The 11th century Church of Santa Fosca on Torcello Island. The Islands of Torcello in the northern area of the Venetian Lagoon have a history older than Venice herself. This group of islands, was the first area to be inhabited by the fleeing Veneti after the fall of the Western Roman Empire when the Barbarians, led by Attila the Hun invaded Northern Italy in the … Continue reading Mosaics And Flamingos On Torcello
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There are some places in Venice that you just have to see, The Doge’s Palace and The Basilica of St Mark for a start, but these grand places are not all that Venice is made up of. I have put together a short list of some simple ways to get the feel of Venice under your own steam and in your own time. #1 Take … Continue reading Things I Love To Do In Venice
When we were first searching for a property in Venice, we saw some beautiful apartments on the ground floor with little courtyards and gondolas slipping past. But the thought of owning a ground floor apartment and acqua alta happening when we were home in New Zealand filled us with horror! So we purchased Ca’Grisostomo on the first floor with a little balcony over the canal.However, … Continue reading Surviving Acqua Alta in Venice
The harsh reality of owning property in Venice didn’t really hit me until we had signed all the documents with the Notary in Padua, he read the entire sale and purchase agreement in Italian and then in English, we initialed and signed in all the relevant places. We then caught the train back over the causeway and a vaporetto slowly down the Grand Canal taking … Continue reading OMG! What Have We Done?
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