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Tag Archives: history
Venice, My Muse: An Interview with JoAnn Locktov
Here is the third installment of the new interview series, “Venice, My Muse.” Today we’ll hear from JoAnn Locktov, editor of the Dream of Venice series. JoAnn established Bella Figura Publications in 2014, as an imprint dedicated to publishing books … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged architecture, blogging, books, Casanova, Church of San Lorenzo, courtesans, Dream of Venice, festivals, history, italy, Marco Polo, Palazzo Venier dei Leone, Peggy Guggenheim, photos, Salute, San Francesco della Vigna, San Giorgio Maggiore, spritz, St. Mark, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Veronica Franco, writing
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A Peek into the Past
A reader recently shared this link from the Telegraph. Check out the Venice of a hundred plus years ago. Some are black and white only, while others are hand tinted. 21 Photos of Early Venice I’m trying to make sense … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, calle, campo, canals, Church of San Moise, churches, glassmaking, gondola, gondolier, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, Italian women, italy, photography, photos, Piazza San Marco, Salute, travel, vaporetto, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Whose Venetian Blood?
Murder is a good excuse… …to read about Venice! The neighborhood around the Guggenheim and the Dogana, crossing the Accademia Bridge, Bacino Orseolo, the Church of Santa Fosca, the Marciana, lunch on Torcello, a cabana on the Lido, the Scuola … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged accademia bridge, bacino orseolo, books, gondolier, history, Italian language, italy, Lido, Marciana, mysteries, Punta della Dogana, Scuola dei Morti, Torcello, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, writing
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The Devil Had Him by the Hair
Who did the devil have by the hair? And what did he have planned? Check out this post on Dianne Hales’ blog site Becoming Italian Word by Word. Dianne is the author of La Bella Lingua and Mona Lisa: A … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged blogging, blogs, Casanova, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, language, palace, research, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Vigna Murada
Vigna Murada, the original name of the island now known as Lazzaretto Novo, has had inhabitants since the Bronze Age. Most people think of it, however, as a quarantine island, where ships and their crews and cargos were held for … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice
Tagged archeology, Black Plague, history, islands, Italian history, italy, Lazzaretto Novo, Lazzaretto Vecchio, San Trovaso, Sant'Erasmo, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Redefining Beauty Videos: Giustiniana Wynne
Today I’d like to remember Giustiniana Wynne. She died on this date in 1791. But Giustiniana was not forgotten as her life neared its end. “The poor Countess is to die,” wrote her niece Betsy on June 23, 1791. “There … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Casanova, feminism, Giustiniana Wynne, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, Italian men, Italian women, italy, literature, palace, palazzi, Palazzo Balbi, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video, women writers, writing
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