The master bedchamber of the Giudecca palazzo was an ethereal sanctuary of Gothic romantic grandeur. High lancet windows opened onto a private stone balcony overlooking the misty expanse of the Venetian lagoon, where the distant golden lights of St. Mark’s Square flickered through the swirling fog like submerged stars. In the colossal stone fireplace, fragrant logs of ancient olive wood crackled softly, casting a warm, dancing amber glow across the…
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