Tassini 1863 Curiosità
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Santa Lucia – church, monastery and railroad station
Strada Nove #1: Where there railroad station Santa Lucia is today once stood two churches (Santa Lucia and Corpus Domini), two monasteries and much more
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Odd names in Venice – what were they thinking?
Big Eyes, Honest Women and the Love of Friends. There are some odd place names in Venice, which pose many questions with few answers.
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Castello — Curiosità Veneziane
“Castello (Sestiere, Canale di)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Tana — Curiosità Veneziane
“Tana (Fondamenta, Rio, Ponte, Ramo del Ponte, Campo della)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Casselleria — Curiosità Veneziane
“Casselleria” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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List of fires in Venice
Fires were a very real preoccupation of the Venetians, and there have been many fires in Venice over the centuries
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Frezzarìa — Curiosità Veneziane
“Frezzarìa” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini is the go-to book for information on Venetian placenames and a treasure trove of curious historical titbits.
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Tole — Curiosità Veneziane
“Barbaria delle Tole” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini
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Alleyways of Fire
In the Castello sestiere an alleyway has a name that poses more questions than it answers. It is literally the “Alleyway of the first fire”.