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However, we’ll make another

In the late Venetian republic, when the doge died, they held the funeral for a statue.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/however-well-make-another/

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The Venetian constitution

The constitution of the Republic of Venice never really existed. The Venetian nobility just made it up as they went.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/the-venetian-constitution/

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Superintendents for the avoidance of superfluous expenses

The Republic of Venice had a magistracy of “Superintendents and regulators for the avoidance and regulation of superfluous expenses.”

https://historywalksvenice.com/2024/04/superintendents-for-superfluous-expenses/

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Quarantine in the 1600s

Quarantine was the main method of prevention of the black plague in Venice, and the lazzaretti served that purpose.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/quarantine-in-the-1600s/

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The ASV Indice by Andrea da Mosto

The Lessico Veneto — Lexicon of the Veneto — by Fabio Mutinelli from 1851 is another of those must-have books for anybody interested in Venetian history, which is exact why it was written.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-asv-indice-by-andrea-da-mosto/

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Venetian Patent law — 1474

The first patent law ever was Venetian, issued by the Pregadi (Senate) on March 19th, 1474.

https://historywalksvenice.com/2024/03/venetian-patent-law-1474/

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The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio

The Dizionario del Dialetto Veneziano by Giuseppe Boerio from 1829 is the essential dictionary of the late Venetian language for anybody trying to read old Venetian texts.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-dizionario-del-dialetto-veneziano-by-giuseppe-boerio/

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Però l’anderà parte — vadit pars

Legal texts from the Republic of Venice often contains some particular Venetian idioms, such as “però l’anderà parte” and “vadit pars”

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/pero-landera-parte-vadit-pars/

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Fornicators of Nuns

“Fornicators of Nuns” were criminals in ancient Venice, and harshly punished, but that didn’t stop nuns from having lovers.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/fornicators-of-nuns/

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The Lessico Veneto by Fabio Mutinelli

The Lessico Veneto — Lexicon of the Veneto — by Fabio Mutinelli from 1851 is another of those must-have books for anybody interested in Venetian history, which is exact why it was written.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-lessico-veneto-by-fabio-mutinelli/

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Prostitution in Venice

In ancient Venice prostitution was considered a necessary evil, where more harm would come from a ban than from a de facto acceptance

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/prostitution-in-venice/

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Archaeological digs in St. Mark’s square

Archaeological digs in the Piazza San Marco have uncovered parts of the ancient church of San Giminiano and a grave of four persons

https://historywalksvenice.com/2024/02/archaeological-digs-in-st-marks-square/

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The Legend of the Fisherman

The Legend of the Fisherman was part of the national narrative of the Venetian Republic, but it is now largely forgotten.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/the-legend-of-the-fisherman/

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A Venetian Law

Ignorance of the law is no excuse — so the Serenissima sometimes published laws on inscriptions around the city.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/a-venetian-law/

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Sestiere Cannaregio

The Sestiere Cannaregio is the second largest of the six, extending from the railroad station to the Rialto. It covers almost half of the northern part of Venice.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sestiere-sestieri/sestiere-cannaregio-2/

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Daghe adosso, Nino!

An Austrian admiral giving orders in Venetian, in a naval battle against Italy, which eventually led to Venice becoming Italian

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/daghe-adosso-nino/

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Venice Access Fee — Money for nothing

The “Venice Access Fee” introduced by the municipal administration will do absolutely nothing to resolve the real issues of the city.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/venice-access-fee-money-for-nothing/

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Oranges and straw hats

Once a year — on February 2nd — the Doge of Venice received a gift of two oranges and two straw hats from the guild of the box-makers.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/oranges-and-straw-hats/

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Festa delle Marie

The “Festa delle Marie” celebrating the liberation of brides abducted by pirates, was an important event in medieval Venice.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/festa-delle-marie/

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Sestiere San Marco

The Sestiere San Marco is the central part of the city, bounded by the Grand Canal on three sides and a line from the Rialto to the Doge’s Palace on the last. It is one of the smallest of the sestieri, but probably the most important.

The vicinity to the economic centre at Rialto and the political centre at St Mark’s made this the absolutely most […]

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sestiere-sestieri/sestiere-san-marco/

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Stumbling stones

Today several stumbling stones were placed in Venice, one of them in memory of Elia Gino Musatti in Salizada dei Greci in Venice

https://historywalksvenice.com/2024/01/stumbling-stones/

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Map of the lagoon islands

This is an interactive map of most of the islands in the Venetian lagoon. Many islands are abandoned, or privately owned and inaccessible

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-lagoon/map-of-lagoon-islands/

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The Venetian Lagoon

The Venetian Lagoon is much more than just a watery area around the city of Venice. It is an integral part of Venice, its history and its origin.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-lagoon/

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Carnival in Venice

The Venetian Carnival was celebrated for centuries, until the end of the Republic. The modern carnival is only superficially similar.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/carnival-in-venice/

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Sestiere San Polo

The Sestiere San Polo is in central Venice, around the upper bend and central part of the Grand Canal.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/sestiere-sestieri/sestiere-san-polo/

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The testament of Marco Polo

We don’t know the exact date of the death of Marco Polo, but his last will and testament is dated January 9th, 1323 M.V.

https://historywalksvenice.com/2024/01/the-testament-of-marco-polo/

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Ca’ Dario

The Ca’ Dario on the Grand Canal in Venice has lately acquired a bad reputation, but it is almost guaranteed ghost-less.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/ca-dario-palazzo-dario/

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Happy New Year – but not yet

While we celebrate New Year on January 1st, for entire period of the Republic of Venice the Venetian state celebrated New Year on March 1st.

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/happy-new-year-but-not-yet/

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When you could hang for wearing a fake beard

A spate of killings in the 1100s in Venice by assassins wearing false full beards, led a ban under capital punishment for wearing fake full beards.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/when-you-could-hang-for-wearing-a-fake-beard-assassins/

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Ghetto – A Venetian word

The now almost extinct Venetian language was once widely spoken around Europe, and some Venetian words have survived.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-venetian-language/ghetto-a-venetian-word/

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Nine Eleven in Venice

Nine-Eleven in Venice is the anniversary of a tornado which in 1970 killed 36 persons, mostly in a sunken water bus at Sant’Elena

https://historywalksvenice.com/venetian-story/nine-eleven-in-venice/

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More Veneto

“More veneto” refers to the official calendar of the Venetian State which was based on the ancient Roman calendar

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/more-veneto/

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Population 49,999

The population of the city of Venice has been in a steep decline for the last seventy years, and is now under 50,000 inhabitants.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/population-49999/

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The Birthday of Venice

The Birthday of Venice of is traditionally on March 25th, 421 CE, but this is far more legend than historical truth.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-birthday-of-venice/

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The Doge

The doge was the elected head of the Venetian Republic. He was elected for life by an arcane process that also included drawing lots.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/the-doge/

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Antonio Moro and the Somachio

Antonio Moro came to Venice in January 1593 to work at the Lazzaretto Nuovo, where he left us a very interesting message on the wall.

https://historywalksvenice.com/article/lazzaretto-nuovo-the-first-quarantine-station/antonio-moro-and-the-somachio/

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