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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A great Italian island trip for September: the Tuscan island of Giglio. Swimming, hiking, scenery, cats, sandy beaches, food and dancing: everything you could want from a getaway www.italyheaven.co.uk/tuscany/gigl... #italy

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Venetian Cat Lords rule over these small semi-private domains, keeping away from the increasing numbers of irritable dogs

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Giudecca aperitivo after a long hard day at the beach

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Don't miss when you're in Venice this year: the Holy See's Biennale 'pavilion' is a soundscape-accompanied walk through the Mystic Garden (Giardino Mistico) of the Carmelites, one of my top Venice secrets: www.italyheaven.co.uk/venice/top-5...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Enjoying the breeze and the views from the front seat of the vaporetto

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Cheap lunch and wine in this secluded hideaway within the busy railway station complex. Foccaccia with rucola & mozzarella, €4.80, and a glass of Soave, €3.50. Plus greenery and Venetian skyline. Not a bad way to eat lunch & kill time before a timed exhibition entrance #Venice

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So close to St Mark's and yet so far. The beautiful Giardini Reali where birds hop about untroubled by Venice's crowds

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Missing hot chocolate? Try the cacao granita with whipped cream at Vizio Virtù in Venice. Perfect for this hot weather

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Venice today: the best place to be

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Beach time in Venice last July www.italyheaven.co.uk/veneto/venic...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Jeremy Brett in The Merry Widow as the louche Danilo. A 1968 production & the one of the most 1960s things you could ever see. The rock-star feyness, the hairdos, the costumes, the olive-green velvet ... The whole thing is so much fun youtu.be/MxpoeBBhnIA?...

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Mary Costa, Jeremy Brett, Joyce Blackham & Ryland Davies - THE MERRY WIDOW (Lehár) 1968

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

First visit to Milan c.2000. Sightseeing and of course football

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

"The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there". A highlight of Piacenza's excellent museums is the 'Etruscan Liver' currently visiting San Francisco - a bronze model of a sheep's liver with inscriptions to aid divination. www.italyheaven.co.uk/emiliaromagn...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A civilised city break destination: scenery, art, churches and museums in Piacenza. Italy without the crowds ❤️ www.italyheaven.co.uk/emiliaromagn...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Venice: a tale of salt. Salt was a major resource for the earliest lagoon settlers & the growth of Venice. This is a wall of Venice's old salt store. But salt is both friend & enemy. Bricks eroded by salt water are crumbling & the dust washes into the waters where it all began

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A Roman funerary altar in a wall in Venice. All the city's building materials come from outside this miracle built on mud, and some are much older than Venice itself

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My favourite viewpoints in the City of London, in order (I opt for pretty gardens over height) www.touristheaven.co.uk/the-best-roo...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I had the new public terrace at One Leadenhall in the City all to myself #London

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's International Tea Day & I'm enjoying Whisky Barrel oolong from Malawi, infused with a whisky & chocolatey scent from being aged in old whisky barrels. From AR-Tea in Venice (San Barnaba), a fab tea boutique run by experts. They also sell pretty tea caddies www.ar-tea.com #internationalteaday

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Shoes of the week. Everyone talks about Joseph's coat, but in this painting by Zurbarán it's his footwear that catches the eye. The National Gallery exhibition is excellent www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

What an amazing gala at the @rbo_org tonight (in the presence of HM The King). We all ❤️ ballet & opera, & these performances... 😍. Plus a fanfare for the new curtains 🎺 Not bad for a £25 ticket.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

So happy for Venezia, Serie B champions. Wish I could witness today's celebratory water parade www.veneziatoday.it/sport/calcio...

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Tanya Pia Starrett @tanyapiastarrett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A big grazie mille/thank you👏🙏 @italyheaven.bsky.social ensembleserenissimi@gmail.com a delightful recital at Chiesa di Ognissanti on Monday & to the lovely insightful Signora for her time who explained the Church's history/showed us the upstairs private prayer gallery, normally under lock & key!

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A recent treat I enjoyed in Venice was a chance to see inside the city's State Archives and enjoy an excellent (free) photographic exhibition: archiviodistatovenezia.it/it/eventi/ne.... Dayanita Singh's photos are filled with feeling for Italy's archives, heritage, documents and their keepers

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 07/05/2026

Out today in print, ebook and audio. Arnold Clover’s fourth Venetian adventure. Only 99p on Kindle.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I got to the Joseph Wright of Derby show at the National Gallery before it closes. Enlightenment, illumination, wonder, horror and commercialisation - a small exhibition, but fascinating. Some details

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La Serenissima | Vivaldi & Italian Baroque @laserenissimauk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A long time ago, in a Venezia far, far away… some interesting instruments were being built. We'll be sharing a few of our favourites over the coming weeks, starting with the lute. Like Luke, the lute was having a complicated moment.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A hidden treasure in Padua. Move on from Giotto and enjoy these glorious frescoes by Jacopo da Verona at the Oratorio di San Michele. My top Padua sights: www.italyheaven.co.uk/veneto/padua...

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Yesterday's choice of morning tea was a whisky-fragranced brew from Malawi, and today it's back to old favourite Christmas Tea (unseasonal I know) from Gillards of Bath www.gillardsofbath.co.uk/product/chri...

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CHRISTMAS TEA | Gillards of Bath

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 02/05/2026

Want to see who’s coming to Venice Noir in November? And remember… all the panel events are free. Makes sure to sign up for the newsletter for some surprises we still have in store. venicenoir.com/en/

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Venice Noir – The International Festival of Noir Literature

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Wisteria moments in beautiful Venice over the last week - my photos and favourite locations to experience these colourful, sweet-scented spring bloooms www.italyheaven.co.uk/venice/wiste...

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I had a very Italian experience today! For the manuscript-studies textbook I'm writing, I needed a good photograph of the Bologna Stone (the plaque formerly mounted on a wall in Bologna that laid out proper and legal paper sizes). 🧵

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This morning's brew: Apple strudel tea from Peter's Tea House (Venice shop). It has such a warming fruity aroma and flavour I've been loving it through the colder months. www.peters-teahouse.it/en/teas/blac...

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Strudel di mele Tè nero

Tè nero Assam, pezzetti di mela, uva passa, aroma, flakes di MANDORLE.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Walking alone with the ghosts of history. Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"Che bello è..." As Venice's football club Venezia FC fights closer to a return to Serie A, read about seeing a football match on a Venetian lagoon island (and why time is running out to enjoy this experience) www.italyheaven.co.uk/venice/venez... #Calcio

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Football in Venice: a Venezia FC match at the Stadio Penzo | Italy Heaven

Football in Venice: a trip to see Venezia FC play at the Stadio Penzo

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

'Sacher' flavour gelato (vegan chocolate, rum, apricot) from the Gelateria Ducale, Venice - a great local place to pop into when up by San Zanipolo

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Amazing nature experience on the island of Murano. This egret was hunting lizards through long grass, but this victim (its third) escaped, keaving its writhing tail behind in the bird's beak. French onlooker: "C'est la nature" #venice #birdlife

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David Hewson @davidhewson.com · 28/04/2026

Oo…. Look what just turned up. Out May 7 pre orders for print, ebook and audio available now.

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Today I explored a different side of glass-making island Murano. Green spaces, tranquillity, birds and scented blossom. I've never been to this part of the island before so it was a treat to discover

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

There is real Biennale fever in the air in Venice. Artworks being shipped in and lifted into palazzi, banners being hung, sculptures appearing & chattering artists & curators at restaurant tables (I heard arty gossip I won't repeat...)

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

St Mark's Square tonight: from Quadri to the moon

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italyheaven @italyheaven.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Lunch in the sun with views of Venice at one of my favourite restaurants, La Palanca on the Giudecca waterfront. Delicious tender artichokes from the island of Sant'Erasmo & an off-menu vegetarian dish of pasta with asparagus.

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