Venice mysterious places and itineraries
Venice is a city rich in history. The only city in the world was founded in the fifth century AD. When the inhabitants of the hinterland decided to take refuge in the lagoon to defend themselves from the barbarians who were invading Italy from the north. Venice soon became a strategic place, a great port, a significant transit point, for the whole Mediterranean. Exponents of all religions will pass from Venice: magicians, alchemists, travelers, philosophers , Knights Templar. We remember Marco Polo, Galileo Galilei, Carlo Goldoni, Giacomo Casanova, who among other things was also a lover of esotericism. On the Grand Canal stands the Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, which has now become a casino. On the ground floor the composer Richard Wagner lived on several occasions, linked to Freemasonry. Here the musician composed the second act of Tristan and Isolde and died here in 1883. A plaque on the wall remembers him. On the facade of the same building, crossing the Grand Canal, you wi...