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Crossing the Scalzi Bridge was our first sight of the Grand Canal on our arrival to Venice. The Scalzi bridge was also about 500 metres from the Piazza Roma where the Bus Station and car park were...
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Nov 9, 2008
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We headed towards the famous Rialto Bridge for superb views over the Grand Canal. Despite being one of the most popular bridges in Venice, and one of the only three allowing you to cross the Grand...
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Nov 9, 2008
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Ghetto Ebraico di Venezia or Jewish Ghetto is in the old Cannaregio. This area used to be the periphery of Venice in the 1300´s, and where Jews were confined back then. Here you will find a...
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Nov 8, 2008
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The Bell Tower or "Campanile" can be visited for magnificent overlooking views of Piazza di San Marco, the Grand Canal and the rest of Venice. There was a long queue when we arrived but fortunately...
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The Basilica di San Marco (St Marco´s Basilica) was located right in the heart of the Piazza di San Marco The square had many attractions but having a chance to admire the Basilica from the...
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Nov 8, 2008
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Piazza San Marco (St. Mark´s Square) was right at the heart of Venice. The square was filled with lively coffee bars and terraces. The majestic views as one arrived from the water where...
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Nov 8, 2008
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Gondolas were one of the most picturesque way to travel in Venice, but not necessarily the most convenient or practical. The Gondolas tend to go through smaller side canals as the Grand Canal is...
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Sep 23, 2008
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A truly unique place and somewhere you should visit. Perhaps not as romantic as I had expected, but incredibly interesting to see how it functions as a working city. Be prepared for lots of tourists and unhappy Venetians if you get in their way!
Definitely invest in a good map...
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Spritz is the typical Venetian drink. Every afternoon, before dinner, Venetians get together at an outdoor café or bar and help themselves to this fizzy, orange drink. Sometimes, people will have more than one spritz, rotating from bar to bar and meeting up with different groups of people. In...
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I definitively have a deep passion for Venice! Every time I go there I just can’t take any photo in the first hours. It is like if being always my first time in that magic city: the osmosis is too intense, so much to absorb, to look at…that pressing the button of a camera is less of a...
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Venice is the city of my dreams – where I walk to every time I can and one day I will find Corto Maltese there for sure.
Around May one of the most spectacular boat events occurs...
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Venice was home to many notable men who changed the course of Human History. In Venice’s Castello district Napoleon ordered the construction of Via Garibaldi, the street where you can find John...
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Ponte dei Trei Archi, or the Bridge of the Three Arches, is an often photographed bridge in Venice because of it’s unique and beautiful design. We were no different and joined other tourists to...
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Masks and Venice are words that traditionally go together. Carnivale, which occurs each year two weeks before Lent, is a huge party in Venice, where you would wear a mask that would hide your identity so you would be free to engage in all sorts of hedonistic activities in celebration of...
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Visit Venice's one-time red light district with a walk across the Ponte delle Tette, or Bridge of Breasts. It's a small bridge where, back in the day, prostitutes would display their breasts as a...
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