The writings on this site are split into several categories, but they’re all listed here together, chronologically, newest first.
The categories are Articles, Blog posts, Venetian Stories (newsletters), Lists and translations from Curiosità Veneziane.
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Scuole piccole
The ancient Venetians used the word scola or scuola to mean a guild, a confraternity or a charity. The scuole were generally not educational institutions.
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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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Venice Access Fee — Money for nothing
The “Venice Access Fee” introduced by the municipal administration will do absolutely nothing to resolve the real issues of the city.
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Churches in the lagoon
List of churches on various lagoon islands — consecrated, deconsecrated, abandoned and demolished.
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Churches on Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo
List of all churches on the islands of Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Churches on Murano
List of all churches on the island of Murano — consecrated, deconsecrated and demolished.
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Patriarchs of Grado and Venice
The complete list of the Patriarchs of Grade, Patriarchs of Grado in Venice, and Patriarchs of Venice, since 717 until today
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Bishops of Venice
The complete list of Bishops of Olivolo and Bishops of Venice from 775 to the unification into the Patriarchy of Venice in 1451