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.Venetian Masters: Under the Skin of the City of Love

by: Bidisha

February 04, 2008

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.No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice

by: J Martin

March 18, 2008
A brilliant companion for anyone thinking of going to Venice or for those people the author Judith Martin describes as Venetophiles.

Lots of gossipy history and facts run through the book and it's fun to dip into it to sate one's thirst.

Eight years ago on a week long trip to Venice,I was lucky enough to have a quick look inside one of the palazzi mentioned in the book (the one where Wagner composed some of Tristan and Isolde) . It's the Palazzo Brandolini and was "owned" or rented by the Rosekrans family. In fact, the author mentions going to a ball there.

I'm going next month and ideeed will not be staying at No Vulgar Hotel. Rented a sweet studio in a Palazzo on the GC bang opposite Byron's Mocegino! ... Read More:
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.Francesco's Venice : Complete BBC Series

starring: Francesco Da Mosto

June 19, 2006
Francescos Venice
This dvd is absolutely fantastic,I have been to Venice on several occasions and love the place,this dvd is very accurate and explains history of Venice very well,anyone wanting to go to Venice would be better purchasing this dvd as it will give information what Venice is all about.
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.Venice Revealed: An Intimate Portrait

by: Paolo Barbaro

April 30, 2002
I started reading this just after a trip to Venice. I found the first chapter or so a struggle, my feeling is the translation from the Italian is a little odd and a number of times I had to re read sentences to work out what was being said.
However, I persisted and once i got used to the style I found the book evoked so many memories of the feel of Venice. It is not about the tourist sights, it tells you about the heart and soul of the city and as such I would recommend it to anyone who wants to dig below the gondolas and the glassware and get a little closer to what Venice is really about.
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.The Girl of His Dreams

by: Donna Leon

April 03, 2008
Having waited keenly for the next 'Guido Brunetti' to appear, I read the dust cover summary and made a start soon after publication. 90 pages in, I was wondering if the publishers had made some sort of printing error - the dead girl had not yet been found in the Canal and the religious fraudster seemed to be going nowhere. It is only on page 100 that the real story begins and the original story is only mentioned again, as an apparent afterthought, towards the conclusion.
Ms Leon could have published the drowned girl tale as one of a series of a short stories(now there's an idea Donna!) and the previous reviewer's theory of a false start seems to be well founded. I wonder if Brunetti's career is coming to a close - maybe it's time for him ... Read More:
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.Francesco's Kitchen

by: Francesco Da Mosto

October 11, 2007
This is a wonderful book for all those who are passionate about Venice. Presented with great style, it is certainly up to the standard of Franceso's previous publications. But this is not just a book of traditional recipes and pretty photographs, many pages are devoted to the produce used in Venetian cooking and the history of various ingredients. There are pages describing 18th. century life in the palazzi of Venice and four pages devoted to the humble fork. This is a book that will transport you to the Grand Canal everytime you read it. Oh if only all trattoria and ristorante in Venice had a copy!
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.Venice

by: Jan Morris

October 07, 2004
I decided to read "Venice" in preparation for a week-long stay in the Italian city.

Broken into three sections -- The People, The City, The Lagoon -- "Venice" is not a chronological history of the city but a meandering look at its past, present and future. Nor is it a guidebook, although it does contain a mine of information about what to see and where to go.

I think "The Times" probably described it best when they said it was "a classic love letter to Italy's most iconic city", because it is, indeed, a beautiful missive dripping with exquisite descriptions. I found it an enormously engaging and evocative read by an accomplished writer who really knows how to string a simile or two together.For example: "Venice is a cheek-by-jowl, back-of-the ... Read More:
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.Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage: A Cultural Journey Through the Mediterranean from Venice to Istanbul

by: Francesco Da Mosto

July 10, 2008
The book's characteristics are the elegant, rich in historical and cultural content, insightful but witty and light in touch text and the beautiful photographs of landscape, seascape, buildings, monuments, ruins and works of art which are inextricably interwoven and mutually reinforcing;the impact on the reader is not merely additive but truly synergistic.

We travel with the author from the city of his birth, Venice aboard the Black Swan, a renovated 1899 yawl along trading routes of the Venetian Empire visiting the coastline and islands of the Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean seas with Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)the final destination. Some of these lands were former colonies of 'La Serenissima' and we witness its legacy in the form of medieval fortifications ... Read More:
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.The Other Venice: 0 (Topographics)

by: Predrag Matvejevic

August 01, 2007
The book's characteristics are the elegant, rich in historical and cultural content, insightful but witty and light in touch text and the beautiful photographs of landscape, seascape, buildings, monuments, ruins and works of art which are inextricably interwoven and mutually reinforcing;the impact on the reader is not merely additive but truly synergistic.

We travel with the author from the city of his birth, Venice aboard the Black Swan, a renovated 1899 yawl along trading routes of the Venetian Empire visiting the coastline and islands of the Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean seas with Istanbul (formerly Constantinople)the final destination. Some of these lands were former colonies of 'La Serenissima' and we witness its legacy in the form of medieval fortifications ... Read More:
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.Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage

from: 2 Entertain Video

August 18, 2008
It is the second publication from FDM. The first one "Venice", I have the DVD and the book. I must say that this DVD/Book was also very informative and attractive. I understood that I did not know nothing about Venetian culture, art and history, although I had been there twice. For my next visit I have already watched the DVDs several time and took notes and still planning my next visit. With all these emotions when I saw the new publication "Francesco' s Med. Voyage" I did not hesitate to buy both the book and DVD. I must say it has the same flavor as "Venice", FDM on the route to Istanbul gives preliminary clues about he history of every place the "Black Swan" stops by. I must repreat that I really liked it but there are 2 critisism that I want to raise. First maybe because ... Read More:
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