Venice hides an unusual amount of its best architecture in the act of climbing between floors. Where most cities treat
Most visitors who stumble across the fruit and vegetable boat moored at the foot of Ponte dei Pugni assume it’s
Stand across the Grand Canal from Ca’ Dario and, curse aside, you’ll notice something a photograph often flattens out: the
Along the narrow road connecting Refrontolo to the hillside village of Rolle, tucked directly against a rock face at the
Long before Venice became a city people visit for its art and its water, it was, for the better part
South of Padua, the flat, unbroken Po Valley plain suddenly rises into something entirely unexpected: a compact cluster of 81
Most visitors learn the word “campo” within a day of arriving in Venice — it’s unavoidable, printed on nizioleti at
If a single image comes to mind when someone says “the Dolomites,” there’s a genuine chance it’s this one: three
Most visitors assume every bridge in Venice belongs to the city, the way a bridge would anywhere else. It’s a
When Oasis arrived in Venice for the world premiere of Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, the story was never
Tucked into the volcanic folds of the Euganean Hills south of Padua, Arquà Petrarca is the kind of place that
Ask most visitors what a Venetian palace was for, and they’ll picture something purely residential — a noble family’s grand
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
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.
