No, we didn’t fall into a canal! But we still got our feet wet during our visit to Venice.
It was beautiful weather in Venice! In T-shirts, shorts and sandals, we set off in the morning for another day of exploring the lagoon city. The destination for this day – St Mark’s Square, Basilica di San Marco!
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… and suddenly we were in the middle of a demonstration in Venice
Many visitors associate Venice with romance, beautiful architecture and picturesque canals. But is it really always like that? In any case, we were very surprised when we suddenly found ourselves in the middle of a demonstration in Venice.
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Romeo and Juliet in Verona – Walk to the sites of the tragedy
It was the nightingale and not the lark….
…oh Romeo, oh Juliet…this classic leaves no one untouched. And anyone travelling to Verona should know the story of Romeo and Juliet.
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Worth a sin – ice cream in Italy
Italy is known as the land of ice cream. Everyone raves about ice cream in Italy, but is it really as good as its reputation or can other ice cream parlours keep up?
Verona – a stroll
A walk through the old town of Verona can be beautiful. The best thing to do is to walk along the smaller streets and you will see that this city has a lot to offer. It is not for nothing that the old town of Verona was declared a World Heritage Site.
Aida at the Arena di Verona
My absolute highlight of our stay in Verona was the visit to the Arena di Verona for the performance of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi.