Sant’Andrea and Sanmicheli’s fort: the military gate of the lagoon that controlled the sea
Sant’Andrea fort stands as a low-profile military gate that once controlled access from the Adriatic to…
Le Vignole: vegetable gardens, vineyards and a rural Venice just minutes from the Fondamente Nove
Just minutes from Fondamente Nove, Le Vignole unveils a rural Venice shaped by vegetable gardens, vineyards,…
La Certosa: the green island between Castello and the northern lagoon that many see only from the vaporetto
La Certosa blends natural green spaces with traces of a Carthusian monastery and military past, offering a…
San Clemente: from monastery to hospital, the island Venice has always kept at a distance
San Clemente stands as a historical threshold in Venice’s lagoon, shifting from monastery to hospital and…
San Servolo: the island of the asylum and the uncomfortable memory of psychiatric care
San Servolo’s story intertwines religious origins with its role as a psychiatric asylum, where segregation and…
The votive bridge for San Michele: when Venice walks on water to remember the dead
Each year during the days for the dead, Venice constructs a temporary floating bridge connecting Fondamente…
