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The baptistery in St Mark’s Basilica in Venice is a true art jewel which will finally reopen its doors to visitors after a six-year long restoration campaign. Damages to the marble slabs caused [...]

Modern Bodies is the title of the exhibition arranged at the Accademia Galleries in Venice which you should not miss. Until July 27th, 2025 you will have the opportunity to view wonderful art [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fishermen know the Venetian lagoon as no one else. This is the thought that struck my mind after meeting Giuseppe Rossi or, as everyone calls him, “Bepi Suste” from Burano.  Fishermen and the [...]

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 [...]

Venice as land sounds like an oxymoron. But there was a time when the traditional source of income for the city, i.e., commerce with the East, was no longer considered promising. Instead, filling [...]