To get away from the weekend’s hustle and bustle, a day trip from Venice to Padua is just the perfect escape.
There’s a lot to see – and the train takes you there in only 14 minutes.
This Way to the Whole Story ->Day Trip from Venice to Padua
Tag: Art Trips in Europe
How to Visit the Biennale di Arte in Venice in 2022
After having been on a travel diet for over two years, you cannot imagine how thrilled I am that life is getting back to some kind of normal. Not only can I easily travel to Venice – I was even able to visit the mega art event Biennale di Arte in 2022.
Wanna enjoy it, too? In this post, I show you how. So put on your most comfortable shoes and follow my lead.
This Way to the Whole Story ->A Visit to the Colonia Güell – Where Eusebi Güell Created His Universe
One of the most impressive places I’ve seen during my recent visit to Barcelona was the Colonia Güell.
The Colonia Güell is a former industrial settlement including a factory and residential buildings for the workers as well as a famous crypt by Antoni Gaudí. It is named after its proprietor, the magnate Eusebi Güell, obviously. The Colonia is part of the village of Santa Coloma de Cervelló about 23 kilometers west of Barcelona.
This Way to the Whole Story ->Antoni Gaudi in BARCELONA: A Guide to Modernism
The significance of Antoni Gaudi for Barcelona is already reflected in the fact that out of nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the city, he designed seven – so let me guide you to these gems of Modernism.
How to Visit the Biennale di Arte in Venice 2019
While Venice is a place worth visiting even when nothing special is on, here is how to visit the city during the Biennale di Arte, one of the world’s most important art events, in 2019.
However, the Biennials add some contemporary suspense and glamour to all the shiny renaissance the Doges left behind, and this summer, the 58th Biennale di Arte is on.
This Way to the Whole Story ->Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art – the best-hidden gem of Istanbul
Hardly anyone I know has ever heard of the Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, so I really think it’s the best-hidden gem in Istanbul.
Coming to this grand city on the Bosporus river, obviously, everybody is standing in line to see the antique masterpieces at Hagia Sophia and the Topkapı Palace. Or – if they venture away from Sultanahmet – the very ‘French’ Dolmabahçe.
Photo: Kayhan Kaygusuz
But hardly anyone comes to Istanbul to see the young, fresh, and daring Turkish contemporary art.
Big mistake!
This Way to the Whole Story ->Language Learning in Rome
I love to learn foreign languages and travelling is my passion. Therefore, I joined a couple of courses abroad. For two weeks, I was learning Italian in Rome – and I’m telling you here how that went.
Language Learning in Milan
Learning Italian in Milan – when taking a language course in the country of origin, you obviously learn much more than just the local tongue.
We’ll Always Have Büdelsdorf – bye:myself at the NordArt 2017
We’ll Always Have Büdelsdorf – since every year, hence, also in 2017, the NordArt is taking place in this forlorn suburb with the quirky name.
Don’t judge an art event by its location: The annual NordArt is one of Europe’s biggest exhibitions of contemporary art.
This Way to the Whole Story ->Büdelsdorf Revisited – bye:myself at the NordArt 2018
Büdelsdorf revisited – since every year the NordArt is taking place in that forlorn suburb with the quirky name, also in 2018, I visited bye:myself.
For instance this NICHTS-sign.
NICHTS was made by Klaus Gündchen from stainless steel in 2011.
As you already know from this post, the NordArt is a very nice, annual art event. Obviously, you cannot compare it to the Biennial in Venice.
Nevertheless, they show a great variety of international artists. The NordArt has been one of the largest exhibitions of contemporary art in Europe, after all.
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