Posts about history

Ponte di Cavallo, paardenbrug

Ponte del Cavallo, bridge of horses to Bartolomeo Colleoni

Via the horse bridge, Ponte Cavallo, you arrive at the square before the impressive Chiesa di santi Giovanni e Paolo, or short: San Zanípolo. The[…]

Ponte di San Lorenzo

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[…]

Blik op op Canal Grande vanaf de traghetto bij San Sofia

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[…]

Oselle, munten in Museum Correr

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[…]

Scala d'Oro, dogepaleis (gouden trap)

(Nederlands) Lijst met alle doges van Venetië

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San Marco dogepaleis en campanile

(Nederlands) Campanile: klokkentoren

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