Index of Blog Posts

Acqua Alta – The Great Flood

• “Acqua Alta and the Mose Project”
• “The Great Venetian Flood of 1966”

Art Music Literature (General)

• “Antonio Vivaldi – Life and Legacy”     
• “Peggy Guggenheim – The Last Dogaressa”
• “Peggy Guggenheim in Venice”
• “Peggy Guggenheim – Images and Quotes”
• “Teatro La Fenice”
• “Quotes about Venice”
• “Casanova-Life and Times”
• “Byron in Italy”
• “Wagner in Venice”
• “The Venetian School of Art”     
• “Tempera Painting on Wooden Panels”
• “The Malibran Theatre”
• “Venice – Great Poetry and Images”
• “Carlo Goldoni”
• “Carlo Gozzi”
• “Teatro Carlo Goldoni”
• “History and Development of Venetian Opera”
• “Commedia dell’arte”
• “Palazzo Grimani”
• “Acqua Alta Bookstore”
• “Canaletto and the Gondola”
• “Graffiti and Street Art in Venice”
• “Galleries of the Dorsoduro”
• “Private Art Galleries of San Marco”

The Literature of Venice

• “The Literature of Venice”
• “Shakespear’s Venice”
• “Henry James and the Allure of Venice”
• “Death in Venice by Thomas Mann”
• “Ernest Hemingway’s Love for Venice”
• “Joseph Brodsky’s Love for Venice”
• “Ezra Pound’s Venice”
• “Lord Byron’s Venice”

Depicting Venice in Art 

• “Depicting Venice – Patrick Hughes”
• “Depicting Venice – Clare Caulfield”
• “Depicting Venice – Ludovico De Luigi”
• “Ludovico De Luigi”
• “The Street Artist Blub in Venice”

Photographing Venice

• “Photographing Venice”
• “Venice – Developing a personal vision”
• “Depicting Venice – Ian Coulling”
• “Depicting Venice 2 – Ian Coulling”
• “Depicting Venice 3 – Ian Coulling”
• “Characters in Stone”
• “Photographing Venice – Transforming decaying walls into art.”
• “Photographing Venice – Old Doors and Service Boxes”
• “Why I love Venice?”

Foreign Artists working in Venice

• “Turner in Venice”
• “Whistler in Venice”
• “Monet in Venice”
• “John Ruskin – Writer and Artist”

Festival-Regattas-Events (see also Venice Carnival)

• “Venice – Calendar of Events 2024”
• “Venice – Calendar of Events 2025”
• “The Regatta Storica of Venice”     
• “The Vogalonga”
• “The Festa della Sensa”      
• “The Festa del Redentore”   
• “The Venice Art Biennale”
• “The Venice Architecture Biennale”     
• “The Venice Dance Biennale”     
• “The Venice Music Biennale”
• “The Venice Film Festival”     
• “The Venice Theatre Biennale”     

Food and Drink

• “Harry’s Bar”
• “Cuisine of the Veneto”
• “Caffe Florian”
• “Best High Views in Venice”
• “Patisseries and Bakeries in Venice”

Garden History

• “The Gardens of Venice”
• “Public Gardens and Green Spaces of Venice”

Getting Around- Basic Terminology

• “Venice Discount Cards and Passes”
• “Getting Around – Basic Terminology”
• “Useful Apps for Venice”
• “Santa Lucia Train Station”
• “Piazzale Roma Bus Terminal”
• “Venice Vaporetto Guide”
• “The Strada Nova in Venice”

History of Venice

• “History of Venice”
• “The Doges of Venice”
• “History of Venice-Timeline”
• “Venice and the Byzantine Empire”
• “Evidence of the 1310 Conspiracy”
• “The Arsenal of Venice”
• “The Castellani and Nicolotti”
• “The Language of Venice”
• “Prostitutes and Courtesans ”
• “Ponte delle Tette”
• “Political Empire through Trade”
• “Casanova – Life and Times”
• “Marco Polo”
• “History of Travel Posters”
• “The Lion of St Mark”
• “Mythical Beasts and their Symbolism”
• “Venice and the Knights Templars”
• “Venice and the Rosecrucians”
• “Venice and the Knights of Malta”
• “Venice and Freemasonry”

History and Architecture

• “Canal Poles – Pali di Casada”
• “Chimneys, Roof Terraces and Aerials”
• “St Mark’s Basilica”
• “Doge’s Palace – Column Capitals”
• “Mouths of the Lion”
• “Rialto Fish Market” 
• “Palazzo Dario – A Strange Curse”
• “Pateras – Small Circular Reliefs”
• “Rio Tera – Canals into Streets”
• “Sacred Geometry”
• “St Mark – The Shoemakers Patron”
• “Clock Tower of St Mark”
• “St Mark’s Campanile”
• “The Doge’s Palace”
• “The Four Horses of St Marks”
• “Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore”
• “Scala Contarini del Bovolo”
• “The Silk Trade of Venice”
• “The “Ospedali Grandi” of Venice”
• “Casinos and Ridotti of Venice”
• “La Zecca” (The Mint)
• “Venice – Door Knobs and Knockers”
• “Venice – Characters in Stone”
• “Discover Guidecca”
• “Discover Ghioggia”
• “The Port of Marghera”
• “The Ca d’Oro in Venice”
• “Santa Maria del Rosario in Venice”
• “Santa Maria Assunta in Venice”
• “The Redentore Church and Restored Gardens”
• “Kabbalah and San Francesco della Vigna”
• “La Maddalena and Masonic Symbolism”
• “Palazzo Lezze and Alchemic Symbolism“
• “Symbolism of the Venetian Cross”
• “Palazzo Agnusdio – Religious Symbolism”
• “Eye of the Triangle”

Introduction to Venice

• “Introduction to Venice”
• “St Mark’s Square Guide”
• “Best High Views in Venice“

Islands of the Lagoon

• “The Island of Torcello”
• “The Island of San Michele”     
• “San Francesco del Deserto”
•  “San Lazzaro degli Armeni”
•  “The Island of Poveglia”      
• “Lazzaretto Nuovo”       
• “Lazaretto Vecchio”
• “The Island of Sant’Erasmo”
• “The Island of Burano”
• “The Island of Murano”
• “The Island of Le Vignole”
• “The Island of San Servolo”
• “The island of Santa Cristina”
• “The Island of Sacca Sessola”
• “The Island of La Certosa”
• “The island of San Clemente”
• “Santa Maria delle Grazie”
• “Lido di Pellestrina”
• “Lido di Venezia: Part 1” 
•  “Lido di Venezia: Part 2”
• “The Island of Mazzorbo”

My Favourite Churches

• “Santa Maria della Salute”
• “Santa Maria dei Miracoli”
• “St Mark’s Basilica”
• “Santa Maria Formosa”
• “San Pantalon”
• “Madonna dell’Orto”
• “Santa Maria Glorioso dei Frari”
• “San Francesco della Vigna” 
• “Santi Giovanni e Paolo”
• “San Zaccaria”
• “San Giorgio di Maggiore”
• “Santa Maria del Rosario in Venice”
• “Santa Maria Assunta in Venice”

Palace Architectural Styles

• “Venetian Palace Architectural Styles: Byzantine – Venetian Gothic – Renaissance – Baroque – Neoclassical.”

Potions and Medicines

• “Teriaca – The Divine Potion”
• “The Golden Head – La Testa D’Oro”
• “The Ercole d’Oro Pharmacy”