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I am glad I bought a new air conditioning unit last month! It has been sweltering here day after day, week after week, yet after the very wet spring, at least in my part of Italy, the landscape remains green. Some days it has been an effort even...

La scrittrice descrive l'area palladiana nel Veneto. Questa zona ha numerose ville con splendidi giardini. Ci sono anche diversi centri termali e lei ne descrive uno in particolare, Abano Terme. Abano un tempo era piena di turisti (soprattutto...

In November of 2023, author Myra Robinson shared her piece “Letters from Veneto: Commissioning a Landscape Painting” with our readers. Since this piece, the painting has been delivered and is currently being cherished by Myra. Please enjoy Myra’s...

Spring is here and the muddy fields after the torrential rain in February and early March are now looking green again. There are tiny shoots on the vines, and the hills are full of the most glorious wildflowers, especially the pale blue speedwell,...

by Myra Robinson I have yet to hear my first cuckoo of the year, but in other respects everything is slowly coming back to life. The almond trees are in blossom on my favorite walk along the ridge of Monte Fasolo, and there are small green buds...

The weeks leading up to Christmas were pleasurable here, as opposed to frenetic and commercialized as they are elsewhere. The local Christmas Market along the canal was the first event, with the rowing club (all dressed as Santa Claus) taking...

La scrittrice Myra Robinson ha da 20 anni un appartamento in Veneto. Purtroppo, deve metterlo in vendita. Ha deciso di assumere un artista per dipingere le viste e il terreno vicino all'appartamento. L'artista, Julian Vilarrubi, è andata a casa sua...

Italians are probably the most hospitable people in the world! A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation from friends in the next village for an “aperocena” (which I translate as ‘drinks and dinner’). I was looking forward to it all day, as...

How do you reconcile preserving a beautiful unknown and unspoiled area with attracting more tourists and expanding tourism to help the local economy? This is the problem faced by the Colli Euganee (Euganean Hills), a lovely area of extinct...

La scrittrice Myra Robinson riflette sulla sua vita negli ultimi 16 anni mentre viveva in Veneto. La signora si è trasferita in Italia dopo essere andata in pensione e ha deciso di acquistare un piccolo appartamento a 56 km da Venezia a Battaglia...