Venice’s culinary tradition is very ancient and includes oriental flavours (ginger, nutmeg, saffron, cloves and cinnamon) that are not usually found in dishes from other Italian regions. The Venetian table also offers the diversity of landscapes from the Veneto region, with its cattle pastures, farmland, mountains and coastlines that provide excellent products: meat, cheese, fish, seafood, polenta, rice, etc.

Generally speaking, the cuisine is fresh and light, as it contains no heavy sauces.

Fish, perhaps the star dish, is cooked on a grill or boiled with herbs, be it carp, cod or sardines. It comes from the Adriatic and the rivers and lakes of the region. Typical hors d’oeuvres are prawns, calamari, octopus, Murano crab and sardines in saor (fried and in brine with onion, oil, raisins and pine nuts).

Other classical recipes include a wide variety of soups and polenta, which is accompanied by different products, such as Venetian- style liver (with onion). The most outstanding meat dish is veal carpaccio covered with Parmesan and guinea fowl with peverada. Biscuits, cakes and pastries, such as bussulai with cinnamon, the ovalshaped baicoli, mandolato with crunchy almond nougat, and tiramisu are the perfect culmination to any feast. Read more »

Naomi Campbell wants to get married in Vicenza. The small Northern Italian province and Venice, that Naomi discovered during her love story with Matteo Marzotto – especially the vacation at the Hotel Cipriani and Hotel Gritti Palace in Venice – seems to have remained in her heart.

Her Russian tycoon, who is extremely in love with her, can only satisfy her wishes . According to the last rumors spread among the V.I.P., it appears that the black panther wants to celebrate her wedding with Vladislav Doronin in a Palladian villa of the Vicenza area.

Once again, an international celebrity chose “romantic” Italy for the most important day of her life, and, in this specific occasion , the selected location is the quiet countryside shadowed by the “Colli Berici”.

But it seems that Naomi wants even more: according to a Russian magazine, the top model asked her fiancée to buy her an estate in the area.

It is still unknown if she requested the villa where she’ll get married or a different one.

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Venice is a fairly small city, so the easiest and cheapest way to get around is on foot.Walking is a pleasure as there is no vehicle traffic and it only takes 40 minutes to cross the whole woven fabric of alleyways, bridges and canals from north to south.

The only obstacle may be the masses of tourists that sometimes clog up the pa- ths through. To find your way around and not get lost amid the many alleyways and canals, you should check a detailed map from time to time.

The most romantic, and the most expensive, form of transport is the gondola. There are many moorings where the gondoliers wait for trade, especially in Saint Mark’s Square, the Rialto, Piazzale Roma and the railway station. It is advi- sable to haggle before getting on board as the gondoliers will always try to make the most from each trip. The official fares are around 60 euros for a 45-minute trip, although after 8 pm this price goes up to 80 euros.

One way of saving is to get on with a group of people, although remember that a maximum of only five or six people are allowed on a gondola. Renting this type of boat for yourself is, without a doubt, rather expensive, but it is also a special and unique experience of a lifetime; the sort you never forget. We strongly suggest this experience: very romantic for You and Your lady.

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Venice, one of the most historical city in the world, awoke from its lethargy and began to develop quickly thanks to the opening of the Suez Canal (1869), which greatly shortened the journey by ship between Europe and Asia.

A port for transatlantic ships was built and Venice became the preferred point of embarkation for well-to- do colonial and European administrators who wanted to travel east.

The fashion for sea bathing and the patronage by high society sponsored the resurgence of this enclave.

Since then, Venice has been closely linked to the Arts – especially music and the cinema – with the Biennale as its ultimate expression of this.

And there have been a few scares, such as 4 November 1966, when it suffered the worst floods in its history. If the flood line is normally 110 centimetres, the flood that day reached 2 metres. Since then, a number of steps have been taken to protect its exceptional heritage from the tides.

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