The basin is one of the most trafficked areas of the city, far from an ideal habitat for the mammal. View on euronews ...

Murano glass is famous the world over for its history as well as the expert creations that artisans from the island make.

House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Republicans would buck historical trends and retain control of the House and Senate in ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Giovanni Grimani died five centuries before the advent of Instagram, but he would have made one heck of an influencer. Grimani’s day ...

Picture Venice in the mind’s eye, and you’ll likely envision the city’s spectacular design and architectural heritage: the glittering mosaics that line the interior of the cupola in San Marco, the ...

A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind. Members of the Poveglia for ...

Circus magnate John Ringling built a 36,000-square-foot Venetian palazzo in Sarasota in 1926. Ca' d'Zan cost $27 million in today's money to build. The home features 400 pieces from Vanderbilt estates ...

A collaboration between a marine design studio, an Italian shipyard and a Swiss energy titan has unveiled the first fully electric Venetian water taxi, which should be a breath of fresh air to local ...

Venice is preparing to host one of the most talked-about weddings of the decade since the city is known for its splendour and history. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Emmy-winning journalist Lauren ...

Sunday morning, I was doing some close reading about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s upcoming Venetian wedding. And very soon I was struck by a nagging existential sense that I should really be doing ...

Facing the Grand Canal in the San Marco district, The Gritti Palace has front row seats to Venetian history. Built as a noble residence in 1475, the building has had many lives – home to ambassadors, ...

In the 19th and 20th centuries, San Servolo and San Clemente housed patients suffering from pellagrous insanity, a condition caused by a vitamin deficiency Asia London Palomba A dormitory at the San ...