Literature, paintings, food and drinks in 18th century Venice

The Bucentaur (Bucintoro) , the official boat of the doge

The Salute Church:” the Macchina “of the Republic

Different kinds of bread were produced in Venice at the time of la Serenissima

“The Vine Angle”: the Drunkenness of Noah

Ponte di Rialto, the most famous bridge in Venice

When did we start eating with a fork?

The Gondola: a Symbol of Venice

Pastry in the shape of the saint on horseback, with sword and cape Who was Saint Martin? He came from Tours in France, (316-397) and was...

Venice was a fairly secular state with a Christian religion. Venetians were devoted to many saints, but they had a special attention to Mary

In Venice there are only two equestrian monuments: one from the fifteenth century dedicated to Bartolomeo Colleoni, a famous...

Devotional images of la Madonna.The cult of Our Lady of Peace

An enchanting corner of Venice: an outdoor sculpture dear to the Venetians

In the early 1200s knights from all over Europe came to Venice to meet the doge in charge, Enrico Dandolo.

“Where other cities were founded on faith or ideas, the bedrock of la Serenissima (Venice) was mercantile.”