Don’t look up, look down!
This post explores the secrets of the masegni, the traditional paving stones covering the Piazza San Marco.
Museo Correr
A Bird’s-eye view of Venice
Walking around Venice, you see lots of prints of old maps of ‘Venice from the air’. From the sixteenth century onwards, this became a stock way to depict Venice pictorially. The many different versions provide useful information about the history and development of the city through the ages and are fascinating to look at in …