Venice Carnival, celebrating 300 years of Giacomo Casanova, will take place from February 22 to March 4. Find out how to make ...

By 1032, Venetian patricians chose to abolish de facto hereditary dogeship, and though the doge retained a lifetime title, they could be deposed or pressured to resign. Secrecy was essential to ...

Casanova was a cynical seducer, but also studied law, took holy orders, played the violin and carried out Venice’s most ...

Kings and Generals continues its animated historical documentary series on the Middle Ages and the Crusades with the Second ...

Europe's royal palaces are not only architectural wonders but play an important role in the culture and history of their ...

For more than 500 years, people have marveled at the Torre dell’Orologio, the magnificent clock tower on Piazza San Marco in ...

Victor Gastou wants Donald Trump’s ring: Inside the collection of 700 rings at Dubai’s L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts Among the most intriguing pieces are 17 th-century Venetian Doge rings, featuring ...

New research examines artifacts found in 2018 in two vessels next to the synagogue at Huqoq, in an excavation led by Prof. Jodi Magness; its findings could rewrite history books ...

My family went to Venice for the first time. It was fun, but I made common travel mistakes with our hotel and activities that ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, however, is a mystery. Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of gold ...