
Venice for First-Timers: What You Need to Know Before You Go
First Time in Venice? Your Complete Local Guide to the City of Canals Venice isn’t just beautiful — it’s a

First Time in Venice? Your Complete Local Guide to the City of Canals Venice isn’t just beautiful — it’s a

San Michele: Venice’s Island of Silence and Eternal Rest Venice has a way of making everything feel eternal — its

Papa Hemingway in the Veneto — Following the Writer’s Footsteps Through Venice, Torcello, and Beyond Few American writers have ever

San Servolo Island — Venice’s Forgotten Asylum and Its Astonishing Rebirth Venice has more islands than bridges, and each one

Poveglia Island — Venice’s Dark Mirror Between History and Legend Venice is an archipelago of stories — Murano with its

San Lazzaro degli Armeni — Venice’s Island of Knowledge and Light When you glide across the Venetian Lagoon, your eyes

Certosa Island — Venice’s Green Heart and Hidden Future When most travelers picture the Venetian Lagoon, they imagine Murano’s glassblowers,

San Giorgio Maggiore — Venice’s Island of Light and Silence Stand on the Riva degli Schiavoni at sunset, and your

Giudecca — Venice’s Island of Reinvention When travelers picture Venice, they imagine gondolas gliding under the Rialto Bridge, the crowds

San Michele — Venice’s Island of Silence and Eternal Rest Every corner of Venice tells a story: the glittering mosaics

San Francesco del Deserto — Venice’s Island of Silence and Spirit The Venetian Lagoon holds countless secrets. Most visitors know

Casa Museo Andrich — The Artistic Soul of Torcello When most travelers hear the name Torcello, they think of ancient

Torcello — The Forgotten Cradle of Venice: Mosaics, Legends & Locanda Cipriani When travelers think of the Venetian Lagoon, they

Sant’Erasmo: The Secret Garden of Venice — A Day Trip into the Green Heart of the Lagoon When most travelers

Venice’s Vanishing Locals: How Overtourism Is Changing the Soul of the Floating City At sunset, Venice still glows with the

Poveglia: Venice’s Haunted Island Reborn — From Ghost Hunters USA to a Local Sanctuary Just beyond the glittering domes of

There’s a particular kind of silence that falls over Venice in the early morning — before the first tourist groups

The Grand Hotel Excelsior Venice: Where Hollywood Meets the Adriatic — Inside the Glamour of the Venice Film Festival If

The Glamour, Gossip & Glory of the Venice Film Festival — Secrets from the Floating Red Carpet If Venice is

If you thought Emily in Paris was all croissants, Eiffel Tower selfies, and whirlwind romances in the French capital —

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.