René Seindal
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Street-food in the 1700s
Engravings of people working in the alleyways of Venice in the 1700s can tell us quite a bit about what people ate.
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Why do the residents leave Venice?
A three-day agricultural fair in Venice expels the locals from all the public spaces for three weeks.
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An earl, a girl and a gondola
On March 18, 1618, the Collegio received Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), the ambassador of the King of Great Britain to the Republic of Venice, who had a rather odd request.
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Domenico Pizzamano
Domenico Pizzamano never expected to end up in prison. He was not a traitor. He had done his duty.
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Small satisfactions
Getting a review like this the morning after a pleasant walk around Venice is always a satisfaction. This is precisely what I’d like to achieve with my tours.
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Vogalonga
The Vogalonga is a major event in Venice, but the problem it was a protest against, remains unsolved half a century later
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However, we’ll make another
In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.
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The Venetian constitution
The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.
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Superintendents for the avoidance of superfluous expenses
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
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Quarantine in the 1600s
Quarantine was the main method of prevention of the black plague in Venice, and the lazzaretti served that purpose.