Illustration by Suzanne Houghton.
MeetOurVenice was developed by a group of friends, born and raised in Venice, passionate about their city
and professionals in co-hosting and short-term vacation rentals.
This diary is addressed to travellers not to tourists because this is how we like to feel
when we visit other places around the world.
We are an independent voice. We do not receive any fees from the food places,
shops, professionals and events we describe in our posts.
For this reason, it would be essential to receive feedback from the readers who experience something we suggest.
IS TAP WATER SAFE TO DRINK IN VENICE?
The answer is YES! Tap water is safe to drink in our city. WHERE DOES DRINKING WATER COME FROM?In Venice water is piped in from the mainland. The water comes from an area famous for bottled water located 30 km from Venice. Actually the main part of it...
leggi tutto
FESTA DEL REDENTORE
Redentore is probably the most loved of the traditional festivals and it takes place on the 3rd weekend of July. It is lived by Venetians with great participation and celebrates the end of a terrible plague. A temporary pontoon bridge is set up between the...
leggi tutto
WHERE TO EAT A GOOD TIRAMISU IN VENICE
Tiramisù is probably the most popular Italian dessert. In this post we will share with you infromation about is and one of our favourite places.ITS DISPUTED ORIGINSavoiardi bisquits, eggs, marcarpone cheese, coffee, bitter cacao powder. We all know the...
leggi tuttoMUST KNOW
IS TAP WATER SAFE TO DRINK IN VENICE?
The answer is YES! Tap water is safe to drink in our city. WHERE DOES DRINKING WATER COME FROM?In Venice water is piped in from the mainland. The water comes from an area famous for bottled water located 30 km from Venice. Actually the main part of it...
leggi tutto
FIRST AID FOR TRAVELLERS AT ST. MARK’S SQUARE
If you have an health problem while you are visiting our city...there is an health care service located in St. Mark’s Square (Procuratie Nuove, close to the Caffè Florian) managed by medical doctors and nurses of the Local Health Unit.It is...
leggi tutto
ARE THERE RULES OF CONDUCT IN VENICE?
The answer is yes. Venice is a fragile city. The always growing number of people who walk in its streets (calli) has made necessary the creation of a guideline to be followed in order to maintain the respect toward the city itself and its citizens. The...
leggi tuttoMUST SEE
ST. MARK’S SQUARE: THE HEART OF VENICE
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) is the heart of the city.Here you will find the famous Basilica with its bell tower, Palazzo Ducale (the Doge’s Palace), the Correr Museum and the oldest and most elegant cafés.During the Serenissima period (i.e. the...
leggi tuttoFOOD
WHERE TO EAT A GOOD TIRAMISU IN VENICE
Tiramisù is probably the most popular Italian dessert. In this post we will share with you infromation about is and one of our favourite places.ITS DISPUTED ORIGINSavoiardi bisquits, eggs, marcarpone cheese, coffee, bitter cacao powder. We all know the...
leggi tutto
SPRITZ TIME!
Probably the most typical of Venetian rituals is for friends to meet in the evening at their favourite 'bacaro' (a particular type of Venetian winebar) and have a spritz together, before going home for dinner. Spritz is our aperitif, made with white wine...
leggi tutto
ST. MARK’S SQUARE: THE HEART OF VENICE
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) is the heart of the city.Here you will find the famous Basilica with its bell tower, Palazzo Ducale (the Doge’s Palace), the Correr Museum and the oldest and most elegant cafés.During the Serenissima period (i.e. the...
leggi tuttoEVENTS
FESTA DEL REDENTORE
Redentore is probably the most loved of the traditional festivals and it takes place on the 3rd weekend of July. It is lived by Venetians with great participation and celebrates the end of a terrible plague. A temporary pontoon bridge is set up between the...
leggi tutto
BIENNALE ART EXHIBITION 2019: WHEN IT TAKES PLACE AND WHAT IT IS ABOUT
WHAT IS THE BIENNALE? La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale) is one of the most important cultural institutions of the city. And one of the most prestigious in the world. It was established in 1895 and it organizes exhibitions of Art, Architecture,...
leggi tuttoLIFESTYLE
SPRITZ TIME!
Probably the most typical of Venetian rituals is for friends to meet in the evening at their favourite 'bacaro' (a particular type of Venetian winebar) and have a spritz together, before going home for dinner. Spritz is our aperitif, made with white wine...
leggi tutto
ST. MARK’S SQUARE: THE HEART OF VENICE
Piazza San Marco (St. Mark’s Square) is the heart of the city.Here you will find the famous Basilica with its bell tower, Palazzo Ducale (the Doge’s Palace), the Correr Museum and the oldest and most elegant cafés.During the Serenissima period (i.e. the...
leggi tuttoHISTORY
FESTA DEL REDENTORE
Redentore is probably the most loved of the traditional festivals and it takes place on the 3rd weekend of July. It is lived by Venetians with great participation and celebrates the end of a terrible plague. A temporary pontoon bridge is set up between the...
leggi tuttoSHOP LOCAL
SHOP LOCAL IN VENICE: URANO’S LAMPWORK GLASS
If you are looking for a non-touristy glass laboratory in Venice......you shoud go and visit Urano. He is a Venetian glass master artisan who used to work at a traditional glass furnace in Murano, but has now opened his own space in Castello district.A...
leggi tutto
SHOP LOCAL IN VENICE: ALESSANDRA GARDIN’S GLASS JEWELS
HOW TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS In Venice, like in other cities around the world, there are many activities ready to attract tourists offering junk or counterfeit goods. In the last decades many small businesses and traditional stores have been replaced by...
leggi tutto
SHOP LOCAL IN VENICE: DANIELA’S POTTERIES & WORKSHOPS
SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISANS.Few people know that in Venice, the art of ceramics has been developed along with the making of glass and mosaics. The history of this art tells a lot about everyday life, customs, and trading in a city of merchants between East and...
leggi tutto