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African Venice is the title of a book recently published in Italian and in English by wetlands and edited by Paul Kaplan and Shaul Bassi. The book is thought to be a guidebook, helping you [...]

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 [...]

Renaissance architecture is something travelers coming to Italy connect to Florence. It is of course quite simplistic to search for an exact place where it all started, not to mention when. [...]

Equestrian statues are not as common as winged lions. And yet they happen to mark pivotal historical events in Venice, although in different and sometimes “embarrassing” ways.  The quadriga of St [...]

Venetian floors will bounce under your feet, will make you feel you are on rollercoaster with their bumps and hills and will finally enchant you with their harmonious and colourful layouts. You [...]

Modernity and Saint Mark’s Square as an untouchable icon Modernity is not the first word that would come to your mind when talking about Saint Mark’s Square, the seat of the government in Venice [...]

I watch the birds migrating in the sky across the Venetian lagoon. In the horizon the Dolomites are all blue, just like in Titian’s paintings or Cima da Conegliano’s. I simply find it moving. And [...]

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 [...]

“How can I help Venice?” When thinking of her new book, “Dream of Venice Architecture“, JoAnn Locktov never let this difficult question slip away from her mind. The result [...]

Venice and wine, a story with deep roots. According to an ancient legend, Saint Mark was announced his burial in Venice in the place where Franciscans later would cultivate a vineyard. And that’s [...]