In the spirit of Venice

Venice is a city where dreams blend with reality like nowhere else in the world. This book recreates its spirit, and goes beyond the classic and banal vision of the Serenissima, traveling with the reader to places that created the legend, and where many unusual characters settled throughout the centuries.

Imagine opening a window on the Grand Canal and encountering Casanova, Veronese, Lord Byron, Stravinsky, Mariano Fortuny, Marcel Proust, and Tadzio. Here is the Marchesa Casati strolling with Gabriele D'Annunzio, Peggy Guggenheim chatting with Max Ernst, and gondolas carrying magnificent creatures of desire on their way to a masked ball. An astute observer, Alexis Gregory proposes an original and enchanting journey into the heart of this mythical city.