Category: Italy

The Cathedral of Aquileia

The Cathedral of Aquileia is the oldest Christian building in north-eastern Italy. The current Cathedral is a magnificent construction in Romanesque style, commissioned by Patriarch Poppone (1021-1031) who rearranged it on the pre-existing Cathedral…

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Between books and palaces of Venice

The most famous bookshop in Venice is the Acqua Alta bookshop where the history ofthe city is enclosed in this microcosm made up of books, strange furnishings, cats and obviously on certain days of the year even high water. To protect the many books from the water that gradually enters the shop, there are no shelves but rather gondolas, canoes,…

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Venice, city of bridges

Venice is also the city of bridges that connect one building to another overlooking thevarious canals of the city. Among the most famous bridges there is certainly the Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto), one of the four bridges that crosses the Grand Canal (Canal Grande). Built in 1255 (a pontoon bridge…

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