For those who thought they knew Venice, the City of the Doges is still full of unusual and secret places, that are well worth a visit. Discover the secrets of St Mark's Basilica without any tourists, decipher the capitals of the Doge's Palace, take the only underground canal in Venice in search of the alchemical sculpture of the winged horse, decipher the paintings in the Scuola di San Rocco according to the principles of Hebrew Kabbalah or the construction of San Francesco della Vigna according to those of musical Kabbalah, push open the doors of palaces and monasteries to stroll through unsuspected gardens, admire the extraordinary forgotten library of the Venice Seminary, go shopping at the market in the Giudecca women's prison, play tennis in the heart of the city. ..

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By Thomas Jonglez, Irene Galifi, and Paola Zoffoli

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Discover the secrets of St. Mark's Basilica without any tourists the capitals of the Doge's Palace, explore Venice's only underground canal in search of the alchemical sculpture of the winged horse, decipher the paintings of the Scuola di San Rocco according to the principles of Hebraic Kabbalah or the construction of San Francesco della Vigna according to those of musical Kabbalah, push open the doors of palaces and monasteries to stroll through unsuspected gardens, admire the extraordi nary forgotten library of the Seminary of Venice, shop at the market in the Giudecca women's prison, play tennis in the heart of the city...