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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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"It is not our intention to turn the unique beauty of Hawaii into another Venice, simply to provide a different kind of tour experience while immersing the senses with all the beauty and wonder that Hawaii has to offer from a perspective you cannot get anywhere else," said Shantel Kalmanson. The gondola carries small groups of up to four passengers...

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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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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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“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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Venice authorities have announced when visitors will have to book their slot to see the canal city and pay an entry fee, three years after the system was first proposed. The entry fee will apply to daytrippers but not to those staying the night in Venice, who already pay a tourist tax. The city has also confirmed how visitors can book their ticket,...

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The 90th anniversary of the Venice International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art - the first edition was held on August 6-21 of 1932 on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior at the Lido - will be celebrated for an entire day, on Saturday, July 9 at the Venice Biennale, during which an international congress has been scheduled, along with the screeni...

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One of the masterpieces designed by the renowned 20th century Venetian architect, Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), can be found in Campo San Sebastiano. Next door to the 15th century church decorated with treasures by Renaissance artist Paolo Veronese, Scarpa transformed the former convent of San Sebastiano into the contemporary home of the Faculty of Lit...

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In the garden of an abandoned monastery, on an ancient cemetery island in the Venetian Lagoon, I found myself surrounded by life. A man bustled past with a wheelbarrow full of brambles; two women sat on the ground, tending to flowering grapevines about to burst into fruit. Preparations were afoot on the Isola di San Michele for Venice's festival se...

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