Andiamo! | Citalia Magazine Volume 1 2024
This issue shares the secret ingredient that every Italian has in abundance: Passion! Our cover story, Your Year in Italy, showcases the various festivals across the country throughout the year, giving you the chance to create your own memories that will last a lifetime. For those seeking a Family Summer Escape, we bring you just some of our family favourites, and, inspiration for a multigenerational Italian getaway. Whether it's a hotel, resort, or villa-style holiday, we have something for every family. For the foodies, tuck into our favourite Michelin-starred and haute cuisine dining experiences in Your Guide to Michelin-Starred Italy. Over 390 restaurants have been featured in the current edition of the Italy Michelin Guide, so there are plenty to choose from!
This issue shares the secret ingredient that every Italian has in abundance: Passion!
Our cover story, Your Year in Italy, showcases the various festivals across the country throughout the year, giving you the chance to create your own memories that will last a lifetime.
For those seeking a Family Summer Escape, we bring you just some of our family favourites, and, inspiration for a multigenerational Italian getaway. Whether it's a hotel, resort, or villa-style holiday, we have something for every family.
For the foodies, tuck into our favourite Michelin-starred and haute cuisine dining experiences in Your Guide to Michelin-Starred Italy. Over 390 restaurants have been featured in the current edition of the Italy Michelin Guide, so there are plenty to choose from!
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Historic Treasures<br />
Venice, Florence & Rome<br />
Three cities, three unique experiences. What brings them all together is the fact they are living history.<br />
Keeping the Gondolas Afloat in Venice<br />
Back in the 16th century, Venice’s canals held an incredible<br />
10,000 gondolas, but today that number is down to just 350.<br />
Despite this, being a gondoliere remains a highly coveted family<br />
profession that’s passed down generations.<br />
You’ve been on a gondola ride and loved every moment. What<br />
next? Well, why not discover how they are repaired with a visit to<br />
Venice’s famous shipyard?<br />
In a tucked away area of the city just a few minutes’ walk from<br />
Accademia, you’ll find Squero di San Trovaso, the city’s oldest<br />
gondola workshops - and one of just three remaining.<br />
It takes 10 years to be considered<br />
a master of gondola building,<br />
so it’s becoming a lost art.<br />
Squero di San Trovaso holds unusual wooden structures that<br />
house the original workshops. It’s not fully accessible to guests<br />
but when the back door is open, you’re permitted to watch from a<br />
10-metre distance.<br />
Every 11-metre-long gondola is a complex jigsaw<br />
puzzle of 280 pieces made from seven types of wood<br />
that create their distinctive shape. They’re only ever<br />
painted black due to a 17th century Venetian decree.<br />
While it’s rare to find new gondolas being built, which can take 45<br />
days, you will find several ancient vessels under careful repair and<br />
maintenance.<br />
As dusk approaches, you may like to head to Bacino Orseolo, just<br />
north of Piazza San Marco, to watch the gondolas park up for the<br />
night and where gondoliers gather to chat.<br />
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