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The 21st century is the urban century. It has been forecast that urban areas across the world will have expanded by more than 2.5 billion people by 2050. The scale and speed of urbanisation has created significant environmental and health problems…

To Saint Jerome - one of the patron saints of the Scuola di San Fantin, today the Ateneo Veneto - towards the end of the 16th century, Jacopo Palma il Giovane dedicated a pictorial cycle composed of eight scenes depicting the Saint's life; of these…

It was 5 June 1489 when Caterina Cornaro returned to the lagoon after 17 years on the island of Cyprus: she was welcomed with joy and affection by the Venetians, who saw in her a strong, albeit unfortunate, woman. Cornaro's departure was a painful…

Daniele Manin was undoubtedly one of the key figures of the Risorgimento uprisings of 1848-49 in Venice. Most of all, one of the distinctive traits of his person is his relationship with the city and even more with the Venetians, who felt linked to…

The name 'Costantino Reyer' is also known today in theVenetian sporting environment, particularly in basketball. The team of the club named after him won the Italian championship in 2017 and in 2019, and took part in the Final Four of the Basketball…

The name Costantino Reyer is also known today especially in the Venetian sports environment and in particular in the basketball one. The team of the company named after him won the Italian championship in 2017 and 2019, participated in Europe in the…

At the time of the Dominant, to move from one place to another, boat transport - by water - was privileged, while the connections between pedestrian areas - through the use of bridges - were considerably lower than the current ones: a true network…

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…

One of the many primacies of the Serenissima was to turn wine into a luxury good by marketing it first throughout the Mediterranean basin and then to Romania, across the Black Sea, but also to Southampton in the North Sea, along routes called Mude.…

Legend has it that ... on 25 March 421, what will later be a city unique in the world, a millenary empire, a cradle of excellence and a symbol recognized all over the world: Venice was founded. The charm of this legend is represented by the mystery…

The Procurators of St. Mark's were an authoritative magistracy of the Serenissima, second only to the figure of the Doge, whose election for life they had in common.The year of institution of the office is to be attributed to the year 812 and on the…

The recent emergence of the novel coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the risks that animals can pose to humans as the source of new viruses. The virus in question, known as SARS-CoV-2, has been linked to a “wet market…