The Most Famous Boat in the World

Venetians have been moving about their watery city in gondolas since the eleventh century. These beautiful boats have flat bottoms which make them ideal for use in the shallow lagoon and canals. “A gondola is always black, is 10.85 metres long, has a beam of 1.40 metres and weighs about 700 kilograms. In the 1500s an estimated 10,000 gondolas of all types were in Venice; … Continue reading The Most Famous Boat in the World

Spritz and Cicchetti

Throughout Venice it’s easy to find traditional wine and food in the small wine bars called bacari that serve cicchetti (pronounced chikhetteh) which are sort of like tapas – Venetian style – small nibbles of seasonal bite-sized tastes. Some of the best local food.Bacari are usually pretty small establishments with only a couple of seats so the idea is to buy yourself an ombra (glass … Continue reading Spritz and Cicchetti