most romantic city on Earth – Venice, Italy. Characterized by its many canals connected by hundreds of bridges, Venice is the main character in many pop culture works. Romantic jaunts in ornate black gondolas guided by serenading gondoliers is the iconic image most eager travelers imagine. But,...

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The Italian American Club of Hilton Head (IACHH) is pleased to announce the first sister-city education program since the pandemic restricted international travel two years ago.  Despite the delay, Bob LeFavi (Former Dean of the University of South Carolina Beaufort Campus – USCB), and Italian liaison, Richard Collins (CEO, Inlingua, Verona) have o...

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“Relocating to this city has been nothing short of inspirational,” says Susana Martinez. “Venice has given me a boost of energy. When you are exposed to new experiences, your creativity takes off.” Feeling worn out by the daily grind, the 48-year-old software engineer swapped her usual office in Madrid for three months of remote working in the drea...

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