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One of the first questions that comes to your mind when visiting Venice is WHY people decided to built one of the most fascinating and beautiful cities in the world right in the middle of a swamp, an area that is flagellated not only by diseases but also by the water itself (the tides) that surrounds the city like a protective wall. Many legends developed around the glorious origins of the city...

Venice seems like the perfect place for some bloody and frightening ghost stories and actually even boasts some haunted places. Today we will have a look at one of them telling the tale of a walking dead turning into a ghost in the Casino degli Spiriti. Before hearing the ghost story, we will have a look at the biography of the "walking dead" who is the protagonist of this legend, how he earned...

Diseases can be a curse for some and a blessing for others: Tommaso Rangone was not any academic living in 16th century Venice, but a very significant patron of the arts commissioning some of the most famous masterpieces (essentially for his pure self-adulation !) paid for with the fortune he made out of a cure. Before diving into Tommaso's life, we will have a look at the tenuous situation in ...