Marc De Tollenaere’s stories and legends about Venice
Everyday’s life in Venice, but also stories and legends of Venice. In my blog you can find the last pictures I took and also a selection of the most interesting anecdotes about the wonderful city I live
John Sexton with his Hasselblad inside a “squero”
Have you ever heard of John Sexton?
He is one of my heroes! This gentleman has been for years the assistant of one of the most important photographers in the whole world, Ansel Adams!
The sunk vaporetto in the Giudecca island
remaining of the disaster
Somewhere we can still see the remaining of the disaster in Venice, but behind, two fishermen on their boat are...
The artist Pietro Russo working in the Valese's factory
My friend Pietro working in the foundry
I had the chance to meet my friend Pietro while he was working on one of his masterpieces. He uses an ancient technique for...
Magritte’s painting in Giudecca
Magritte in the island of Giudecca
The Giudecca island is one of the most beautiful and forgotten by mass tourism areas of Venice. I saw this incredible situation in a..
A child comes back home late in the afternoon, after he played in the Campo
Light and shadows in Dorsoduro
After a storm in Venice there is always a very bright light. From October on, until mid March, the Sun is…
The boat “Serenissima” opening the parade on the Gran Canal during the Historical Regatta
Every year, on the first Sunday of September, Venice stops and waits for the Regatta on the Grand Canal. This is a very old tradition, that dates back 1489, when the Queen of Ciprus Caterina Cornaro arrived in Venice
Mrs. Fiora in the corridor of her apartment in Venice
Let a thousend flowers bloom - anselm kiefer
Some days after the terrible high tide, that occurred in Venice during the night on the 12th November 2019, I received a phone call...
Ancient map of Venice dating back 1550
The birth of venice
Although her early days are obscure and no documents survive, Venice invented her own birth: 25th March 421…
The Café Florian had to close its doors for two weeks
Everything will be all right
It looks like it was very early in the morning, but it isn’t… This is the lockdown in Venice because of the epidemic Covid-19
Interior of the Fonderia Artistica Valese
The Fonderia Artistica Valese
The first time I stepped into this place it reminded me of Dante’s hell, because the walls are completely black and the light conditions are very poor.
Geometries in the district of Castello
The joy of geometry
This is one of my favorites places in Castello, with this very unusual big arch facing the lagune on the other side.
Crashed vaporetto after the terrible high tide of the 12th November 2019
venice, the day after
This morning Venice woke up after a nightmare. During the night, at 10.50pm, in Venice the high tide reached 187cm on the sea level and...
Rowing in an empty Grand Canal
the most beautiful red zone in the world
Yesterday, the 8th March 2020, at the beginning of the lockdown I rowed in an empty Grand Canal….
The five ladies staging a little party in front of the closed doors of the Caffé Florian
The Caffé Florian is now 300 years old!
The world-famous and oldest café in the world, the Caffé Florian turned 300 years old on the 29th December 2020.
From an hidden courtyard in the center of Venice
Geometry and composition
Cartier-Bresson used to say: “The joy is geometry”. With this sentence in mind I like to wonder around Venice, even when…
The bell tower of Madonna dell'Orto
The bell tower of Tintoretto
Tintoretto lived near this beautiful gothic church in the district of Cannaregio.