San Lio: a passage church for understanding Venice between Rialto and San Marco
San Lio reveals Venice’s dense urban fabric between Rialto and San Marco, blending everyday life, art, and…
San Zanipolo: doges, funerary monuments and a basilica that seems to tell of power after death
San Zanipolo in Venice is more than a Gothic basilica; it’s a stone archive where doges’ tombs become…
The monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni: a horse, a condottiere and a square outside San Marco
Bartolomeo Colleoni’s statue in Venice’s Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo represents a nuanced blend of military…
The Scuola Grande di San Marco: the most elegant façade in front of the civil hospital
The Scuola Grande di San Marco's facade blends Renaissance artistry with public healthcare, offering a vivid…
Parco delle Rimembranze: walking in Castello among trees, memory and the open lagoon
In Castello, the Parco delle Rimembranze combines the quiet shade of memorial trees with views of the open…
Sant’Elena: the pine grove, the stadium and the Venice that reaches almost to the edge of the city
Sant’Elena marks Venice’s eastern boundary with open landscapes, a historic stadium by the lagoon, and quiet…
