“The most important thing to Venetians has always been money,” social historian Monica Vidoni tells us as we begin her Venetian Renaissance walking tour. It’s something we’re hearing often – even by Venetians – but it especially resonates as we stand on Campo Santi Giovani e Paolo where Venice’s riches are on display here, as …
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14
Understanding Venice, a City Built on Trade and Tolerance – By Foot
by Lara Dunston
Categories: Taking a Tour, Walking Tour
Tags: architecture, art, Bartholomeo Coleono, Bridge of Tits, Campo San Zaccaria, Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Campo Santi Giovani e Paolo, Cappella di San Tarasio, Carpaccio, Context, experiential travel, Giovanni Bellini, history, Italy, Piazza San Marco, Ponte dei Greci, Ponte delle Tetta, Renaissance, Renaissance Venice, San Giorgio degli Greci, Sculoa Grande di San Marco, Scuola Dalmata delli Santi Giorgio e Triffon, social history, sustainable travel, Tintoretto, tolerance, trade, Venice, Walking Tour
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