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From the Frari to San Barnaba: Painters, Punches and Players
The doge who came down the grand staircase and the family who bought their surname approach power through stories of rank and prestige.
Doges, Conspiracies and Punishments in Venice: audio walks
How did the Republic rule, defend itself and punish, and whom did it honour?
3 walks with different starting points and stories. Compare their maps, stops and duration, then choose where to begin.
Explore these walksThe Venetian Republic had to represent its authority, defend it and punish those who challenged it. This theme follows doges, conspiracies and public honours through its walking routes. It connects the outward image of power with conflicts and with the stories of people who were included in, or excluded from, what the city chose to remember.
In “From the Frari to San Barnaba”: The doge who came down the grand staircase and the family who bought their surname approach power through stories of rank and prestige.
In “The Doge's Palace from Outside”: The Republic defended itself with stone, silence and erased memory.
In “Zanipolo and Santa Maria Formosa”: The Castello of heroes and festivals: a condottiere who wanted a statue in St Mark's Square and got one somewhere else, a headless doge buried under the campo, the skin of a defender of Famagusta, brides carried off by pirates and the night a mob stormed a palace.
Choose from 3 independent walks in Venice. Open the one that interests you to see its map, stops and approximate duration before deciding. You don't need to do them all or follow this selection's order; each walk has its own starting and finishing points.
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The Doge's Palace from Outside: Conspiracies, Prisons and Casanova
The Republic defended itself with stone, silence and erased memory.
Zanipolo and Santa Maria Formosa: Heroes, Doges and Brides
The Castello of heroes and festivals: a condottiere who wanted a statue in St Mark's Square and got one somewhere else, a headless doge buried under the campo, the skin of a defender of Famagusta, brides carried off by pirates and the night a mob stormed a palace.
Venice, before you go
In Venice, the shortest way depends on finding a bridge. Set off lightly loaded, in good shoes, with patience for the detours the water imposes.
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