Locality: Lagoon
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Feasts and Celebrations in Venice
The calendar of feasts and celebrations in Venice was full of events which are now largely forgotten.
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Doge — ASV Indice
“Doge” from the L’Archivio di Stato di Venezia: indice generale, storico, descrittivo ed analitico (1937) by Andrea da Mosto
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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.
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Capitoli Da osservarsi nelli Lazaretti — 1674
Full transcription of the Venetian text from the publication “Capitoli Da osservarsi nelli Lazaretti”, from 1674.
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The Legend of the Fisherman
The Legend of the Fisherman was part of the national narrative of the Venetian Republic, but it is now largely forgotten.
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Churches in the lagoon
List of churches on various lagoon islands — consecrated, deconsecrated, abandoned and demolished.
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Churches on Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo
List of all churches on the islands of Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Churches on Murano
List of all churches on the island of Murano — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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San Francesco del Deserto
San Francesco del Deserto, in the Venetian lagoon, is home to a Franciscan monastery since 1228, with only some short interruptions.
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Visit the abandoned islands
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.