Modern Venice

  • Why do the residents leave Venice?

    Why do the residents leave Venice?

    A three-day agricultural fair in Venice expels the locals from all the public spaces for three weeks.

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  • Modern Venice

    Modern Venice

    Venice fell under French, Austrian and Italian domination after the end of the Republic of Venice.

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  • Vogalonga

    Vogalonga

    The Vogalonga is a major event in Venice, but the problem it was a protest against, remains unsolved half a century later

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  • Daghe adosso, Nino!

    Daghe adosso, Nino!

    An Austrian admiral giving orders in Venetian, in a naval battle against Italy, which eventually led to Venice becoming Italian

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  • Sestiere San Marco

    Sestiere San Marco

    The Sestiere San Marco is the central part of the city, bounded by the Grand Canal on three sides and a line from the Rialto to the Doge’s Palace on the last. It is one of the smallest of the sestieri, but probably the most important. The vicinity to the economic centre at Rialto and…

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  • Stumbling stones

    Stumbling stones

    Today several stumbling stones were placed in Venice, one of them in memory of Elia Gino Musatti in Salizada dei Greci in Venice

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  • Sestiere San Polo

    Sestiere San Polo

    The Sestiere San Polo is in central Venice, around the upper bend and central part of the Grand Canal.

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  • Sestiere Santa Croce

    Sestiere Santa Croce

    The Sestiere Santa Croce is in the central western part of Venice, along the upper bend of the Grand Canal. Today, the Tronchetto, the cruiser terminals and the Maritime station are parts of Santa Croce. They are, however, modern constructions reclaimed from the lagoon. The name Santa Croce The name means the Holy Cross, and…

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  • Sestiere Cannaregio

    Sestiere Cannaregio

    The Sestiere Cannaregio is the second largest of the six, extending from the railroad station to the Rialto. It covers almost half of the northern part of Venice.

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  • Sestiere Dorsoduro

    Sestiere Dorsoduro

    The Sestiere Dorsoduro is the southernmost part of Venice along the Giudecca canal.

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