This morning, my wife and I walked over to the Doge’s Palace, the Palazzo Ducale, on the Piazza di San Marco, where she had booked a guided tour. The Palazzo Ducale was the residence of the Doge or Duke of Venice from its construction in 1340 until the Napoleon-induced demise of the Republic of Venice in 1797, and it is a fascinating and splendid building. Our guide was named Alessia — Alessia Carraro, I believe — and she was... Read more