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(Nederlands) De Moren van Venetië
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
Laatste update op 18 November 2017What to find where in Venice. Here is your manual.
Laatste update op 18 November 2017The Hunchback (Il Gobbo) of Rialto is an odd, old little chap from the 16th century. He supports a fake marble staircase, what appears to cost him some effort. There is a good story to be told about this fellow. And who does not like Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017The relic of the Holy Cross was pushed into the water by accident during a procession from the scuola to the Church of San Lorenzo in the end of the 14th century. The legend says that the relic did not sinc, but stayed afloat: The Read more…
Laatste update op 18 November 2017Padlocks of love, love locks or: lucchetti dell’amore in Italian. You will spot them attached to the metal fences of various bridges in Venice. What are they there for, what’s the story? The Italian movie ‘Ho voglia di te’ (2007), based on the book of Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Horses in Venice?! During the medieval era people not only travelled through Venice per gondola. The richer also used horses through the small streets of the city. In the end this clogged up the streets so much that they had to dismount in the heart Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020The extraordinary ‘Festa delle spose e marie’ originates from a Venice tradition. Every year during Candlemas (2nd February) two brides from every city quarter – so 12 in total – would travel in a procession by boat from the Arsenal to Lido. There they would Read more…
Laatste update op 27 April 2020Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Oselle are tokens that were made for the doge to give away to nobility. They were coined for the first time by doge Antonio Grimani (1521-1523). Actually these oselle do not concern coins, but ducks! An interesting piece of the Venetian history. Buying off hunting Read more…
Laatste update op 8 May 2020Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands.
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