Discover Sant’Erasmo’s working fields in October: autumn agriculture, water management, seasonal food and respectful ways to explore Venice’s garden island.
Sant’Erasmo is known for agriculture rather than monumental palaces. Its fields and slower pace reveal a part of Venetian life often missing from first-time itineraries. The i
Along the narrow road connecting Refrontolo to the hillside village of Rolle, tucked directly against a rock face at the
South of Padua, the flat, unbroken Po Valley plain suddenly rises into something entirely unexpected: a compact cluster of 81
If a single image comes to mind when someone says “the Dolomites,” there’s a genuine chance it’s this one: three
Tucked into the volcanic folds of the Euganean Hills south of Padua, Arquà Petrarca is the kind of place that
Step off the Cinque Torri chairlift at 2,255 meters and you’re standing directly in front of Rifugio Scoiattoli, a mountain
Between Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Passo Falzarego, a cluster of five limestone towers rises out of an open alpine meadow,
A short drive from Cortina d’Ampezzo, at 1,754 meters above sea level, sits a small alpine lake that punches well
Ask most Americans what they know about Cortina d’Ampezzo, and the answer, if there is one, usually involves the Winter
Peschiera del Garda occupies one specific, genuinely unrepeatable spot on the map: it’s exactly where Lake Garda, Italy’s largest lake,
I’ll say this plainly, the same way I say it to every guest standing in the courtyard on Via Cappello:
Almost two thousand years ago, Roman engineers built an amphitheater on the edge of Verona to host gladiatorial combat. Today,
Of everything Andrea Palladio built across his career, one villa outside Vicenza has been copied more than any other building
Most visitors who walk between Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza della Frutta in Padua see the Palazzo della Ragione from
Most American visitors who make it to Padua come for the Scrovegni Chapel and never realize they’re standing a few
Most Americans planning a trip to Venice don’t realize that two hours north of the lagoon, the flat Veneto plain
Most Americans who’ve had a glass of Prosecco have no idea it comes from a UNESCO World Heritage Site. That’s
Most Americans know Verona for one thing: a balcony that never existed, belonging to two teenagers who never existed either.
I’ve been taking American travelers to Padua for almost thirty years, and I still remember the first time I stood
I'm Igor Scomparin. I have been a Venice graduated and licensed tour guide since 1997. I will take you through the secrets, the history and the art of one of the most beautiful cities in the World.
