“I'm often in Venice in November and December, when it's foggy and wintry, and the decorations in the shops and the lights in the churches make the place feel both Christmassy and melancholic.”

Meaning

This is less a statement about Venice itself than about atmosphere and mood. The city, as described here, becomes a place where festive signs and wintry weather sit side by side, so that beauty and melancholy are felt at once. It lands for anyone who has seen a familiar place become strangely tender in the off-season, when decoration and weather do not quite agree.

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Originally said in English.

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