Casa di Giulietta (Italian for “Juliet’s House”) is a medieval residential building located on Via Cappello in the northern Italian city of Verona. Also known as Palazzo Cappello or Palazzo Rizzardi after its previous owners, the building has been officially designated as Juliet’s House since 1940. Along with Juliet’s Tomb, Romeo’s Tomb, and Romeo’s House, it is one of Verona’s Shakespearean sites, associated with the universal and positive ideal of love, and for this reason has become a popular destination for secular pilgrimages. The building is the most visited monument in the city. Because the balcony is located in a rather inconspicuous courtyard, it is often overlooked by visitors. read more…
The Fondaco dei Tedeschi, a historic building in Venice, Veneto, Italy, is situated along the Grand Canal, close to the iconic Rialto Bridge. It was a hostel and a warehouse for the city’s German (Tedeschi) merchants and their imports. After being destroyed by fire in 1505, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi was rebuilt in a Renaissance architectural style. It not only endured but also continued to serve its original purpose. Today, this building is used as a luxury mall located on Venice’s Grand Canal. read more…
San Giorgio Maggiore (Venetian: San Zorzi Mazor) is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark. It has been much painted, featuring for example in a series by Monet. read more…
Carpaccio is a dish of meat or fish (such as beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna), thinly sliced or pounded thin, and served raw, typically as an appetiser. It was invented in 1950 by Giuseppe Cipriani founder of Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy, and popularised during the second half of the twentieth century. The beef was served with lemon, olive oil and white truffle or Parmesan cheese. Later, the term was extended to dishes containing other raw meats or fish, thinly sliced and served with lemon or vinegar, olive oil, salt and ground pepper. read more…
The Venice Biennale (Italian: la Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy. There are two main components of the festival, known as the Art Biennale (la Biennale d’Arte di Venezia) and the Architecture Biennale (la Biennale d’Architettura di Venezia), which are held in alternating years (hence the name). There are also four additional components, each usually held on an annual basis, comprising Biennale Musica, Biennale Teatro, Venice Film Festival, and Venice Dance Biennale. Between them they cover contemporary art, architecture, music, theatre, film, and contemporary dance. The main exhibition is held in Castello and has around 30 permanent pavilions built by different countries. read more…
Teatro La Fenice (“The Phoenix“) is a historic opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of “the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre” and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers—Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi—were performed. read more…
The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande, locally and informally Canalazzo; Venetian: Canal Grando, locally usually Canałaso) is the largest channel in Venice, Italy, forming one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. read more…
Tiramisu (Italian: tiramisù) is an Italiandessert made of ladyfinger pastries (savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone and flavoured with cocoa. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts. Its origin is disputed between the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The name comes from the Italian tirami su (lit. ’pick me up’ or ‘cheer me up’). read more…
