Modern Venice
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Strada Nova – from the Station to Rialto
Venice changed from a city which primarily existed for its inhabitants to a city dominated by tourism, and the Strada Nova was the first step.
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Sestiere Castello
The Sestiere Castello is the easternmost of the six sestieri of Venice, and the largest and populous.
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The Seven Martyrs of Castello
On August 3rd, 1944, the German occupiers dragged seven men out of prison and executed them in front of friends and family
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The past in the present
In Venice past and present is intertwined, for the residents as much as for the tourists. It is one of the great attractions of Venice.
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Why is Venice a pedestrian city?
In Venice everybody walks, but why has Venice become a pedestrian city, when it is constructed around canals and boats.
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Africa Orientale Italiana
At Sant’Elena in Venice a flagpole base commemorates Venetians fallen in Africa Orientale Italiana – an Italian colony in Ethiopia and Somalia
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Liberation Day in Italy
Liberation Day – il Giorno della Liberazione – commemorates the end of German occupation in Italy on April 25th, 1945.
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Population 49,999
The population of the city of Venice has been in a steep decline for the last seventy years, and is now under 50,000 inhabitants.
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Postcards from the 1950s
Some old postcards from the 1950s give us a glimpse of how the city has changed dramatically within a single lifetime.
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Venetian House Numbers
Venice has an unusual system of house numbers. It is a fairly recent addition to Venice, and it has something to do with taxes.