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Canaletto tells about the Venetian vedute
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Canaletto tells about the Venetian vedute

From February 23 to June 9 it is possible to visit the exhibition Canaletto x Venezia at the Doge’s Palace. The Duke’s apartment opens the door to an exhibit that takes place in eleven rooms, which host 25 paintings of the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, otherwise known as Canaletto. The artist’s paintings with other 80...

Trio of homemade bruschette
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Trio of homemade bruschette

The bruschetta is a typical dish of the Italian tradition that is spread throughout Italy and consequently the recipe has many variations. Centrale Restaurant offers you a Trio of homemade bruschette as meat appetizer: the three kinds are called Naples, Margherita and Diavola. The Naples bruschetta is characterised by the quality and the freshness of...

The feast of Saint Mark and the bocolo
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The feast of Saint Mark and the bocolo

On 25 April in Venice people celebrate not only the Liberation Day, but also the Feast of Saint Mark. The feast of Saint Mark appears during the serenissima Republic of Venice in the form of a great procession: the main religious and civil authorities of the city used to get together in the square of...

Aperitif? The Spritz is a must-have!
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Aperitif? The Spritz is a must-have!

Centrale Restaurant offers a great variety of wines, but it doesn’t skimp on cocktails. The Spritz is obviously a must-have of the menu. The Spritz is an Italian alcoholic and aperitif long drink that comes from Veneto: in the middle of the 19th Century an Austrian costume spreads, which was to add some sparkling water...

The Venice Carnival: the origins
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The Venice Carnival: the origins

 The Carnival is a festival without a fixed date, celebrated in countries with Catholic tradition. Today the festival has lost his religious nature, acquiring different connotations in the spirit of the joke and the fiction. From a Catholic viewpoint, the term derives from the Latin carnem levare, which means “remove the meat”, because it refers...

The masks of the Commedia: Harlequin
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The masks of the Commedia: Harlequin

March is coming and Carnival is just days away. Let’s find out more about the history of the masks of the Commedia dell’arte beginning from the most famous one: Harlequin. Harlequin is a mask from Bergamo, whose personality is born from the fusion of the Zanni’s tradition – which are the masks that play the...

The bigoli, the traditional pasta of Veneto
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The bigoli, the traditional pasta of Veneto

The bigoli are a type of long pasta, which looks like a big spaghetto; they’re from Veneto, but they’re quite common and popular in the Eastern Lombardia. The name “bigoli” seems to result from the dialect term “bigàt” which means “worm” with regard to the shape of the pasta. The original recipe is quite simple,...

Christmas in Venice
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Christmas in Venice

The most magical day of the year is closer and closer: Christmas is coming and the people of Venice are ready to embrace it full arms. During the holidays the lagoon fills up with lights, music and decorations: you will be able to walk through the calli (the typical narrow streets) and recognize the scent...

12 December 20187 January 2019
Halloween: is Venice scary?
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Halloween: is Venice scary?

The 31st October is Halloween and, if you are going to stay in Venice during that week, you should not miss a peculiar event: Mystery in Venice, this is the name of the night walk organized throughout Cannaregio neighbourhood. You will walk through alleys and narrow streets discovering the far side of Venice and hearing...

26 October 20187 January 2019
Cooking with mushrooms
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Cooking with mushrooms

Mushrooms are among the main ingredients used as a side dish in Italian recipes: they are usually found in any species, shape and scent by expert people walking in the woods, a place where they grow easily thanks to a humid environment. Different seasons make it easier for different categories to grow, depending on weather...

17 October 20187 January 2019