The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.
The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”
Quarantine was the main method of prevention of the black plague in Venice, and the lazzaretti served that purpose.
The first patent law ever was Venetian, issued by the Pregadi (Senate) on March 19th, 1474.
“Fornicators of Nuns” were criminals in ancient Venice, and harshly punished, but that didn’t stop nuns from having lovers.
Archaeological digs in the Piazza San Marco have uncovered parts of the ancient church of San Giminiano and a grave of four persons
The “Venice Access Fee” introduced by the municipal administration will do absolutely nothing to resolve the real issues of the city.
Once a year — on February 2nd — the Doge of Venice received a gift of two oranges and two straw hats from the guild of the box-makers.
It is not easy to visit the many abandoned islands in the Venetian Lagoon, but it is possible. I’ve been to almost all of them.