Palazzo Pisani: once home to one of the most powerful Venetian dynasties, it has been the seat of the Conservatory of Music since the nineteenth century. Embellished with frescoes, statues, marble decorations, stucco and friezes, it is divided into two internal courtyards separated by loggias areas and large halls on several floors: of particular impact […]
The Oasis of the Alberoni Dunes is a nature reserve of great beauty and natural importance, that each year changes its forms according to seasonal cycles and that is an ideal place to visit for those who want to discover the nature and biodiversity of this special maritime area. The beach, about 100 meters wide […]
Founded on VII century, when refugees came into the islands to escape from Barbarians and built early stilts, the Church was dedicated first to St. Mary. In 1125 was dedicated to St. Donato too, becoming one of the most beautiful examples of Romanic architecture in the entire Venetian Lagoon. The precious mosaic floor (approx. 1140 […]
Until August 1, 2021, Le Stanze del Vetro in S. Giorgio hosts the exhibition “The Glass Ark”: over 750 pieces on display – elephants, hippopotamuses, cats, giraffes, bears, parrots, fish, turtles, foxes… and even tiny real-scale insects – belonging to the personal collection of Pierre Rosenberg, historian Director of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Alongside […]
Did you know that Venice is rich in beautiful hidden gardens? In a city that looks only stone and brick, in fact within the properties of the Venetian nobles, you can find some greenery. Sansovino, in 1600, counted 50 gardens in the Santa Croce district, 39 in the San Marco district, 49 for Castello, 29 […]
There is a Venice that few people still know, the Venice of the crypts, fundamental spaces in the architectural structure of many churches. Hidden places because underground, but no less rich in charm and art, originally designed to preserve the relics of the patron saints to whom the churches were dedicated, and today places of […]