ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE

Venice, The City that Should not Exist (40 min)
Illustrated lecture by Ms Caterina BrazziCastracane, historian, author and tour guide

The floating city of Venice, one of the most extraordinary cities in the world was built on 118 islands in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon at the head of the Adriatic Sea in Northern Italy. For travelers who have visited Venice, it seems impossible for such a grand city to be floating in a lagoon of water, reeds and marshland. So how was Venice built? The illustrated lecture uncovers the fascinating story of how the city has been built

Organised in collaboration with Italian Embassy Cultural Centre and Bell’Italia 88