Venice Fun Fact of the day:There are a little over 400 gondoliers in Venice.But Venice got its first female gondolier in 2010 ending 900 years of male dominance in the profession.Giorgia Boscolo, 24, has become the first woman to pass the Italian city’s strict gondolier exam and be granted a full license.Love,
Giada
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Venice Fun fact of the day:The first woman to graduate in the world was Venetian: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia. She was the first woman in the world to receive a university degree of any kind! Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, a member of a noble Venetian family, received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1678 from the University of Padua, Italy. It was an accomplishment unparalleled for the time.You can find a small plaque remembering her on a wall of the building where she was born on the Grand Canal (now the town hall of Venice),
Happy day and love,
Giada
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Did you know?The Bridge of Sighs was built to connect the old prison in Doge’s Palace with the new one across the river. The name sighs indicate the last breath of the prisoners in the free world because, once convicted in the kingdom of Dogi they never could go back. One of the rare people escaping the prison was famous lover Giacomo Casanova.Today, its symbol is over-romantic and it is perhaps the biggest attractions in Venice. It is said that if a couple passes under the Bridge of Sighs their love will last forever.
Love,
Giada
Venice fun fact - Streets of Venice:It’s almost impossible to find an address in Venice. Houses in Venice are numbered according to the districts, not the streets. That is confusing even for a postmen there. The easiest way for orientation is to look the proximity of some monument, shop or famous building.Love,Giada
Venice's fun fact:
According to a Venetian tradition, the couple riding in a gondola should kiss under each bridge and they will stay in love forever.
From Venice With Love,
Giada
Did you know? Pietro Cesare Alberti (1608–1655), a Venetian immigrant, was the first Italian American settler in what is now New York State. A small stone in New York City's Battery Park, near the bronze statue of Giovanni da Verrazzano, commemorates Pietro Alberti's arrival and declares June 2 to be "Alberti Day".From Venice With Love,Giada
Some numbers about Venice: 118 islands, 417 bridges, 177 canals and 127 squares.And only 1 home sweet home!!!"Time goes by, but the magic remains”.Jim Smith Happy Friday,
Giada
