Venice Travel with PJ

 "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", "City of Canals"

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are linked by over 400 bridges.  Our first-hand experience participating in Carnival and Valentines, this is a trip of a lifetime to add
to your bucket list. 

Floating gondolas, the chime of ancient church bells, and romantic piazzas make Venice such a treasured Italian
destination. Feel the romance, make it a special event, Honeymoon, group adventure!

Wander to St. Mark's Square and landmark Rialto Bridge (an unforgettable proposal venue), the
Venetian contemporary hand-painted wisteria accents, hotels with lush velvet, cool silk textiles, headboards,
Murano glass chandeliers and luxurious touches.  You'll arrive by private dock from the canals, disembark from
gondolas and water taxis with ease!
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  • Become a couple from the pages of a Hemingway novel, feels Venice and see her works of art.
  • Taste sophisticated menus with Venetian dishes and million-dollar views of the canals lined with
  • Renaissance and Gothic palaces and cafes.
  • Visit the island of Murano 
  • Central Square, Piazza San Marco, with St. Mark’s Basilica, tiled with Byzantine mosaics,
and the Campanile bell tower with views of the city’s red roofs
  • Indulge in red wine from Tuscany or a martini served straight up at hip locations.
  • Step beyond and take the long way home
  • Discover all that Venice embodies: the gondola museum, homemade gelato, wine shops stocked with shelves of Italy's finest vintages
  •  Stay in a Palace or on the Gran Canal
  • Add Prosecco to your favorite drink, one of my personal favorites - PJ!​​ ​
* Baglioni Hotel Luna * Hilton Molino Stucky * Hotel Palazzo Ginovanelli * NH Venezia Palazzo Barocci * Hotel Danieli * Ca'Agredo Hotel * Antony Palace Hotel * The Gritti Palace * Canal Grande  Hotel * Duodo Palace * Hotel Metropole * Palazetto Pisani Grand Canal *  Hotel Continental Venice *  Hotel Concordia * and others we have personally seen!

Wondering about when to go to Venice and the flooding?

​For inquiring minds:  During the 20th century, many artesian wells were sunk into the lagoon edges to draw water for local industry, Venice began to sink. The extraction of water from the aquifer was the cause. The sinking has slowed since artesian wells were banned in the 1960s. The city is still threatened by more frequent low-level floods—the Acqua alta*, that rise several centimetres over its quays—regularly following certain tides. Many old houses, and staircases are now flooded, rendering former ground floors uninhabitable. 

May 2003, the inauguration of the MOSE Project (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico), an experimental model for evaluating the performance of hollow floatable gates, expected to be completed late this year; to fix a series of 78 hollow pontoons to the sea bed across the 3 entrances to the lagoon. When tides are predicted to rise above 110 cm, the pontoons will be filled with air, to float on lagoon side while hinged at sea floor on seaside, blocking incoming water from the Adriatic Sea.
Studies indicate that the city continues sinking at a relatively slow rate of 1–2 mm per annum; therefore, the state of alert has not been revoked.

* Acqua alta: an exceptional tide peak that occurs periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea. Applied to tides in the Italian region of Veneto. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, causing partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia. between autumn & spring, when the astronomical tides are reinforced by prevailing seasonal winds that hamper the usual reflux. The main winds are the sirocco, blowing northbound along the Adriatic Sea, and the bora, which has a specific local effect due to the shape & location of the Venetian Lagoon.