Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign ...
By the 7th century, Venetian settlers recognized Byzantine authority in exchange for protection and securing vital trade access. Historian John Julius Norwich emphasized the Byzantine’s role in ...
My daughter, Vivian, 16, and I were on a lion hunt in Venice, an annual occurrence for six years now. If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that ...
Tucked away among a grouping of islets off Italy's northeast coast, the fish-shaped city of Venice is made up of six neighborhoods, called sestieri. The small islands of Lido, Murano and Burano ...