Archives: Venetian Stories
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The Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto was a great victory for Venice and its allies, but even if Venice won a battle, it still lost the war.
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Campo Santa Giustina
In Venice, even the most dull and featureless square is full of stories, if one knows where to look
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Santa Lucia
Why is the railroad station in Venice called Santa Lucia, who was she, and where’s her church?
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Road rage
Traffic has always been bad in Grand Canal in front of the Santa Lucia railroad station, and as an old engraving shows, that is nothing new.
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The Plague Stone of Poveglia
The island of Poveglia in the Venetian lagoon is one of the most haunted in the world. This has been well-known since the early 2000s.
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Jacopo Tiepolo
Doge Jacopo Tiepolo (1229–1249) left marks on Venice which we can still see today, eight centuries later.
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Daughter of the Republic
Bianca Cappello was created “daughter of the Republic” because Venice didn’t have princesses.
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Venetian Stories update
A short update on the recent irregularities, their causes and the plans for the future.
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Elephanticide
The Church of Sant’Antonin in Castello still carries the sign of an unfortunate episode with an elephant.
