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Castello Cini is a monumental complex in Monselice, built on the slopes of Colle della Rocca, comprising a series of architectures constructed between the 11th and 16th centuries. The castle's use has changed several times: noble residence,…

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…

One of the most important Italian museums of European and American art; includes works from Cubism, Futurism, European Abstraction, Surrealism and American Abstract Expressionism, by some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. It is based in…

Prior to 1902 it was located was at the mouth of the Rio dei Vetrai and, apparently, supported the statue of the Doge Domenico Contarini, particularly loved by the Murano people as he had granted them the privilege of minting oselle, ancient gold…

The columns of St Mark’s Square are tall and slender pillars in pink and gray marble and granite, positioned at the entrance to the Saint Mark’s area towards the waterfront and lagoon of San Marco; different crafts are carved at the base of the…

He was 74, or perhaps 78 when he came to office (he was born January 28, 1585, others say 1581). He was not a celebrated character but was respected by the people because he was never arrogant or aggressive. Fashion changed under his rule: Zoccoli…

Sara Copio Sullam (1592? - 1641) was the daughter of Simone Copio, one of the leaders of the Jewish Community of Venice. Married to Giacobbe Sullam, she hosted poets and illustrious writers in her home in the Ghetto Vecchio, and was guided in her…

Caterina Cornaro (Italianisation of the Venetian surname Corner), belonging to one of the wealthiest and most powerful Venetian families, was presumably born on 25 November 1454. The daughter of Marco di Giorgio, a direct descendant of the doge of…

Elena Lucrezia Corner (or Cornaro) Piscopia was born in the lagoon city on 5 June 1646 at Ca' Loredan, now one of the City Council offices. She was the daughter of Giovanni Battista Cornaro, procurator of St. Mark's, a man of culture and the owner…

According to the text of F. Schroder, one of the most ancient Venetian families coming from Rome in the middle of the eighth century, and having come from Torcello, then moved to Rialto during the doge of Angelo Partecipazio. Listed among the…

Julio Florencio Cortázar Descotte was born in Brussels on 26 August 1914. The writer's father, Julio José Cortázar, was part of a trade mission at the Argentine embassy in Belgium and, freshly married, had taken his wife María Herminia Descotte with…

He was 72 years old (he was born in 1390) and had been among other things ambassador to the Holy See of Eugene IV and Nicholas V. On 14 September 1448, he had been elected procurator of S. Marco de ultra. On the obverse of the coins minted under his…