Jacopo de’ Barbari

Santa Sofia

Strada Nove #6: The Strada Nova at Santa Sofia ploughs through the old city of Venice, without any regard for the city or its people.

Posted in: Strada Nova.
Due Ponti and l’Anconeta

Strada Nove #4: Due Ponti and l’Anconeta were well known localities in Venice in the 1700s and earlier, but now both places are long gone.

Posted in: Buildings, Palaces and Churches, Strada Nova.
Old maps of Venice

Old maps are an important source for our understanding of how Venice looked and functioned in the past

Posted in: Sources.

Santa Sofia