Index of Blog Posts
This Index of Blog Posts gives an “at a glance” overview and quick access, to all the blog posts currently available. I have arranged the posts into these arbitrary categories, to give viewers an easier appreciation of the wide variety of information available.
Currently, there are 241 blog posts.
Choose a category, then click on the selected post link.
Acqua Alta – The Great Flood
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”
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
- “Why I love 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”
Foreign Artists working in Venice
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
Getting Around- Basic Terminology
- “Getting Around – Basic Terminology”
- “Useful Apps for Venice”
- “Santa Lucia Train Station”
- “Piazzale Roma Bus Terminal”
- “Venice Vaporetto Guide”
History of Venice
- “History of Venice”
- “The Doges of Venice”
- “History of Venice-Timeline”
- “Mythical Beasts and their Symbolism”
- “The Arsenal of Venice”
- “The Castellani and Nicolotti”
- “The Lion of St Mark”
- “The Language of Venice”
- “Prostitutes and Courtesans ”
- “Marco Polo”
- “Political Empire through Trade”
- “History of Travel Posters”
- “Evidence of the 1310 Conspiracy”
- “Venice and the Byzantine Empire”
- “Casanova – Life and Times”
History and Architecture
- “Canal Poles – Pali di Casada”
- “Chimneys, Roof Terraces and Aerials”
- “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”
- “Palazzo Lezze and Alchemic Symbolism“
- “La Maddalena and Masonic Symbolism”
- “Kabbalah and San Francesco della Vigna”
- “The Silk Trade of Venice”
- “Symbolism of the Venetian Cross”
- “The “Ospedali Grandi” of Venice”
- “Casinos and Ridotti of Venice”
- “Palazzo Agnusdio – Religious Symbolism”
- “La Zecca” (The Mint)
- “Venice – Door Knobs and Knockers”
- “Venice – Characters in Stone”
- “Eye of the Triangle”
- “Discover Guidecca”
- “Discover Ghioggia”
- “The Port of Marghera”
- “The Ca d’Oro”
- “Santa Maria del Rosario”
- “Santa Maria Assunta”
Introduction to 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”
- “Santa Maria Assunta”
Palace Architectural Styles
Potions and Medicines
The Doges of Venice
The Gondolas of Venice
The Grand Canal
The Lagoon and Ecosystem
The Jewish Ghetto
The Scuola System
- “Scuole Grandi of Venice-Introduction
- “Scuola Grande dei Carmini”
- “Scuola Grande della Carita”
- “Scuola Grande della Misericordia”
- “Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista”
- “Scuola Grande di San Marco”
- “Scuola Grande di San Rocco”
- “Scuola Grand di San Teodoro”
- “Scuola degli Schiavoni (Minor School)”
Venetian Artists of the 18th Century
- “Venetian Artists-18th Century (Introduction) “
- “Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)”
- “Francesco Lazzaro Guardi”
- “Rosalba Carriera”
- “Pietro Longhi”
- “Giovanni Battista Tiepolo”
- “Marco Ricci”
- “Giovanni Battista Pittoni”
- “Giovanni Battista Piazzetta”
- “Bernardo Bellotto”
- “Michele Marieschi”
- “Jacopo Amigoni”
- “Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini”
- “Sebastiano Ricci”
- “Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo”
Venice Museum Guide
- Venice Museum Guide
- 1 – Palazzo Ducale
- 2 – Peggy Guggenheim Collection
- 3 – Ca’ Pesaro
- 4 – The Correr Museum
- 5 – Galleria dell’Accademia
- 6 – Scuola Grande di San Rocco
- 7 – San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum
- 8 – Palazzo Grassi (Francois Pinault Collection)
- 9 – Museo Fortuny
- 10 – Leonardo da Vinci Museum
- 11 – Fondazione Querini Stampalia
- 12 – Museo del Vetro
- 13 – Museo del Merletto
- 14 – Punta della Dogana
- 15 – Casa di Carlo Goldoni
- 16 – Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia
- 17 – Museo Palazzo Mocenigo
- 18 – Museo Storico Navale di Venezia
- 19 – Museo della Musica
- 20 – Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova
- 21 – Museo di San Marco
- 22 – Museo Ebraico di Venezia
- 23 – Palazzo Cini
- 24 – Museo Provinciale di Torcello
- 25 – Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Venezia
Venetian School of Art (15th-16th C)
History of Venetian Glass
Venetian School of Music (c.1550-1610)
- “Introduction – “The Venetian School of Music”
- “Adrian Willaert”
- “Giovanni Gabrieli”
- “Claudio Monteverdi”
- “Giovanni Bassano”
- “Giovanni Croce”
- “Baldassare Donato”
- “Gioseffo Zarlino”
- “Girolamo Diruta”
- “Claudio Merulo”
- “Jacques Buus”
- “Andrea Gabrieli”
- “Cipriano de Rore”
- “Nicola Vincentino”
- “Girolamo Dalla Casa”
- “Gioseffo Guami”
- “Annibale Padovano”
- “Giulio Cesare Martinengo”
- “Constanzo Porta”
- “Vincenzo Bellavere”
Venetian Wells-Drinking Water
Venice Carnival
- “History of Venetian Masks”
- “The Venice Carnival”
- “Venice Carnival – Events”
- “Festa della Marie”
- “Venice Carnival 2025-Program of Events”
Venice District & Attractions
- “Introduction – Districts and Attractions”
- “Cannaregio – District and Attractions”
- “Castello – District and Attractions”
- “Dorsoduro – District and Attractions”
- “San Croce – District and Attractions”
- “San Marco – District and Attractions”
- “San Polo – District and Attractions”
Visitor Taxes – Responsible Tourism
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