San Francesco del Deserto San Francesco del Deserto. Located between the islands of Sant’ Erasmo and Burano, San Francesco del Deserto is an idyllic refuge in the Venice Lagoon. This oasis of peace and tranquility, is around 4 hectares in size, surrounded by...
List of Venetian Doges List of Venetian Doges. This post gives a list of all 120 Doges of Venice, ordered by the dates of their reigns. For more than 1,000 years, the chief magistrate and leader of the city of Venice and later of the Most Serene Republic of Venice...
The Doges of Venice The Doges of Venice. They were the chief magistrates and leaders of the Republic of Venice between 726 and 1797. The title Doge of Venice (Venetian: Doxe de Venexia – Italian: Doge di Venezia), is derived from the Latin word “Dux” (military...
The Island of Torcello The island of Torcello. Settled in the 5th to 6th C, it is older than Venice and was an important island and trading port in ancient times. Once said to have population of around 20,000 inhabitants; it was a town with a cathedral and bishops...
Marco Polo Marco Polo. He was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer, who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road, between 1271 and 1295. His travels are recorded in “The Travels of Marco Polo” (aka, “Book of the Marvels of the World” and “Il Milione”,...
