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See Majestic Venice from Above

Here’s a visual delight for one’s eyes – filmed from the air, it is a virtual panoramic tour of Venice in Italy and it shows this enchanting city in all its considerable glory. The tour, by non-commercial panoramic and 360° video and photography specialists, AirPano, is superb! Well, I think so and I admit to […]

My Stunning Murano Glass Detective Work

I recently got an email from a reader who, while in Italy, had found an interesting Murano glass chandelier which she loved and wanted to purchase. She didn’t buy the chandelier on the spot while in Venice because she wanted to check sizing. When the time came to buy the chandelier, unfortunately, the reader found she had lost […]

Scotland Referendum Result – Lost League and Irreverent Cartoon

Now the result of the widely observed referendum on the independence of Scotland is in – 55% of Scots voted to stay part of the United Kingdom – it will be interesting to see the reaction of other independence movements, such as that of Italy’s Northern League. ***Update 20 September, 2014: Reactions of Lega Nord […]

Mayor of Venice Arrested in MOSE Project Corruption Scandal

After the greedy came very close to sinking Milan’s flagship Expo 2015 event, now 35 people including Giorgio Orsoni, the Mayor of Venice, have been arrested for bribery and corruption in connection with the 7 billion Euro MOSE project. Recent rumblings surrounding the MOSE project had suggested that arrests may have been on the cards. Those […]

Venice Secessionists Caught with Tank, Again

Around 26 members of the Venice independence movement have found themselves in hot (canal?!) water for building themselves a tank, again. The Venetian tank builders now face charges of illegal possession and construction of war machines and terrorism. This is not the first time independent minded Venetians have been caught building armoured vehicles. Back in […]

Venice Wants to Leave Italy

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Recently, quite a few Italians have been fleeing Italy for greener pastures. Now though, a whole Italian region wants to do the same. The world probably wouldn’t have noticed except for the fact that this region includes none other than the world famous canal city of Venice. Last week, Italy’s Veneto Region – which includes […]

Tornado Hits Venice

At around 11am today, a tornado hit Venice in Italy.  Initial reports indicate that trees were damaged, market stalls overturned and some buildings were damaged.  No injuries have been reported. ***2015 Venice Tornado Video here*** One of the worst hit areas was the Sant’Elena island where an open air market was in progress.  The tornado […]

Murano Glass – A Top Ten List

Many who are lucky enough to have visited delightful Venice may well have come across examples of hand blown glass ornaments produced on the island of Murano.  Owing to the way Murano glass items are made, each one is likely to be a unique work of art. That Murano glass objects are colorful works of […]

How Venice Works

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Venice may well be my favorite city in Italy, so when I found this video documentary on Venice in English, I could not resist and had to pop it on Italy Chronicles. The documentary explains how Venice works, and, why it does not.  It also shows what is being done to ensure Venice does not […]