This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 121.

Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns

and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines

of Bella Italia.

Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes,

history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.

If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,

you've come to the right place.

Ciao everyone. Today is a wonderful day because today we're taking a trip to Venice.

And this time we're going to places that most visitors don't see. And that's mostly because

they don't know what is possible. We're visiting some of the lesser known islands of Venice

that are so important to the city's ecosystem for food and wine and culture.

You're going to discover Burrano beyond the colourful houses, where to enjoy the best of Murano

and the places to go to enjoy nature and go for a bike ride and even where you can meet a flock

of flamingos. Joining me today is food, culture and travel writer and Venetian resident Valeria Neckio.

Valeria is a writer whose passion for her region manifested in her first book,

simply titled Veneto.

It's a recipe book, a memoir on the food of her origins.

I can't wait for you to meet Valeria and hear how that passion has only grown since the book was published in 2017.

So let's jump riding.

Welcome to Valeria.

Welcome to the Untold Italy podcast.

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