The day trip to beautiful Venice.

Who doesn’t want to visit Venice?

Explore the mystic and romantic town of Venice, Italy on a Budget. We all want that and now I want to show you that its possible for less than 40 euros for 1 day for two persons.

The city that is a must see and one that shows up in the search option on google to visit when in the north of Italy is ofcourse VENICE.

The city of love, gondolas with singing gondeliers, and know for its beautiful buildings , the unique houses in the water of the many canals and the San Marco square.

We went there and it wasn’t the first but it’s always like you are there for the first time. It’s mystical and romantic. The character of this unique place is everywhere!

Today I want to give some travel advice to go into the city of love , quick and easy for a day at a rate of 35 euros with 1 car. ( counted two persons )

From our place to Venice parking near the harbour

From Desenzano del Garda to Venice its 1 hour and 44 minutes by car. There is a train option aswell. Because we came with a car here we choose to go by car.  I made sandwiches and took some fresh cold bottles of water with me. Its very hot so a summer outfit is adviced and sunscreen might be an good one aswell. I forgot a little umbrella or a poncho and that was a mistake.

The heavy rain at lunch was the reason I was soaked in Venice. But he I danced in the rain and the pictures were cool. I was so happy to be back again.

Source: thetrainline.com / but you can buy a ticket at any station

We choose to go the route with the toll roads, it’s less busy. For 4 euro it’s also the quickest in this case.

After an hour and 45 minutes the harbour and the huge parking lots are visible from the road. You arrive in Venice over the large entry bridge. The Venice letters on the road are your guide to romance and history today. In the far you see the cruise ships, not near the city but at tender distance and for us a sight for our eyes. We never on the cruises we did with the famous italian shipping company MSC, docked in Venice but we will some day.

the tickets of the great day in Venice

Back to the city trip…. You enter Venice from the large entry bridge and stay on the right to park at TRONCHETTO VENEZIA PARKING. A huge parking lot where you have multiple layers to park and thats where you wanna be. The floors have signs and numbers and its adviced to take a picture when you park so you can easily find the car when you return. The parking has toilets and elevators. You can also buy a drink at the soda machines. Its adviced to not leave any thing of value in the car. The fact that its in sight might attrack the non tourist kind of people that will ruin your day when they break into your car. After you parked your car you walk to the left side ( also the exit when you leave ) and go to the VENEZIA UNICA ~ PEOPLE MOVER. That is the train ( electric ) that will take you to Venice waters and the central bus station in 5 minutes. It has three stops.

The stops are the parking, the cruise terminal and the busstation, the exit into Venice.

the ticket is 1,50 one way and you can sit and enjoy the short ride on the train.

When you exit the train at the third stop end the end of this train line, you go outside and take the stairs into the square top the bridge and enter the city of love for a day. Ofcourse there are plenty of romantic getaways and great hotels, but for us its a day trip.

This is the exit from people mover and the the train from the parking lot to one of the many bridges that will take you into Venice city centre.

You see many tourists with suitcases and bags, always beware of pickpockets. When you go on tik tok you will see that there is a war against the people that are doing this, and you see how refined they work. Its wise to go and see, I learned a lot. Just type in pickpocket Venice and you will see the lady with the whistle, and her “attenzione borsesatrice, pickpockets” or something its hilarious ( sorry my italian is not the best )

All your day has cost untill now is toll ( 4 euros ) parking for up to 24 hours ( total of 25 euros ) and the train ~ the people mover ( 1,50 per ride per person ) so 6 in total for two people.

Its a great trip for 35 euros. ( we drive electric so no gas ) That is if you don’t buy gifts, souvenirs and drink a beer on san Marco square. For the budget people , take your own water, freeze it and take sandwiches. If you go by train its similar in price as you saw at the beginning of the blog. The exit is a little bit further into the city, opposite of the waterbusses. I hope you like the advice for a trip to Venice and enjoy the romance. If you haven’t ever visited Venice, you have to make time and plan this. Its something you have to see, and when you do please tag me, so I can visit your blog and travel with you while reading.

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Explore the Mystical and Romantic Venice on a Budget!

   The day trip to beautiful Venice. Who doesn’t want to visit Venice? Explore the mystic and romantic town of Venice, Italy on a Budget...

Explore the Mystical and Romantic Venice on a Budget!

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Soft snow envelops everything in this little town close to San Marcello Pistoiese, just a bit off the most famous ski tracks of Abetone. The town seems dormant with all this soft snow, there wasn't many people this saturday and most of the shops and restaurants were closed. Contrary to what I belived here is more of a summer venue for tourist while Abetone have many visitors on both seasons.

We enjoyed the walk around the silent town and played with snowballs, and came back all dirty and wet(it was tollerable as the weather was kinda dry on that day!) to the only bar open in the center of the city.

We got to eat some stuffed frozen pizza and wine in the only place that was open but the waitress was super nice with us and there was quite a small town atmosphere up there that we ended up enjoying the meal even if it wasn't anything fancy. After we walked back down to the cars and drived back to Pistoia.

Wint'ry weather in Tuscany - Small walks

The weather this days is on default grey with some glourius sunny hours I found this two photos that I took around in Capalle the first with the pilons sprouting up from the grasslands and the iron leaf fences of a garden close to the center of Firenze.For no particular reason other then I found they match and tell perfectly how the weather is going these days.

Mushrooms PillarsThe iron leaves

On a side note I want to say that I do really like how travelfeed has evolved in such a short amount of time, grats to the devs. The map feature is really cool and I really like the way the layout is right now. One thing I hope is in the works is an option to draw eventual routes of the travels  other then the putting a pin at one position only. I would really like to show on the already cool map the way and paths that have been taken in some journeys!

 

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Wint'ry weather in Tuscany - Small walks

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But it is kinda a special he?

This city is dirty and full of homeless people: a lot of them allegedly emigrated from Africa. I've read that the mafia has a major influence in the town and that here their laws apply. Holes made by bullets in a shop window or in an entrance door are not a rare sight. Just like security or police located close to ATM machines to make sure that your money withdrawal really stays yours. But what I miss the most is that there is no greenery. I haven't seen a single green park where I could go jogging. Every now and then I ask myself: “Where am I wandering?” I’ve surprised myself because I’m not locked in an apartment, all scared and hiding under the blanket. Well, even though nothing happened to me, it's still a horrible feeling. When panic hits me, I just look at Ian. His calmness instantly affects me. We decided to visit a nearby castle, so I could see a nicer side of this city. A view from the top of the castle opened up widely. Silently, I watched this big city and the majestic Mount Vesuvius in the background. He explained to me that Vesuvius is still alive and an eruption considered a threat. That made me think about the connection Naples-Vesuvius and I can say that the city radiates the energy of the volcano. Here, the people live in uncertainty. They don't know if evacuation will happen in their lifetime, or it will be a part of the next generation. It may also never happen. No one knows. Volcano aside, each one of us has an uncertain future: what matters is how you handle the present. What if someone went on a journey and lost everything due to the eruption? How would he accept this fate and the hint of the gods? Would he become angry and devastated or would he realize that he is the lucky one because his life has been spared?

Exploring the streets has become great fun and I’ve got rid of the unjustified fear. What if we somehow influence bad things happening to us just by thinking about them? The best way to comfort my soul when I host my own pity party is a good dessert: it always has been and it always will be. Some things just don't change. There is nothing that a gourmet dessert can't fix. And here, I can choose from a wide variety of sweets. The streets are full of pastry shops: everything looks yummy and it's hard to decide which one to pick. However, what about the famous pizza?

  We were wandering in a small street and looking for a good place, where you get that real Italian pizza. In some restaurants, you can see pictures of famous persons, who were eating there. However, our attention was drawn to a pizza place with a long waiting line. Well, if everybody’s waiting just to get some pizza, it must be good! And it really was. There, I ate the best pizza of my life. The crusty and soft dough, and, at the same time, just a few tasty fresh ingredients on the top. Oh, the place was called Gino Sorbillo. Newt time I will tell you more about this yummy pizza.

Buildings are something special in here

The biggest question is, would I return to Naples? Yes, a million times. I know how our imagination is playing with us and probably some Mafia-influenced movies left something on us as well but I wanna see more and taste it more in detail. Next time we will dive deeper into Napoli flavors and try to know more about the people who are nice, I bet.

Lock on a lock with a lock...

 

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Naples is a Scary Place

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Another little memory from the last year in Europe... this time from a trip to Italy, in the very pleasant region of Pistoia. We had a last concert of a tour here, and we had stayed in a pleasant villa just outside of the town... which also led to an early morning plane flight that I had written about quite a long time ago.

Anyway, the Teatro Manzoni, a little theatre which has a concert series. You can find many of these places in these Italian towns... little old theatres that have managed to last through the decades and centuries. Oddly enough, many of them look very similar on the inside!

So, this is the theatre as pictured from the stage... box seats on the top and a general seating on the bottom... unfortunately, unraked, so it makes it a bit difficult for audiences to see well. It is more of a speaking theatre than a music one... the difference in acoustic is quite profound for a musician (or an actor). The speaking theatres usually emphasise a dryer acoustic, and one that maximises for clarity... whilst a music place will have a slightly wetter acoustic that is better for blending.

Obviously, as a musician, I do prefer a place that has a wetter acoustic.. the dry ones are a bit harsh and quite difficult to play in. On the other hand, with the dryer acoustics, you can play around more with the softer end of the dynamic range of instruments.

The stage was a bit cramped for a full orchestra and choir... perhaps a chamber ensemble would work better here?

Anyway, I had mentioned that the audience seats weren't raked... but instead, the stage is slightly sloped to help with sightlines for the audience. This is quite a common trick for spoken word theatres... but it is pretty annoying as a musician... especially if you are sitting down!

Still, it was a nice place to play in... even if the acoustic wasn't the best.... at least the sound shell helped a bit! And often, when you are in less than ideal conditions... well, you just step up and make it work! Well... that is probably the better strategy rather than a righteous crank-out!

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Teatro Manzoni: Pistoia, ITALY

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Where is Montecchio Maggiore

Today I would like to talk to you about the famous castles of Montecchio Maggiore in the province of Vicenza.

The story of Romeo and Juliet is one of the events that are deeply rooted in the collective imagination, also leaving the literary sphere, the story of love between two young people belonging to rival families, the all-encompassing dreamy character of the sentiment, its clash with the harsh adverse reality is on the tragic end.

It has never been possible to understand if this story is true or if it is a legend anyway in Montecchio Maggiore according to the poet Luigi da Porto there were the castles of these two families, which is why today I will tell you about Juliet's while tomorrow I will write an article on that of Romeo.

entrance to the castleentrance to the castle

the bellaguardia castle is called Giulietta's castle and rises at an altitude of about 250 meters, at a distance of about 300 meters from the other castle that we will see in the next article, it is moved towards that part of the village of Montecchio historically called the "cost" is not a large building but a modest building to defend a tower from a previous era which is built in a manner similar to that of the keep.

large entrance courtyardlarge entrance courtyarddrains lead to the panoramic terracedrains lead to the panoramic terrace

As soon as you enter the castle there is a large courtyard which in recent years has been used as an outdoor bar, turning right there is a staircase that takes us to the panoramic terrace above the restaurant because in recent years this castle has become a restaurant where banquets are organized and weddings are celebrated.

panoramic terracepanoramic terraceKeep towerKeep tower

From the panoramic terrace you can have a 360 ° view of the entire Chiampo valley and it is clear from here that the castle had to perform exclusively military functions, but was abandoned when it passed under the Republic of Venice and the castle remained in a state of neglect until to the execution of the first restorations in the 1930s.

Romeo’s castleRomeo's castle

As you can see, you can see Romeo's castle very well Unfortunately I was unable to enter the restaurant because I found it closed but inside you can find the Scenes from the story of Romeo and Juliet painted.

entrance to the restaurantentrance to the restaurant

the advice if you are in those parts that in addition to visiting the castle you go to eat in this restaurant because it is really worth it I have already tested it several times and I must say that it prepares excellent dishes.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to read my article tomorrow the one about Romeo's castle will come out.

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Juliet's castle in Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza)

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The Soave Castle is located in the province of Verona and is considered one of the most important castles in the whole of Veneto

Although I live nearby it had been several years since I hadn't visited it, I think my last visit was when I was still 15, now I'm almost 40 so it's been enough time.

courtyard

The castle was built in 1379 by the will of cansignorio della Scala, naturally over the years it passed from hand to various families, when unfortunately in 1500 it was set on fire at the end of the Republic of Venice, but then it was bought by an important noble family of the area and let's say that towards at the end of 1800 it was recovered to bring it to its ancient splendor and still be open to visitors today.

You enter from a small entrance that has been created in the walls because the main entrance is almost always closed and it is the one where we find the drawbridge.

You immediately enter the large courtyard but inside there are two, the first where there are also the remains of a small church, and the second which leads to the main building.

staircase leading to the keep tower

In the second courtyard where there is the staircase to climb the walkway that leads to the keep tower that served as a prison, there is the house of the captain who was the one who directed the castle and took care of the defense of the valley.

Unfortunately, for issues related to covid-19, it is no longer possible to enter this house which housed the original furnishings of the time and the ancient armor that have come down to our days.

keep tower

It is right to say a few words about the use of this keep tower which, in addition to serving as a prison, unfortunately, those condemned to death were thrown down from above.

In fact, under the base of the tower many skeletons of people were found, so its function was not only to offer a sighting point of view, but also an instrument of death.

the visit lasts about an hour is a fairly small building so in a short time you can make this visit I also recommend you to visit the Borgo di Soave which is located at the foot of this castle in fact there is a beautiful walk that starts from Borgo and go up to the castle I leave you below the video I made a few months ago.

As usual I hope that this article has made you discover a new place in my wonderful Italy and that maybe one day you can visit it in person follow me because I will surely let you discover other places.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

I leave you this information to reach Soave by car from Milan take the A4 motorway and there is the Soave exit.

By train, the nearest railway station is San Bonifacio, then it is possible to reach Soave by bus because it is approximately 5 km away.

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Visit to the Soave Castle (Verona) - Italy

The Soave Castle is located in the province of Verona and is considered one of the most important castles in the whole of Veneto Although ...

Visit to the Soave Castle (Verona) - Italy

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