The Lido of the Film Festival: hotels, avenues and twentieth-century memory without the red carpet
The Lido at the Film Festival reveals an urban landscape where holidaying, cinema, and modernity converge beyond the red carpet, showing a nuanced Venice shaped by architecture and everyday life.
The Arsenale ropewalks: where the ropes that held Venetian naval power together were born
The Arsenale ropewalks transformed hemp into essential naval rigging, showcasing how Venetian maritime…
Regata Storica: how to watch it while understanding boats, colors and hierarchies on the water
The Regata Storica is a living archive on Venice’s waters, blending historical parade boats and specialized…
The caorlina: the transport boat that became a protagonist of historic regattas
The caorlina, originally a sturdy transport boat for shallow lagoon waters, now shines in Venice's historic…
The Ships Pavilion: seeing Venice from the side of boats, not postcards
This article shifts the focus away from Venice's picturesque façade to explore the boat-based infrastructure,…
Naval History Museum: gondolas, models and ships to understand Venice as a maritime city
Near the Arsenal, the Naval History Museum showcases the technical craft behind Venice’s gondolas and ships,…
The Bucintoro: the ceremonial ship with which Venice staged its power
Venice used the richly decorated Bucintoro not for battle, but as a floating stage to declare and display its…
