November 4 marks 50 years since the devastating Acquagranda (high tide) of 1966. The high tides were the result of heavy rainfall in the Veneto and the runoff which flowed into the lagoon and a scirocco with high winds. These winds…
When the Fondaco Tedeschi was built in 1228 for the businessmen who oversaw the commercial trading around the Rialto, they could never have envisioned it being occupied by the top brands in the world. Yet, some 788 years later, a…