Venice in the movies/8 – Scalera Film in Giudecca

There was a time, actually rather short, when Venice was not only a fascinating film set, but the home of film studios themselves. Even among the Venetians, few people now remember that a short walk […]

Venice in the Movies/7 – The Merchant of Venice

For fans of this Shakespearean masterpiece who were in Venice, 2015 has been a particularly eventful year. First, the study days that the Giorgio Cini Foundation has dedicated this summer with The Shylock Project (the […]

St. Erasmo, the green island

Despite being the second largest island in the lagoon of Venice (or the first one, since the island on which the historic centre is built, as you all know, is actually a group of 400 […]