28 October 1866: Under Austrian rule since 1797, Venice is returned to the newly independent kingdom of Italy.
13 November 1866: King Victor Emmanuel of Italy enters Venice.
21 April 1912: Ten years after its collapse St Mark’s Campanile, the bell tower of the famous basilica, is being rebuilt.
3 August 1959: James Morris bids a fond farewell to Venice: “There is something curiously sensual, if not actually sexual, to this attraction.”
19 August 1960: James Morris’ Venice and John Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice reviewed.
21 February 1971: Björn Andrésen, the young Swedish star of Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice, comes to London to promote the film based on a Thomas Mann novel.
18 December 2005: Venice is even more atmospheric in winter. Martin Buckley stumbles across beautiful gifts and chilly Christmas concerts while lost in the near-deserted streets.
5 July 2014: Hop over the Grand Canal to Dorsoduro for a taste of the real Venice.
26 September 2014: Venice proves the perfect backdrop for the marriage of Hollywood leading man George Clooney and lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
9 February 2015: The city also holds one of the oldest carnivals in the world.
25 March 2015: Venice in literature quiz. How much do you know about the city in literature?
16 June 2015: Sinking Venice attempts to hold back the tide as the sea threatens the city.
