The IUAV (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia – Architectural University) dates back to the early 1920s. Many would be familiar with the premises at Santa Croce, 191, which features an attractive entrance way designed by that genius Carlo Scarpa.
Another campus of this University is housed in Ca’Tron, a palazzo on the Grand Canal, at Santa Croce, 1957. The palazzo has a small garden generally accessible via this gate at 1954.
Don’t be put off by the guardian of the gate, nor this watchful fellow.
The palazzo can be traced back through the late sixteenth century. I surely don’t know if these relics date from that time.
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According to Karen the fritelle that were out for Festa de la Salute where not the same as the ones that show up sometime in January and she doubts they will be early. As a fritelle addict I’m sure if they were out there she would know. Okay maybe the word should be connoisseur…not addict.
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I reckon Karen would be correct! 🙂 In photos, they looked larger and flatter than the little balls of temptation.
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That is what she said and that they were spreading them with Nutella (my fave) and folding them over and eating them like a sandwich.
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Sorry but Karen is right and wrong. Salute fritelle are flat efforts fried and are available during that festa near the Salute church- I had one in November. A bit in the shape of a naan bread. But I definitely had a carnevale style fritelle during the same week from the baker I mentioned above. A choice of crema, veneziana or zabaione.
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Aaah the annual fritelle yearning, and this trip I’ll definitely be there for them! Crema for me – but I’ll taste a goodly selection just to make a proper comparison. I’m planning a trip to Padua to taste some from a store Daniela recommended earlier this year (note to self -must find that link that I carefully filed away somewhere…….)
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So far, I’d give Tonolo first spot, with Dal Mas on Rio Terà Lista Spagna trailing a bit behind. Let us know when you find the name of the place in Padua, please.
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Found it – carefully filed in the “things to do – Venice” folder: http://www.pasticceriabiasetto.it/index-Carnevale.php.html
Looks somewhat yummy!
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That looks wicked!
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Fritelle season already started here 😉 … Ca’Tron – almost makes me want to go back to architecture school!
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You’re so spoiled, Randallo!
You could go as a mature age student, perhaps. 🙂
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Would that be the Post-Modern Age or the Stone Age?
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I’d like to remain your friend, Randy, so I shan’t answer that. I have my opinions though.
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They were selling fritelle for the Salute festival at the baker’s near the bridge between Campo San Stefano and Campo Maurizio. They may do them for Christmas and New Year, mvaden1948. Delicious.
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Grazie, Andrew. I’ll have to check them out. Maybe they’ll have them tomorrow….for my birthday! Although this Australian blog already says it’s the 12th.
Michelle
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Hi, Andrew. How are you folks? I’ll be staying not far from that bakery, so I’ll be checking for fritelle as Michelle might do!
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Yvonne you certainly find some hidden gems,
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Hi, Jan. I’m lucky to be able to spend enough time there to be able to prowl around a lot.
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Bummer, I bet fritelle season won’t start early enough for me…departing (I don’t even want to think about it) January 2. You’ll have to eat my share. And I’ve never even tasted one.
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Keep your eyes open. Last year, you could get them far later than usual, maybe they’ll start early. But, oh, they’re too tempting, Michelle. Wicked!
I finally discovered that some of the blogs I follow (yours included) arrive in my reader, not in my email.
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I have been trying to have my blinders on every time I pass a bakery. I want the jeans to be too big, not too small!
Some of mine show up in reader too! Don’t know why.
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Hi, Arthur! Nice seeing you here again. 🙂
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Everything is most interesting, and I am enjoying the photos.
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He’s a pretty one!!
Last year when I was in Venice…..around the 5th….fritelle started to show up. OMG…..they are wonderful. I think I’m in the minority when I say I like the cream better than the marsala. (is it marsala or another alcohol?)
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I like the crema, but also the marsala (I think that’s what it is), and also the Venexiana yum. I’d better go on a diet starting about now. Oh Tonolo, here we come.
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Yay! You’ve got your font back.
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And, I’ve got my mojo back!! The “Happiness Engineer” wrote and said there was a bug in the system. I think it was this one:
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It’s also just steps from Tonolo…in case hunger strikes.
If I recall correctly there is a large persimmon tree in the courtyard. Although I may have been hallucinating….
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Ooh, and speaking of Tonolo … fritelle season could start early this year, with any luck!
We’ll have to go and see if you were or weren’t hallucinating.
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