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Fishing is a millennial tradition, handed down from parents to children, particularly for Chioggia. Historically this included the women and girls of
The context of the Venetian port has always been vast and complex, involving not only Venice proper but the entire lagoon ecosystem, of which
The great shipyard known as “the Arsenal” dates back to 1150-1200. In the early 1300s Dante described the frenetic industrial operations involved
Today as in the past, at Venice and Chioggia, the “pilot” has the job of taking command of inbound ships. Their tasks are complex and strategic,
Upon the completion of a rail bridge connecting with the mainland in 1846, the area of Santa Marta and Campo di Marte emerged as a core location for
The history of Molino Stucky spans three generations of millers of Swiss origin, who built a fortune from nothing, enabling them to exert not only
Ever since the early 14th century the port's activity used to pulsate around the Punta della Dogana, a strategic area within the ancient port,
Venice is situated at the crossroads between East and West and on important trade routes, including the Silk Road and the Spice Route, and was one of
The word arsenale, or “arsenal” in English, comes from the Arabic term daras-sina'ah, “house of industry” or “house of trade”, a term
The Venice Heritage Tower affords a vantage point of Italy's first industrial port, built on the shores of the lagoon in 1917. The decision to
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