Today the upper floors of the Ca' Rezzonico are home to the especially delightful Museo del Settecento (Museum of Venice in the 1700s). Its main floor successfully retains the appearance of a magnificent Venetian palazzo, decorated with period furniture and tapestries in gilded salons, as well...
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The palace on the Grand Canal, home to the first of the Pinault Collection’s exhibition venues, was originally a noble residence that was commissioned in the mid-1700s by the Grassi family from Venetian architect Giorgio Massari. Its innate sense of 18th-century majesty remains as present as...
Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, Venice’s old casino, is located in the sestiere of Cannaregio. A magnificent palace erected between the 15th and 16th centuries that overlooks the Grand Canal. Famous for being the location where composer Richard Wagner died the palace now houses the Venice Casino as ...
Between the 13th and 17th centuries, Venice had amassed significant power and wealth through trade although its power was rapidly fading by the 18th century as the republic was no longer a major center of international trade. In the 1700’s, or Settecento, Venice became known as a place for...
The masquerade aspect of Carnival is even older: the Romans celebrated winter with a fertility festival where masks were worn by citizens and slaves alike.In its glory days of the 1700s, the Carnevale di Venezia began on December 26 and lasted until Ash Wednesday, with mask-wearing and other...
A shop that collects old handles and doorknobs in brass from the 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s as well as yesterday, Venetian lamps and headlights as well as a thousand fish molds of copper to use in the kitchen or hang on the walls, enough for an “aquarium”. ...
This is one of the most popular things to see in Venice which is amazing considering it is only a small bridge. An important landmark in Venice itself, it is also a key part of the island’s history. The bridge goes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the Doge’s Palace to the Pr...
Let me start by saying I’ve gone to Double Zero every night (solo) for the past 10 days and try something different every time. Easy to do here because of the chef’s obvious expertise and creativity. Their staff is fun and join in my nightly menu exploration, offering their own p...
In September 1996, Dale Chihuly successfully concluded his monumental project, Chihuly Over Venice, with the installation of fourteen immense glass Chandeliers throughout the fabled city of Venice. Some Chandeliers were placed in architectural spaces, but the majority appeared in and around Venice's ce...