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Giacomo CasanovavisitedCantina do Spade
Blurb
One of the oldest bàcaros (traditional Venetian bars) in Venice, dating back to 1415. Casanova visited during carnival celebrations in 1746 with friends, and the back room where he dined was later reopened for diners. The venue preserves a page from a history book recounting his visit.
Giacomo Casanova’s sentiment
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Casanova visited Cantina do Spade bar in Venice in 1746, per Smithsonian Magazine
“Cantina do Spade, which Casanova wrote about visiting in his youth, when he had dropped out of both the clergy and the military and was eking out a living as a violin player with a gang of loutish friends... On one wall, a page copied from a history book discreetly recounts Casanova's visit here during the carnival celebrations of 1746.”