Venice - The Secret Atlas - Hardcover

by Thomas Jonglez (Author), Irene Galifi (Author), Paola Zoffoli (Author)

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...

Author Biography

Thomas Jonglez was born and grew up in Paris. At the age of 22 he set out to discover the world, and spent most of 1992 backpacking around South America. After several years with the steel industry, he launched his publishing company in 2003. The first edition of Secret Paris came out in 2007. Ever since, he has regularly strolled around the capital, constantly surprised to discover new secret places in a city he thought he knew so well.