Venezia
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Rio di San Leonardo
Strada Nove #3: The Rio di San Leonardo was interred in 1818, ostensibly for economic reasons, even though the locals complained.
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Honest woman and loving friends
The Bridge of the Honest woman and the Love of friends Alleyway are some of the odder street names in Venice
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Rio del Isola
Strada Nove #2: Rio del Isola was a canal in Venice which was filled in and joined up with the Lista di Spagna to form the start of the current Strada Nova
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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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Strada Nova – from the Station to Rialto
Venice changed from a city which primarily existed for its inhabitants to a city dominated by tourism, and the Strada Nova was the first step.
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Nine Eleven in Venice
Nine-Eleven in Venice is the anniversary of a tornado which in 1970 killed 36 persons, mostly in a sunken water bus at Sant’Elena
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Nine-Eleven in Venice
Nine-Eleven in Venice is the anniversary of a tornado which in 1970 killed 36 persons, mostly in a sunken water bus at Sant’Elena
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Bridges in Venice
If everything is old in Venice, then what about the bridges? Well, surprise, most of them are not. In fact, 3/4 of the bridges are modern.
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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