Step off the Cinque Torri chairlift at 2,255 meters and you’re standing directly in front of Rifugio Scoiattoli, a mountain
Spend a single afternoon wandering Venice without a fixed destination and you’ll lose count of how many times you turn
Between Cortina d’Ampezzo and the Passo Falzarego, a cluster of five limestone towers rises out of an open alpine meadow,
Ask a Venetian where the word “bacaro” comes from and you’ll get at least three confident, completely different answers —
A short drive from Cortina d’Ampezzo, at 1,754 meters above sea level, sits a small alpine lake that punches well
Fly into Venice, or simply look down from a bridge on a sunny afternoon, and the color that hits you
Ask most Americans what they know about Cortina d’Ampezzo, and the answer, if there is one, usually involves the Winter
Ask most visitors what a “scuola” is in Venice and you’ll get a blank look, or a guess about school
Most visitors who fall in love with Titian’s paintings in Venice, the glowing color of the Assumption inside the Frari,
Look down instead of up on almost any Venetian canal and you’ll notice something that rarely makes it into guidebooks:
Rising on a dolomite limestone spur above the village of Cison di Valmarino, Castelbrando has watched over this stretch of
Somewhere between a church and a private chapel sits a category of Venetian building most visitors never learn the word
Somewhere along the Strada del Prosecco, the winding road connecting Conegliano to Valdobbiadene, the hills fold themselves into a natural
Walk along almost any minor canal in Venice, away from the Grand Canal’s palazzi, and you’ll notice something that would
New visitors to Venice usually arrive expecting one boat: the gondola. Within about ten minutes of actually being here, that
Most visitors driving through the Prosecco Hills toward Valdobbiadene are chasing vineyards and wine cellars. A short detour north, tucked
Venice trains you to look down, or straight ahead — at the pavement for the next nizioleto, at a doorway,
It’s easy to assume Venice has always looked the way it looks today — pale stone arches curving over green
Somewhere among the steepest terraced vineyards of the Prosecco Hills, in a hamlet so small it counts exactly four year-round
Stand in almost any campo in Venice and look past the marble doorways and the Istrian stone trim, and you’ll
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.
