· 5 min
How to choose a private guide in Venice: a 2026 checklist
Licence, compatibility, logistics and price. Why the choice of guide matters more than the choice of hotel, and how to tell a professional from an enthusiast.
Journal: Venice without the guidebooks
What Venetians know and the booking sites leave out. Practice, seasons, money and the traps.
· 6 min
The best time to visit Venice: a season-by-season guide
From an unbearable August to a mysterious January. What happens to the city in each season, what to avoid, and how to think about high water.
· 4 min
Venice Biennale 2026: what to see and how to get in
The 61st art exhibition runs until 22 November. Koyo Kouoh’s concept, the logistics between the Giardini and the Arsenale, and a strategy for seeing rather than ticking off.
· 5 min
Where to eat in Venice: bacari, cicchetti and restaurants
Venice is not about pizza. The vocabulary, three places to start, honest prices, and an explanation of what coperto is.
· 5 min
Murano glass: how to tell the real thing from an import
The free-boat routine, three marks of a fake, the official consortium seal, and the names worth knowing.