Peregrinazioni in sconfinati deserti -Quale archeologia per i monasteri della laguna veneziana?

This article aims to analyze the medieval monasteries in the Venetian lagoon through material culture. The chronological phases will be described until the Modern Age, however the attention will be focused on early and high Middle Ages. Value and potentiality of written sources and archaeological data will be discussed case by case. The end of this paper will be dedicated to reflections about the present and the future of monastic studies of Venice and its landscape, considering archaeological and not archaeological information.