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This enormous monumental complex was built approximately at the beginning of the 15th century in a crucial point of the city: in fact, along these foundations, there was one of the main landing places for the boats that brought materials and goods…

Today the banks at the foot of the Rialto Bridge are called Riva del Vin and Riva del Ferro, not far away is the Riva del Carbon, but what few people know is that once the names of the two banks were reversed and that the Riva del Ferro took on a…

The field is located in one of the liveliest spots in Venice, near Campo S.Margherita, in the center you can admire one of the largest wells in Venice, dating back to the early 16th century where there are two bas-reliefs depicting San Barnaba and…

The project conceived by Vincenzo Scamozzi involved the extension of the St Mark’s library (from which it takes some design guidelines) in order to create new offices for the procurators of San Marco. Work began in 1582, after the demolition of some…

Small building dating back to the 17th century. It can be found immediately after the Museo del Settecento Veneziano in Cà Rezzonico along the Grand Canal by vaporetto, towards Rialto. Its main architectural peculiarity is linked to the shape of the…

Campo San Rocco is one of the few fields that is not crossed or bordered by a canal. The field is enclosed between the Church, the School and the Scoletta di San Rocco and the apse of the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Initially the…

By reservation, guided tours are possible, taking visitors on a journey inside the Clock Tower. Through narrow, steep stairs, the interior can be visited in five stages: The first floor includes the history of the Tower and the various…

He was 30 years old (born c. 961). Before being elected, he visited his old father and former doge Peter I (976-978) in the Monastery of St. Michel de Cuxa, who predicted his future and advised him to govern simply, to be fair to his subjects and to…

Excluding the artificial island of Tronchetto, created in the mid-20th century and of which it is now part, Santa Croce is the smallest sestiere in Venice. Delineated to the north by the Grand Canal, the sestiere is bordered to the east and south-…