{"id":11914,"date":"2022-02-22T01:10:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=11914"},"modified":"2022-02-22T01:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:12:27","slug":"visiting-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/visiting-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Venice with Monica Cesarato &#8211; FCI 047"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Visiting Venice is a dream for many. And then there are those who are fortunate enough to live inside that dream every day. More appealing still when part of your job description is leading hungry tourists around that dreamy landscape in search of the best cicchetti and Spritz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I talk about all this on the podcast today with my friend Monica Cesarato; blogger, chef, food tour leader, and an unofficial ambassador for the city of Venezia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1219543060&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rick-zullo-1\" title=\"Rick Zullo\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rick Zullo<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/rick-zullo-1\/visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047\" title=\"Visiting Venice with Monica Cesarato - FCI 047\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Visiting Venice with Monica Cesarato &#8211; FCI 047<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,184,166) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(209,38,38) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monicacesarato.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-1.jpg 762w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monicacesarato.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-logo.jpg 762w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/monica-logo-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But the dream of visiting Venice was interrupted for many by the global pandemic. Cancelled flights, scrapped itineraries, and alas, broken dreams. Perhaps more like a nightmare for the Venetians themselves who rely on the tourist industry as major source of the local economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news? It&#8217;s coming back in 2022! As of this writing, <em>Carnevale<\/em> is underway!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/carnival-in-venice-946x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11919\" width=\"826\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/carnival-in-venice-946x495.jpg 946w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/carnival-in-venice-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/carnival-in-venice.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Monica dissects this discussion for us, talks about some other current events in the city (like the MOSE initiative to combat the high water), and shares many tips about visiting Venice beyond the standard 1-day\/10-hour tour-de-force. If all you see is the worn path from the train station to the Rialto Bridge to Saint Marks Square and back, well, then you haven&#8217;t seen the real Venice at all. You&#8217;ve had a rushed visit through a museum, not an encounter with a living, breathing city. A missed opportunity of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode we talk mostly about Venice tourism in general, and the current post-pandemic state of affairs. But Monica is publishing a book on <em>cicchetti<\/em>, the Venetian version of tapas, I suppose, by one definition. That discussion will take place on my other platform dedicated to food, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/eatlikeanitalian.com\/eat-like-an-italian-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eat Like an Italian<\/a><\/em>. So stay tuned for an update on that, which will be live in early April, in anticipation of her book launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned it before: <a href=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/life-and-death-in-venice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venice holds a special place<\/a> for me. I spent about 7-8 weeks there in the spring of 2010, and I recall it as the most tranquil period in my adult life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a real pleasure to travel through<em> La Serenissima<\/em> once again with the guidance of Monica.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/venice-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11918\" width=\"246\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/venice-square.jpg 539w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/venice-square-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/venice-square-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"monica-cesarato-your-guide-for-visiting-venice-at-her-best\">Monica Cesarato &#8211; Your Guide for Visiting Venice at her best<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Grazie a Monica<\/em> for being such a gracious guest, full of both knowledge and love for her city. It&#8217;s contagious. After listening to her I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll be researching your next trip to this one-of-a-kind magical place! But in the meantime&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit her website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monicacesarato.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MonicaCesarato.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/monicacesarato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Monica&#8217;s Instagram feed<\/a>, equal parts food porn and pretty pictures of The Queen of the Adriatic posing so seductively, as she always does. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ciao!<\/em> (And yes, that&#8217;s a Venetian word!)<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1142\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11914-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?powerpress_pinw=11914-podcast&#039;);\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" download=\"1219543060-rick-zullo-1-visiting-venice-with-monica-cesarato-fci-047.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 28:43 &#8212; 26.9MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('11914-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_11914-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_11914-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?powerpress_embed=11914-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/rickzullo.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/subscribe-to-italy-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visiting Venice is a dream for many. 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