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 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...
Far from just echoing the pomp and ceremony of the institutions of the Republic, and of the private apartments of the Doge, the Palazzo Ducale houses the offices of the Secret Chancellery, the...
This most popular of Italy’s playwrights, and one of Venice’s most illustrious sons, was born in the elegant gothic Palazzo Centanni in 1707. In 1913 it became a museum celebrating...
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...
An island of the Central Lagoon that looks like a sandy hump between Lido and S. Erasmo. In ancient days this became a summer resort for the people of Altino, later for those of Venice. With S...
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...
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...
In the Central Lagoon. The island takes its name from its ancient allocation as a plague hospital for the quarantine of those suspected of being infected by plague. Deserted for some time, it has...
In 1516 the government of the Republic of Venice established a place of enforced residence for Jews, thus instituting the first Ghetto in history. Their segregation served also as protection from...