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Kiss the Hunchback of Rialto
The Hunchback (Il Gobbo) of Rialto is an odd, old little chap from the 16th century. He supports a fake marble staircase, what appears to[…]
The miracle of the relic of the Holy Cross (Ponte di San Lorenzo)
The relic of the Holy Cross was pushed into the water by accident during a procession from the scuola to the Church of San Lorenzo[…]
Lucchetti dell’amore, padlocks of love
Padlocks 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[…]
Venice Facts & Oddities
Horses 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 feast of the twelve Venetian brides (“Maries”)
The extraordinary ‘Festa delle spose e marie’ originates from a Venice tradition. Every year during Candlemas (2nd February) two brides from every city quarter –[…]
Oselle: red-legged female ducks
Oselle are tokens that were made for the doge to give away to nobility. They were coined for the first time by doge Antonio Grimani[…]