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     Coffee trade in Venice: how an exotic drink was commercialized in Europe
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted May 30, 2023

    Coffee trade in Venice: how an exotic drink was commercialized in Europe

    Coffee trade in Venice reached its climax in the middle of the 18th century.  Nearly 28 million cups of coffee per year would be drunk in Venice and its territories in the Stato da Terra in [...]

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     Holy relics in Venice: from St. Mark to Antonio Canova
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian art, Venetian history
    Posted November 28, 2022

    Holy relics in Venice: from St. Mark to Antonio Canova

    Holy relics and disbelief Holy relics create curiosity and even when disbelief prevails, wouldn’t you still feel like checking as St. Thomas did? At the Accademia Galleries in Venice you can [...]

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     Raft driving from the Dolomites to Venice through forests, rivers and a lagoon
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted September 25, 2022

    Raft driving from the Dolomites to Venice through forests, rivers and a lagoon

    The Dolomites mountain chain is part of the Alps and can be viewed from Venice on clear days. Those blue peaks are a couple of hours drive far from Venice and it is there where timber rafts [...]

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     Aquileia, an ancient Roman city and its relation with Venice
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted August 31, 2022

    Aquileia, an ancient Roman city and its relation with Venice

    Aquileia is one of those beautiful destinations you can easily reach when visiting Venice. Not just, it will help understand Venice and its history and… why not?, enjoy some special winery [...]

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     Drinking water in Venice: Venetian wells, fountains and bottled water
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted July 27, 2022

    Drinking water in Venice: Venetian wells, fountains and bottled water

    Drinking water was not available in Venice in the early times. As Marin Sanudo explained in his chronicles of the 16th century, Venice is quite a paradox: “Veniexia è in aqua et non ha aqua”, [...]

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     Resistance, deportation and the Shoah in WW2 in Venice and Maria Eichhorn’s Relocating a Structure – Biennale 2022
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted April 30, 2022

    Resistance, deportation and the Shoah in WW2 in Venice and Maria Eichhorn’s Relocating a Structure – Biennale 2022

    In Venice you will find plaques and monuments regarding Second World War, enhancing the role of the partisans and the movements of Resistance against Nazi-fascism, remembering the tragedy of the [...]

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     The first airport in Venice on sand, grass and lagoon water: the Giovanni Nicelli
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted December 22, 2021

    The first airport in Venice on sand, grass and lagoon water: the Giovanni Nicelli

    The story of the first airport of Venice started before the Marco Polo International airport was founded in 1961. Much before, in fact: the first time an airplane took off in Venice was on [...]

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     Venice Lido or Lido di Venezia: how an island was transformed into a city
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted September 24, 2021

    Venice Lido or Lido di Venezia: how an island was transformed into a city

    Venice Lido or simply Lido or Lido di Venezia is one of the natural barriers of the Venetian lagoon, protecting it from the Adriatic Sea. Its history shows how a city was born in the early 20th [...]

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     Military fortifications in the lagoon of Venice
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian architecture, Venetian history
    Posted August 29, 2021

    Military fortifications in the lagoon of Venice

    Military fortifications in Venice are quite fascinating constructions which you can spot while navigating in the Venetian lagoon. In fact, mapping all of them helps see an incredibly impressive [...]

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     Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon
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    By Luisella Romeo, blogseevenice
    In Venetian history
    Posted May 30, 2021

    Who founded Venice? The controversial origins of a city built in a lagoon

    Who founded Venice is a challenging question. You will need patience, some scepticism and, believe it or not, some sense of humour, too. The foundation of Venice in the year 421 The legendary [...]

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