Venice always maintained strong commercial relations with these peoples, and they have left their mark on the city in those areas where they settled; important testimony to their cultures are to be...
Venice always maintained strong commercial relations with these peoples, and they have left their mark on the city in those areas where they settled; important testimony to their cultures are to be...
The Rialto has always been at the commercial heart of Venice, also the area most frequented by the famous courtesans of Venice. The bridge links the quarters of San Marco and San Polo and offers a...
This is the largest collection of Venetian painting, where it is possible to see the greatest works of Venetian painters, from Byzantine panels by the masters of the 1300s, through the triumphant...
This is housed in the ancient Palazzo Giustinian on Murano, which was from early times the residence of the bishops of Torcello and has served as a museum since 1861. Apart from an archaeological...
This palazzo was given to the City by the last descendant of the noble family of Mocenigo and houses the Museum of Fabrics and Costume. It exhibits examples of 18th century Venetian costume and...
These are the principal islands of the North Lagoon. Murano is a miniature Venice, famous for its glassworks. We will visit one of these, and watch masters of glassworking in their factory. We go on...
From 1261 “Scuole Grandi”, similar in most respects to mediaeval guilds in Britain, were constituted as lay confraternities which attracted largely middle-class citizens. Each was dedicated to a...
From S. Maria Elisabetta at Lido we cycle down the Grand Avenue to the promenade, along which we will see the famous Hotel des Bains and the Hotel Excelsior, as well as the many art nouveau villas...
This district is the vibrant heart of the city, and a stroll through the Piazza and on amongst the campi, alleys, underpasses, stairways and theatres to the Rialto, the economic heart of the city...