Venice
That sinking feeling
When Napoleon Bonaparte captured Venice in 1797, he extinguished what had been the most successful regime in the history of…
Old Harry’s game
Harry’s Bar is a dull pale box. This is remarkable in Venice, which is a hospice for dying palaces, held…
Senses working overtime
In 1914 Fernand Léger gave a lecture about modern art. By then recognised as a leading Cubist artist, he had…
Welcome to Big Venice
London is at risk of becoming a tourist trap full of second homes
