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Statues and paintings representing St Mark’s winged lion will surround you pretty much when you visit Venice. Switching from a religious connotation linked to the Evangelist St Mark to the [...]

Touring the Jewish museum and all the five synagogues in Venice will finally be possible in 2025. The good news is that after many years the restoration is almost finished. At the moment I am [...]

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 [...]

How the Accademia Gallery in Venice was born The year the Accademia gallery in Venice was born was devastating. In 1807 Napoleon’s troops looted the city. Guilds and brotherhoods were closed down [...]

One needs to plunder art to found an empire! When conquering a country, you cannot be happy just to get their land, their wealth or the lives of its inhabitants. It must affect history, which [...]