6 Venetian Desserts You Can’t Miss

Get a taste of the best sweets as you visit this beautiful city.

When you set your mind upon a destination, you must be ready for at least half of what the destination is about to unfold. In Venice, going blindfolded is not advisable if you want to enjoy the city to its fullest. You can visit Galleria dell’Accademia, Saint Mark’s Basilica or just delight yourself with the sights of the Venetian Lagoon. But there’s something you shouldn’t skip while traveling, and that is trying the Venetian cuisine.

Venetian cuisine has deep roots in history, and it's very different from other cuisines of Austria and North Italy. If you’re planning to enjoy what differentiates Venice, here’s a list of Venetian Desserts you better do not miss:

Dolce di San Martino

On November 11th, the feast of St. Martin takes places as one of Venice’ traditions. The Dolce di San Martino is a cake favored by children that consists of a sweet pastry of the saint with a sword and a cape, riding a horse. The cake is garnished with colorful icing, chocolates, and candies. This cake is as unique as the culture behind the saint it incarnates.

Pandoro

This one is the traditional sweet yeast bread, and it’s usually popular around Christmas and New Year. The preparation is often served and dusted with vanilla-scented icing sugar, this way it resembles the Italian Alps during Christmas. Pan d'Or translates to “Golden Bread.” This reference comes from the fact that white bread was consumed only by rich people. Bread specially enriched with butter, sugar, eggs or honey was considered of the royalty.

Torta Della Nonna

Torta Della Nonna or Grandma’s pie: this is a delicious and delicate pie covered with a shortcrust pastry and Italian custard filling. On the cover, it has pine nuts and icing sugar. This Italian cake is surprisingly demanded in Italy, and it’s considered a unique dessert.

Tiramisu

This classical “cheer me up” dessert, is a popular coffee-flavoured Italian dessert. The recipe has been adapted into several cakes and desserts worldwide, but the original stays the same: ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a mixture of eggs, sugar and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.

Fritoe aea Venessiana

These are the classic Venetian Fried Sweet dumplings, an ancient preparation known as “frictilia” in Ancient Rome. Today, this dessert spread abroad, with many variations in the recipe from town to town. These dumpling sweets are better accompanied with a cup of coffee.

Venetian Style Pear Tart

This tart is a classic recipe developed in Venice that consists of a traditional tart base with the addition of well-preserved pears. This dessert is available in almost every bakery in the city, and most tourists that visit it seek for a slice (or two) of this tart.

As you can see, the sweetness is not only in the romantic sceneries Venice has to offer; you can also find it in bakeries throughout the city. Get the opportunity to taste a side of Venice that will be hard to forget. Cruise Planners – Jason Hantman is the specialist in discovering details like these, and with their assistance, you’ll find facts and insights about your destination you didn’t think off at first. Contact them to have the sweetest trip ever!

Venice is more than beautiful sights and touristic landmarks, it also feaures the best desserts in Italy.

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Football Advantages for Tourism

Places like the Barcelona's CampNou and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium are visited frequently during the different season leagues.

Few things unify and gather more people globally than sports do, as they cause people to feel emotions and bond. Sports fans are devoted to their favorite teams, and they’re capable of traveling to the other side of the world just to see them play live.

Football, also known as soccer in the US, is the living proof of this. This sport is the world’s most popular sport for many reasons, but the most solid one is the cultural aspects that surround football in many countries. Its strong roots can be seen in countries like Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Brazil, being this last the one with the most recent influence.

Most of the Football’s worldwide popularity is thanks to the FIFA World Cup; held every four years in different countries that are members of the Federation. This is where the best players play for the cup, making it the ultimate event for passionate fans.

All the influence and supporters this sport have had in history is one of the leading causes of tourism throughout many different places.

Another important event that takes place in the European continent under the organization of the Union of European Football Associations is the UEFA Champions League. This league comprises the top-division European clubs.

The Champions League is one of the best advantages for tourism a country can have. Classic matches (also known as El Clásico) between teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona, raise a lot of visitors just for the season they play. Any stadium where one of these matches is going to be held becomes sold out immediately.

It is clear that football and tourism are a team, that’s sure to score no matter the destination! Its effectiveness shouldn’t be ignored. Now, if you’re interested in traveling and want to visit the Stadiums which have made history in football, contact with Cruise Planners - Jason Hantman. Their travel advisors will assist you in the matter and will make sure you get a better trip experience.

Matches between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are considered part of a category called "El Clásico".

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Venice: The Floating City

Known as La Basilica di San Marco, this cathedral is an example of the Venetian wealth.

Italy’s history and its changes through time have been one of the most discussed topics among historians. The foundations of the Roman Empire started in the early years of Italy with the joining of the Italic tribes that formed the first Roman Kingdom.

The influence the Roman Empire continued through history, with the rise of the first king of Italy. Afterward, the Italian Peninsula went under many dynastic and non-dynastic periods, and it wasn’t until the year 1453, that the Roman Empire ended with the Fall of Constantinople. With the Renaissance, the rising of humanism began in Italy: Leonardo Da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli were among the minds that flourished during this period, further becoming an influence in the culture of Italy.

The birth of Venice is part of this period’s history, as originally this city was annexed by the Austrian Empire. Nonetheless, it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866. The beauty of this town was well known across all Europe, being the most elegant and further influencing art, architecture, and literature.

Saint Mark’s Basilica, also known as the Church of Gold, is one example of the beauty this city has to offer. From the outside to the inside, this church is a work of art: the interior has influences of the Constantinople’s Church, with a presbytery filled with statues influenced by the Gothic style. The exterior is full of statues, and up in the large central window you can see the St. Mark symbol (a winged lion), and above it, there’s a book quoting: “Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus” which translates to “Peace to you Mark, my evangelist.”

There a connection between this Church and the Gallerie dell’Accademia, as most of the original compositions of the mosaics and paintings are found in Gentile Bellini’s great "Procession in Piazza San Marco". This museum gallery is housed in the Scuola della Carità on the south bank of the Grand Canal inside the sestiere of Dorsoduro. There are many beautiful paintings exposed in this museum, most of them influenced by religion as many of the painters are from the Renaissance period.

The art and culture from Venice owe lots of their roots to the strong influence the Renaissance had in Italy. As pioneers of this movement, the art of humanism is something that can be felt when visiting Venice as well. This destination is a must for anyone, no matter their cultural interests. Contact with Cruise Planners – Jason Hantman to check and set your traveling course now.

This is a museum gallery of the pre 19th-century that features masterpieces of the Venetian history and art.

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