Two blocks from the sand in Venice, a 45-foot-tall set of binoculars rises above the offices of Google. The tech giant has occupied some 79,000 square feet here since 2011, with a lease that runs to ...

The church was built in honor of St. Mark the Evangelist, whose remains were stolen in Alexandria, Egypt, by a couple crafty Venetians, intent on bringing him to rest in Venice. (What made them ...