Madonna della Salute 2015

It’s nice to see every year how Venetians remember this old tradition and the vow made by a Doge almost 400 years ago. It creates a link between old and new generations.

Salute 2015

Old and New Ghetto

Maybe you don’t know that the “Ghetto Nuovo” was the old one, and the “Ghetto Vecchio” the newest.

The first Jews in fact went to live in the island called the “new foundry” (Getto nuovo), and only when they grew in number also occupied the area called “old foundry” (Getto vecchio).

Venice ghetto

 

 

The Venice old pawnshop

Palazzo Corner della Regina

This Palazzo has been the Venice pawnshop for many years (1834 – 1971) and its wonderful halls were used to host the most poor people.

For this reason, in the calli close by, you can still find some old signs like this ” ANTICA AGENZIA AUTORIZZATA ALLE OPERAZIONI PRESSO IL MONTE DI PIETA”

ANTICA AGENZIA AUTORIZZATA ALLE OPERAZIONI PRESSO IL MONTE DI PIETA_

 

1960

This is a very special photo my dad took in 1960 from a window of Palazzo Donà delle Rose.

A kid is sleeping on a Burcio (big Venice boat) waiting for his father making some deliveries.

burcio venice

The “real” Cathedral

The 25th March the new Patriarch Francesco Moraglia, the 48°, will officially enter in Saint Mark’s Cathedral.

But maybe you don’t know that Saint Mark is not always been the Venice Cathedral.  From 1451 to 1807 the Venice Cathedral was San Pietro di Castello (designed by Andrea Palladio).

san pietro

With the beautiful tower bell, now pending under its weight

san pietro tower bell

Autumn in Venice

caffe quadri orchestra

Caffè Quadri ladies orchestra in Piazza San Marco.

The Caffè Quadri has been opened at the beginning of the 1800 by Giorgio Quadri from Corfù.

caffe quadri piazza san marco

Venice Lido… once

When was less celebrated and fashionable.

lido_old

Old words hidden on a bridge parapet

Looking carefully at the iron parapet of the Borgoloco bridge (close to Santa Maria Formosa) you can see these three letters: W V E.

borgoloco parapet

In Venice it’s said that it means W Vittorio Emanuele II, the King of Piemonte (1849-1878) and then of Italy, when Italy was created in 1861.
Venice became part of Italy in 1866, the bridge is surely oldest, but we don’t know when the parapet was build,  so we don’t know if these letters was a bravery act towards the Austrian or a celebration.

When the Piazza belonged to Venetians

the piazza once

Acqua alta, come eravamo.

acqua alta old

Quite the same as today.