In Venice, near Santa Maria Formosa, there’s a blueish green door everybody photographs.
On October 10th, 1423, exactly six hundred years ago, the Venetian state decided to create the first lazaret in the world.
On October 5th, 1607, the Roman church tried to assassinate the Venetian monk and theologist Fra’ Paolo Sarpi.
Strada Nove #5: The parts of the Strada Nove around Santa Fosca and San Felice only exist thanks to numerous demolitions of common people’s houses
“Due Ponti (Rio Terrà, Fondamenta dei)” from Curiosità Veneziane by Giuseppe Tassini translated by René Seindal
Seventeen centuries of adventures – the incredible post mortem journeys of Santa Lucia of Syracuse
The Lazzaretto Vecchio was open for visits this weekend. Openings are occasional and this was only occasion to see the island this year.
Strada Nove #3: The Rio di San Leonardo was interred in 1818, ostensibly for economic reasons, even though the locals complained.