San Michele: From Venetian Monastery to Cemetery Island
Explore the story of San Michele in Venice: from Camaldolese monastery and Fra Mauro to the cemetery created in the nineteenth century, famous graves and visiting rules.
San Lazzaro degli Armeni: The Armenian Monastery and Its Hidden Treasures
Discover the story of San Lazzaro degli Armeni: Mekhitar’s monastery since 1717, rare manuscripts, Armenian printing, Lord Byron and visits today.
San Servolo: From Venetian Monastery to Psychiatric Hospital and Cultural Island
Explore San Servolo island in Venice: monastery, military hospital, psychiatric asylum until 1978, the Museum of the Asylum and its cultural life today.
Lazzaretto Vecchio: Venice’s Plague Hospital and Its New Future
The story of Lazzaretto Vecchio: Venice’s plague hospital from 1423, its archaeological remains, later military uses and the future lagoon museum.
Lazzaretto Nuovo: How Venice Built a Quarantine Island
The history of Lazzaretto Nuovo in Venice: from Vigna Murada to the 1468 quarantine station, the Tezon Grande and today’s lagoon ecomuseum.
San Giacomo in Paludo: From Medieval Monastery to Venice’s New Art Island
Discover the history of San Giacomo in Paludo: a medieval monastery, a military island and a new cultural venue in the Venetian Lagoon, inaugurated in 2026.