The Venetian Stories Newsletter is an older sibling to the podcast.
It covers many of the same arguments, but usually in a shorter and more visual form, suitable for a 5–10 minute read, compared to 25–30 minutes for the podcast episodes.
There will be at most two or three newsletters a month. I won’t be spamming your inbox.
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Past Venetian Stories
The most recent issues are here below, and everything is in the archive.
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Elephanticide
The Church of Sant’Antonin in Castello still carries the sign of an unfortunate episode with an elephant.
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A Catalogue of Courtesans
The famous courtesans of Venice were so famous somebody made a catalogue, with prices.
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Giuseppe Tassini — a human giant
The “Curiosità Veneziane” is an unmatched treasure trove of titbits of Venetian history, and the result of decades spent in the archives and libraries.
Venetian Stories on the Fediverse
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