Over time we learn that it doesn't matter where you go. What really matters is when you go.

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Photographers and writers know this best. The former because they know how much the light can vary in a few hours, that you can try to repeat a photo in the same place, at the same time of year, and it will never be the same. Writers, on the other hand, because literature is the great art of time. A novel takes months to write, weeks to read. The great writer knows above all when to place his characters.

 

In Venice, what remains is the night, when most of the crowds leave the city at the end of the day. A night walk in Venice is one of the most interesting urban experiences you can have. It's when you can really connect with the city. The details on the facades, the design of the “campi”, the sounds of the water, the cats, everything finally seems to exist and make sense, as if you've been waiting for this moment.

 

One city is many