Placenames
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When you could hang for wearing a fake beard
A spate of killings in the 1100s in Venice by assassins wearing false full beards, led a ban under capital punishment for wearing fake full beards.
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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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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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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”.
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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.