The most beautiful Gothic edifice overlooking the Gran Canal, a patrician XV century residence, was brought back to its ancient magnificence at the beginning of the XX century by Baron Giorgio...
The most beautiful Gothic edifice overlooking the Gran Canal, a patrician XV century residence, was brought back to its ancient magnificence at the beginning of the XX century by Baron Giorgio...
In a thousand years of history Piazza San Marco has always represented the political, social and religious heart of the Republic. Leaving the Basilica of Saint Mark, the Palazzo Ducale, the Libreria...
Strolling the alleys of the city one comes across those places most visited by the most famous Russian visitors. Tchaichovsky was here and composed the Fourth Symphony, Aleksander Trubetzkoj owned...
At the southern edge of the Lagoon is Chioggia, a typical small fishing village, which was at one time one of the most important harbours of the Adriatic. It stands between the Lagoon and the sea...
In 1949 the collector of modern American art, Peggy Guggenheim, acquired a palazzo on the Grand Canal which became her home for 30 years. It is now the most important museum in Italy of American and...
The district first seen by those arriving from the mainland, anciently much involved in the wool trade and where buildings of great quality have arisen. Little-frequented alleys will lead to our...
During the life of the Serene Republic there arose special institutions committed to caring for abandoned children, in which orphans were educated in music and song. A visit to the church of the...
On the island of Burano are to be found over two hundred precious examples of lace bearing witness to the development of the skill in the Venetian lagoon from the 16th century to the 20th. It is...
Like the bow of a ship, the Punta della Dogana stands at the confluence of the Grand Canal and the Giudecca, and was for centuries the Customs House of the Serene Republic. Now, fully restored by...