Porto Santo Stefano
What to see in Porto Santo Stefano: a walk in the town, the Panoramic Road, the beaches, the Spanish Fortress, the Argentiera Tower, Capo d'Uomo . Photo by @itssnotssonia
Riva degli Schiavoni
The Riva degli Schiavoni is a monumental bank of the city of Venice. It is located in the Castello district and extends along the San Marco basin in the stretch that goes from the Ponte della Paglia over the Rio di Palazzo, close to the Palazzo Ducale up to the Rio di Ca 'di Dio. The shore takes its name from the merchants from Dalmatia (which at the time of the Republic of Venice was also called "Slavonia" or "Schiavonia") who landed here with their merchant ships to exhibit their trade stands. The shore was in fact an integral part of the commercial port of Venice and was of great importance thanks to its proximity to Piazza San Marco and the center of Venetian political power. The shore was probably started already in the ninth century and had a first expansion in 1060 with the drying up of a marshy area. The shore was originally much narrower than the current one, being a little wider than the Ponte della Paglia, as can also be seen from t