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Built by Leone Romanin-Jacur in 1872, the spinning mill is an ancient silk factory consisting of a central body, where the machine and spinning room were located, and two side wings with a portico. It undoubtedly represents an emblematic case of…

Lively and homely timeless place where you can buy fish products of the highest quality: baby octopus, cuttlefish, moleche and spider crabs, are just some examples of what you can find in this place. In the past, being a fish seller meant being…

The word caligo comes from the Latin caligo (-gĭnis) and means caligina, fog, mist, not seeing clearly, obscuring. It is a highly figurative expression, describing the act of trying to spin through the fog, as if it were possible. But, since fog is…

This sixteenth-century building served for centuries as the "granary" of the Serenissima. Inside was kept the wheat used to make the "biscuit", a particular type of long-life bread obtained from cooking in special ovens, often used by those who…

The Fondamenta Nuove theater is located right at the end of the homonymous foundation. It overlooks the North Lagoon of Venice. Small and characteristic building, its structure is made of wood and brick. Inside it hosts up to 150 spectators. The…

The Fontego (Fondaco in Italian) has the nickname "of the Germans" to encompass all merchants from the Nordic countries. As was the case with the Turks, given the growth of this community, the Senate decreed the construction of a building used for…

The façade is hinged between two turrets and has a porticoed ground floor for access to the water, one of the largest in Venice and second only to that of Palazzo Ducale; this characteristic and common feature of the warehouses (Fontego in Venetian…

Aesthetically, it is one of the bareest palaces in Venice with its dark brick facade but you can easily understand what its role could be: storing huge quantities of goods. The function of this Fondaco del Megio, in fact, was to preserve grains and…

Joker, impertinent and mischievous: these could be the titles attributed to this mask, known for its favorite pastime, the gioco delle ova (the game of eggs). Indeed, those who decided to wear such costume would soil the adorned garments of ladies…

Of very ancient origins, the place of worship - now disappeared - already existed from the 10th century together with a reception house for pilgrims who went to Palestine, both named after San Biagio and Cataldo, built thanks to the support of the…

The area where the State Police Headquarters is now based was originally one of the numerous islands that made up the Venice of the most ancient periods. According to the memoirs, in the year 1236 this island was given to a certain Constance by…

Place of worship of ancient origins (now demolished and replaced by the railway station), some believe it could date back to shortly after the year one thousand while others, including Sansovino, trace it back to the end of the 13th century.…