Veneto Views

Culture
by Myra Robinson |
One fateful day 20 years ago, I stopped off by chance in a small, faded Italian spa town — and suddenly felt that of all the places in the world, this was the…
Food & Drink
by Alex Sakalis |
Kombucha — that acerbic, slightly bubbly drink — has, in recent years, transcended its obscure origins and niche market to become an increasingly fashionable…
Food & Drink
by Laura Itzkowitz |
Every year starting in September, Olivieri 1882 transforms into a sort of Santa’s workshop for the domed Christmas cake that has taken the world by storm.…
Food & Drink
by Jessica Lionnel |
It’s Italy’s most famous dessert besides gelato, but there’s no real consensus on where it comes from. We’re talking about tiramisù, and Friulians,…
Travel
by Joseph Harshbarger |
Silver-screen adaptations of Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries have been British actor-filmmaker Kenneth Branagh’s bread and butter since he first directed…
Travel
by Alex Sakalis |
When Venetian aristocrats of bygone eras needed an escape from the sweltering summer heat of the lagoon, they chose the Brenta. Between the 16th and 18th…