History Walks in Venice

History Walks in Venice

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    • Hidden History in plain sight – unseen Venice
    • Lazzaretto Nuovo – the Plague island
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  • ‘New’ frescoes in the Torcello basilica

    ‘New’ frescoes in the Torcello basilica

    Recent maintenance work on the Santa Maria Assunta basilica has uncovered ‘new’ frescoes. Hitherto unknown, they can throw some fresh light on the earliest history of Venice. The ‘new’ frescos are from the 9th/10th century CE, so they are actually quite old. The frescoes appear on the side walls, above the current ceiling, which dates […]

    July 27, 2020
  • Antonio Moro and the Somachio

    Antonio Moro and the Somachio

    Lazzaretto Nuovo — the plague island For three centuries it was the main quarantine station guarding the city of Venice from the bubonic plague. Merchandise as well as people were kept in quarantine, and the goods underwent a series of treatments to cleanse it. The people doing this risky work, referred to with the Venetian […]

    April 29, 2020
  • Venice is in corona virus lockdown

    Venice is in corona virus lockdown

    I’m not doing any walks for a while here in Venice, as we’re all in corona virus lockdown. We’ll all need to sit this crisis out, and hope for the best. Hopefully, this will soon be over and we’ll be able to travel and meet again without fear.

    March 17, 2020
  • Poveglia – a photo gallery from the island

    Poveglia – a photo gallery from the island

    A photo gallery of some of the many photos I have from the island of Poveglia in the Venetian lagoon.

    February 24, 2020
  • Poveglia – more than ghost stories

    Poveglia – more than ghost stories

    The island of Poveglia is now famous for ghost stories made up by American television. However, there’s a lot more to say about the island than fictitious stories of ghosts and crazy doctors.

    January 19, 2020
  • The mysterious hooks of fortune at San Canciano

    The mysterious hooks of fortune at San Canciano

    A bridge at San Canciano is called the “bridge of the hung and quartered”. Nearby hangs some hooks on the wall, but nobody knows what they were for.

    December 1, 2019
  • Fondamenta de la Tana

    Fondamenta de la Tana

    Fondamenta de la Tana and Rio de la Tana seem inconspicuous but the name reveals ancient trading connections to the Black Sea.

    August 21, 2019
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