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I had eleven days in Venice, with just one priority – photography. The weather was ideal, and January was the perfect time to avoid crowds. Here are tips for your next Venice trip…

Venice is a photographer’s paradise. A solo trip to this enchanted city just to take pictures should be a dream come true. But, can I meet my expectations and get the shots?

We had planned to go to Cinque Terre. We stayed in Portovenere where the boats leave for the famous five towns. But we didn’t go. What happened?

Monticchiello is an Italian medieval hilltop town, population 200, few tourists, and at least two good restaurants. But we learned its deeper stories after we left.

Mariano Fortuny was a painter, photographer, engraver, furniture designer, lighting innovator and avantgarde fashion designer with dozens of patents to his name.

Join us in Venice, a bewitching, mysterious, magical city. Madame Butterfly at the opera, art, the spectacular Venissa restaurant and so much more. Come along…

We expected the churches, the history, the food and wine, and the Italian landscapes. But what really struck us this time was the kindness we were shown every day.