Venice is a city born around its port, and since its founding it has looked out to the open sea, developing as a port city. The Venetians sailed
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
Baccalà (stockfish) is undoubtedly one of the most beloved culinary specialties among the people of Venice and a true symbol of their traditional
The Porta da Terra, or Land Gate, of the Venetian Arsenal is one of the most iconic architectural landmarks of Venice, and the very first example 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
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