San Pietro di Castello: the ancient forgotten cathedral on the margins of the most visited Venice
San Pietro di Castello stands quietly at Venice’s edge, once the city’s cathedral, offering a glimpse into…
The Scuola Dalmata degli Schiavoni: Carpaccio, dragons and saints in an almost domestic Venice
Inside the Scuola Dalmata degli Schiavoni, Vittore Carpaccio’s paintings transform saints and dragons into…
The Ghetto Novo: why the houses are so tall and what they tell us about Venetian Jewish history
The towering buildings of Venice’s Ghetto Novo reveal how a confined Jewish community adapted their homes and…
The Rialto Fish Market: how to read stalls, columns and details of a market still alive
At the Rialto Fish Market, every detail—from fish cuts to neo-Gothic columns—tells a story about Venice’s…
The Fondaco dei Tedeschi: from house of northern merchants to contemporary terrace over Rialto
Situated beside Rialto Bridge, the Fondaco dei Tedeschi transformed from a northern merchants’ lodge to a…
The façade of Ca’ d’Oro: how to recognize Venetian Gothic by looking at a palace on the Grand Canal
Ca’ d’Oro’s façade blends light, water, and stone in a unique Venetian Gothic style, balancing open loggias…
