When we think of Venice, our minds often drift to the slow, graceful glide of gondolas beneath romantic bridges and along narrow canals. But few stop to wonder: who shaped the gondola as we know it today? The answer lies not in grand palaces or famous paintings, but in a quiet workshop where one man’s […]

Venice, often celebrated for its romantic canals and Renaissance masterpieces, holds a lesser-known but equally fascinating identity: a city deeply rooted in Byzantine culture.

Tucked away in the Castello district of Venice lies one of the city’s most fascinating and lesser-known treasures: San Giorgio dei Greci, the historic Orthodox church that stands as a testament to centuries of Greek presence in Venice. From the late Middle Ages, Venice became a vital crossroads for trade and culture between East and […]

On the island of Giudecca in Venice, facing the splendor of St. Mark’s Basin, stands one of the city’s most intriguing buildings: the Casa dei Tre Oci, or “House of the Three Eyes.” Its name, in the Venetian dialect, refers to the three large ogival windows that dominate the main façade—”oci” meaning “eyes.” By Till […]