When in Venice, be sure to get a ticket to ascend the city's iconic tower. Lovers of history and science will appreciate its ...

While the exact route the lion may have traveled remains unknown, scholars suggest it could have arrived in Venice via the ...

A stunning finding has revealed that the revered Lion of St. Mark in Venice, Italy, is linked to the artistry of ancient China's Tang Dynasty (618-907). This discovery unveiled during a recent ...

Beset by high waters, Venice is always threatening to sink “into its own lagoon,” writes photographer Michael Kenna, and its ...

The church was built in honor of St. Mark the Evangelist, whose remains were stolen in Alexandria, Egypt, by a couple crafty Venetians, intent on bringing him to rest in Venice. (What made them ...

THE famed "Lion of Venice" has stood in St Mark's Square for hundreds of years - and now scientists have made a baffling discovery about its origins. A new study has revealed the ancient three-ton ...

This photo taken on Nov 6 2024 shows the Lion of Venice on St Mark Square Venice Italy Towering atop a column in ...

In my grandfather’s house, a picture of Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, hung on the living room wall. Back then, I ...

It all began with an Irish Bishop named William Bedell who travelled to Venice in the early 1600s as the chaplain of the ...

The eternally popular city of welcomed nearly 6m tourists last year, but are locals actively trying to make it the most ...

In summer 2025, Sea Cloud Cruises will introduce four round-trip tall ship sailings on the Croatian coast, departing from and ...