This is Venice!

I've been thinking for a long time to write a post about my beloved Venice. I have origins from there, maybe that's why I love everything about it. Also, I had quite weird experiences there since I was 4 years old, all of them nice, so probably that made me love it even more.
Only good memories and places in this city...here are some, considered also travel tips...

It was the first trip I went with my parents, in 1988, where I danced in front of a big audience at the historic Café Florian [Since 1720 https://www.caffeflorian.com/en/] with a live orchestra, in Piazza San Marco...Then the storm came and my Dad ran to the hotel with me in his arms...

Two Carnivals so far...an atmosphere from another time, literally...You feel you woke up in another Era - you'll see some pictures of that later below.

The Biennale, founded in 1895, being the most prestigious and known cultural organizations in the world, with the famous international art exhibition. I was lucky enough to join some of those. Here's the website for more information, total must see:
http://www.labiennale.org/en/Home.html

The islands of Murano, where they make the unique glass art...

The amazing and also famous Café Quadri [Since 1775 https://www.alajmo.it/grancaffe-quadri] and Harry's Bar [http://www.harrysbarvenezia.com/ - The "big brother" of the one in Rome]

Also, Venice's cemetery is interesting to see. It is located on a separate island not far from the city center and contains beautiful art [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimitero_di_San_Michele_(Venezia)]

And then, the museums...My personal favorite is Accademia (Gallerie dell'Accademia), established in 1750, where, as their official website points out [http://www.gallerieaccademia.org/?lang=en] it has a "very rich collection of Venetian paintings from Veneto as well, from the Bizantine and Gothic fourteenth century to the artists of the Renaissance, Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Veronese, Tintoretto and Tiziano until Gianbattista Tiepolo and the Vedutisti of the eighteenth century, Canaletto, Guardi, Bellotto, Longhi. These artists will influence the whole history of European painting." Enough said -I can't really add anything to that! :)

Last but not least, the gondolas... as Venetian as it gets!

Personally I think it's the most romantic city in the world (yes, beating Paris - not by far, but still...), and I've been around! And how can it not be since it was Don Juan's home :D Also, it is a very particular city, mostly because of its weird architecture and the fact that it lays on many small islands. The sad fact is that it's sinking year by year...It hurts my heart to think that there might be generations in the future who won't be able to see it anymore :( The flooding is a problem but as a Venice lover I wouldn't say it would prevent anyone from visiting!

As I usually say, the beauty of ugliness... Not ugly, not beautiful either, but strangely interesting, amazingly captivating and charmingly bizarre...This is how the city is depicted in de Prada's book 'La Tempestad', talking about the homonym Giorgione's work 'La Tempesta', found in Accademia. It is a highly suggested reading about Venice, as it shows the good sides and the bad sides as well but in beautiful way... [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622673-the-tempest?rating=3]

That's Venice! Enjoy the Tour and don't forget to smile !

Delicious chocolate dessert and Cosmopolitan cocktail at the luxurious Café Bar of Hotel Danieli[http://www.danielihotelvenice.com/]

Me at one of the Carnivals I've been, dressed as a Domino... ;)

'Ponte del Diavolo' in Italian means 'The bridge of the Devil'!

The super famous Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of sighs) was build in 1600 and was leading the prisoners to the dungeons. They would never see the daylight again that's why when they were walking through it they were sighing and that's how this beautiful enclosed bridge got its name ;)

During the Carnival...