The church of San Teodoro is dedicated to Saint Theodorus of Pavia, who between ca. 740 and 778 served as bishop of Pavia. The history of the church goes back to the eighth century. Originally it was dedicated to Saint Agnes of Rome, who according to tradition was martyred in…
The Duomo of Cividale del Friuli, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, is strictly speaking not a cathedral, as Cividale does not have its own bishop anymore. The area surrounding the building is interesting and tells us a lot about the history of the town. The Duomo for instance faces a…
The town of Soave gave its name to a famous white wine from the Veneto, but this was not the reason for us to go there. After visiting Custoza, we continued to Soave, some twenty kilometres east of Verona, to see the historical centre of the town. This centre is…
The Santi Giovanni e Paolo is known as the San Zanipolo in the Venetian dialect. With a nave that is 101.5 metres deep and 35 metres high, it is the largest church in the city and the principal church of the Dominicans. The San Zanipolo towers above the surrounding buildings…