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The palace, built in 1453 at the behest of Doge Francesco Foscari, is now the seat of the Ca 'Foscari University of Venice. It is located "in the vault of the Canal", the widest bend of the Grand Canal and enjoys an...

The initial construction of this place of worship seems to date back to 837 on the decision of Pietro and Giovanni Tradonico and was dedicated to St Paul, Polo in Venetian. The architectural style of the church is...

It is here, even if only for a part of it, that the centuries-old tradition of the Regata Storica is revived every year. At night, however, with its sparkling lights and sinuous sways, the atmosphere becomes...

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