“Building Bridges” is a monumental sculpture of Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn built in the basin of the Arsenale in the Castello District of Venice. It’s launched with a message of world unity and peace in May 2019. 

Today, I want to introduce you the oldest artisanal coffee roasting shop in Venice.  Here you can taste, purchase or watch many of the blends while they are being roasted. I can surely say that Caffè Girani is producing high quality blends with amazing taste in Venice. It is also the only Venetian coffee roaster that performs the coffee roasting onsite.

The History of A Venetian Coffee Roasting Shop 

Caffè Girani was founded by Giuseppe Girani in 1928. Before starting this business, Giuseppe Girani was the coach of Venice football team. Football was his biggest passion as he brought Venice Football Club up to the major league during the 1940s. One day, after being introduced to the art of making coffee, coffee became his second passion and then he decided to open a coffee roaster shop in Venice. Caffè Girani soon became a reference point for the high quality coffee in Venice. The logo of the shop consists of black and green colors which also represents the 2 colors of Venice Footbal Team that are black, green and orange. 

After Giuseppe Girani passed away, his daughter Gigliola took the business in 1951 and managed to maintain the high quality of Caffè Girani's coffee. Nowadays, Caffè Girani is managed by other two incredible ladies called Roberta and Laura, who are Giuseppe Girani's granddaughters.

At the beginning and for a very long time, Caffè Girani sold coffee to only hotels, bars and restaurants. Then, they started selling to also private customers in 2011. All kind of blends were created by Giuseppe Girani. He named most of these blends after his some of customers that they demanded a special type of coffee during these days. Name of these blends have remained the same since then. For instance, one of the blends called Fassina was named after Albano Fassina in 1930s. He was an owner of a cafe in Venice and wanted Arabica coffee with a sweet aroma. After that, Giuseppe Girani created a blend that consists of 100% Arabica with a sweet aroma and named this blend Fassina.

The Secrets of Coffe Roasting at Caffè Girani

7 Different Amazing Blends

Casanova ( Gourmet )

Fassina ( Super Dolce )

Rosina ( Super Aromatico )

Arzenton ( Special Fruttato )

Todaro (Super Amabile )

Moka ( Extra Forte )

Deca ( Monorigine Arabico )

Notes From Ceren 📝

History of The Redentore

The Redentore Church

View of The Redentore Church in The Night

This year The Redentore Feast started with the opening of  The Redentore Bridge on Friday, July 17th. This bridge is temporarily opened during the feast and connects  Zattere with The Redentore Church on Giudecca Island.

I went to the island on Saturday, July 18th. This was also the first time I have been to the Giudecca Island. Island was decorated with colorful flags and it was really so enjoyable to walk along the streets.

Beautiful Cafes and Restaurants Along The Coast

One of the most enjoyable moments were in the evening. There were 4 boats with the performance of live music

throughout the city ( Canal Grande, Bacino di San Marco and Giudecca ). 

Live music was performed by "Barca del Mercà” (Batisto Coco), “Barca del Limòn” (Josmil Neris e i Laguna Swing), “Barca del Frutariòl” (Furio e gli Ska-J) and “Barca dei Graspi de Ua” (Pitura Stail).

One Of The Live Music Boats

In my YouTube video below, you may watch scenes from the feast and the streets of beautiful Giudecca Island.

Notes From Ceren 📝

It was really good to have such enjoyable moments and see people are dancing, enjoying with their wine and spritz in the streets. This was the first time I attended such an enjoyable event after the long quarantine period. I really love this city, this country and the people live in this country. Because they always smile and choose to be happy in every condition. Yesterday night once again, I thought that the decision of moving to Italy was one of the best decisions I have ever taken in my life. And now I look forward to next The Redentore Feast in 2021😊.

La Gelateria Caorle

The most important factor that makes La Gelateria Caorle's gelato so delicious is usage of natural and fresh ingredients and of course the recipes created in accordance with the experience of the owner. In addition, the place is large and has a sincere atmosphere.

La Gelateria Caorle is Located in the Center of Town

Different Kind Of Flavors With Amazing Tastes

La Gelateria Caorle

Places To Be Discovered

Duomo di Caorle and Bell Tower

Bell Tower

La Chiesa della Madonna dell'Angelo

As a person who has seen many churches so far, I can say that Madonna dell'Angelo Church is one of the most original and fascinating buildings I have ever seen. It's one of my favorite places to watch the sunset every time I come to Caorle.

La Chiesa della Madonna dell'Angelo

Being located in the middle of two separate beaches called Spiaggia di Levante and Spiaggia di Ponente and therefore by the Adriatic Sea coast, this building has the traces of Baroque architecture. The church was first built in the 9th century and then restored in 1751.

Every 5 years, the Feast In Honor of Virgin Mary (Festa della Madonna) is celebrated here. The upcoming feast has been scheduled for September this year.


In the video below, you may find scenes taken around Madonna dell'Angelo Church, both in the daylight and at sunset by me.

Scogliera Viva

Now I will introduce you an open-air museum in Caorle. One of the reasons why I am so in love with Italy is that the country gives a big importance to art, history and therefore historical buildings. Because, as in Caorle, you can suddenly find yourself in the middle of magnificent artworks.

Scogliera Viva is located along the seaside, just behind the Madonna dell'Angelo church. The most important feature that makes this place unique is having artworks performed by famous artists on the rocks.

One of the Amazing Sculptures

These artworks have been made during International Outdoor Sculpture Competitions that were held for many times until 2018.

While walking along the seaside, you can also take a look at these unique artworks. As I said before, this place is literally an open-air museum and one of the most important places to visit in Caorle. 

In my youtube vide below, you may watch the scenes of artworks I took while walking along the seaside.

Isole Dei Casoni

As you can see, there are many beauties worth exploring in every corner of Caorle. Now, the place that I will introduce you is a real hidden paradise for me. Isole Dei Casoni, in other words the Casoni Islands, which is located along the Caorle Lagoon, is just a few km far from the center of Caorle. If you wish, you can reach here by renting a bike from the center of Caorle.


Through the road in the photo below, you can reach Isole Dei Casoni by using a bike. You will suddenly find yourself at Isole Dei Casoni while watching the beauty of the green areas along the way.

The reason why this region is called as Casoni Islands is the existence of many remarkable Casoni's that are still used by the fishermen. Casoni's have a very unique architecture as seen in the photo below. Long time ago, they were built for the fishermen who were coming to Caorle Lagoon for fishing. Nowadays, many of them are still being used by the fishermen and some of them have been turned into restaurants.

One of the Casoni's

In my Youtube video below, you may find scenes I took along the road to Isole Dei Casoni and one of the areas in which a few of Casoni's are located.

While I was walking along the way by Caorle Lagoon which is the most important reason why Caorle is called as Small Venice, I felt as if I was in one of Monet paintings. Especially, the dignity and the beauty of swans in the lagoon fascinated me.

In my Youtube video below, you may find scenes of Caorle Lagoon with swan views.

Caorle Accommodation

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Getting To Caorle