Secret Venice - Couverture souple

Galifi, Irène; Jonglez, Thomas; Zoffoli, Paola

 
9782361959128: Secret Venice

Synopsis

Five years of research were necessary for the design of this exceptional guide, which will allow all lovers of Venice as well as Venetians to discover the most extraordinary city in the world, far from the beaten path.

Discover the secrets of St. Mark's Basilica without any tourist, decipher the capitals of the palace of the Doges, take the only underground canal in Venice, look out for of the alchemical sculpture of the winged horse, open your eyes to traces of the Teriaca, this miracle drink that was long made in Venice, tear up the paintings of the Scuola di San Rocco according to the principles of the Hebrew Kabbalah or the construction of San Francesco della Vigna according to those of the musical Kabbalah, visit an underground graveyard, push the doors of palaces and monasteries to walk in unsuspected gardens, admire the extraordinary forgotten library of the Venice seminary, sleep in a sublime room hidden in a palace, go shopping at the women's prison market of the Giudecca, play petanque in the heart of the city, make a retreat in a wonderful monastery of the lagoon ...

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À propos de l?auteur

Author of Secret Venice, which took five years of research and won the Best Travel Guide of the Year award when it was released, Thomas has lived in Venice for seven years. There, he keeps a small fisherman's house in the northern lagoon, which is a good reason to regularly return to the world's most beautiful city.

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