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Seguso Gianni Vetreria Artigiana, Fondamenta Serenella, 3, Venice, 30141 | ![]() |
Our tireless passion for experimenting with new forms of glass art has been achieved through years of close collaboration with artists and designers. Maestro Seguso loves the transparency and lightness created by the ext... more
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Scuola Grande di San Rocco San Polo, 3052, Venice, 30125 | ![]() |
The Brotherhood of San Rocco grew up around a French-born medical student who renounced career and wealth to make a pilgrimage to Italy. He dedicated himself to helping plague sufferers and in the process became infected... more
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Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista 2454 Campo San Polo, Campiello San Giovanni, Venice, 30123 | ![]() |
And it ain't just art: the monastery buildings of the Frari now contain the State Archives, a monument to the Venetian reluctance ever to throw anything away. In 300 rooms, about 15 million volumes and files are conserve... more
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Scuola Grande dei Carmini Campo dei Carmini, Dorsoduro, Venice, 2617 | ![]() |
This guide isn't generally available in bookstores, however, Amazon has it listed for bargain prices. Though the book didn't take off on bookstore shelves, it is a concept that was, perhaps, before its time. The nugget o... more
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Scuola Dalmata di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni Castello 3259/A, Calle dei Furlani, Venezia, 30122 | ![]() |
The Venetian Republic always placed great importance on trade relations with Dalmatia, its neighbor across the Adriatic Sea. The rapport with the Dalmatian Slavs (known to the Italians as Schiavoni) became still more int... more
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Sale Istituzionali del Palazzo Ducale Inside the Palazzo Ducale, San Marco 1, Entrance for the public: Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco, Venezia, 30124 | ![]() |
) are the magnificent rooms where Venice's political and judicial organs resided for centuries. The most popular rooms include the Room of the Great Council, the Room of the Senate, the Room of the Collegio and the Room ... more
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Palazzo Mocenigo 1992 Salizada San Stae, Venice, 30135 | ![]() |
The first floor of this frankly incredible structure was opened to the public in 1985. The building itself was originally built in a gothic style, but it was reconstructed in the 17th century, when it gained its present ... more
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Palazzo Labia - Salone del Tiepolo 275 Campo San Geremia, Venice, 30131 | ![]() |
One of the most important buildings in the city, built between the end of the 17th and beginning of the 18th centuries, it takes its name from the Labia family, Catalan merchants who came to Venice during the war with Ca... more
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Palazzo Grassi 3231 Campo San Samuele, Venice, 30124 | ![]() |
The Academy of Fine Arts was set up on September 24th 1750, headed first by Piazzetta and then by Tiepolo. In 1807, a true art gallery was set up inside it, that served two purposes: it offered important models for the A... more
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Palazzo Ducale San Marco 1, Entrance for the public: Porta del Frumento, Piazzetta San Marco, Venezia, 30124 | ![]() |
I had the privilege of being shown the palace by a private guide (which I highly recommend...see my listing for Walking Tours). The palace also offers its own tours in English (booked at least one day in advance). Withou... more
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