Venice

Left top – Campanile; Left middle – St Mark’s Basilica; Left down – Doge’s Palace; Middle top – Grand Canal; Middle down – Panoramic view; Right top – Satellite view; Right middle – Gondolas; Right down – St Mark’s Square;

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in the northern Adriatic Sea. Built on wooden piles on top of mud seems that floats on water. Its incomparable beauty makes it probably the most romantic city in the world. The Grand Canal in the heart of the city has an S-shaped and is the largest “highway” of the city and perhaps the “street” in the world with more palaces, there are about 300, built in 1000 years with many mixtures between European and Byzantium styles. There are beautiful palaces on Grand Canal like Palazzo Ca’Rezzonico, Ca d’Oro, Ca’Foscari, Grassi, Ca’Pesaro or Ca’Dario. The imperial heyday of Venice, with wealth and confidence culminates in St. Mark’s Square (Piazza San Marco) and the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge’s Palace in the foreground. Hotels in Venice

The palace dominates the landscape of Venice, was the seat of government for a long time, was the home of the Doge, the ruler of Venice. Besides the famous gondolas, the city water bus vaporetto are, well worth a journey between the Grand Canal and Piazzale Roma. The 177 canals and 400 bridges link the six districts of Venice and show a stunning city with more churches and palaces than you can imagine. There are beautiful bridges as Rialto Bridge or Bridge of Sights. Venice has stunning churches like Santa Maria della Salute and Il Redentore. During Carnival, Venice is an indescribable glamor that can sometimes be decaying because everything is hidden behind a mask. Outside the Venice canals, there are the islands of the Lagoon where stands the Lido, the main resort of summer, the colorful Burano, the San Giorgio Maggiore Basilica, the Torcello and Murano, famous for the crystal. The art is present in Venice in any building, do not miss the Academy Gallery and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and the many palaces, churches and scuolas hiding the best works of the best artists who were born and lived in Venice. The city is World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

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Important places to visit in Venice: Grand Canal; Doge’s Palace; St Mark’s Square; Campanile; Rialto Bridge; Venice Carnival; Bridge of Sights; Harry’s Bar; Cafe Florian; Accademia Bridge; Ponte degli Scalzi; Museo Correr; Rialto Market; Cannaregio; Santa Croce and San Polo; San Marco; Dorsoduro; Castello; Galleries of Accademia; Tre Archi Bridge; Piazzetta; Campo Santa Margherita; Scuola Grande dei Carmini; Campo dei Mori; Campo San Barnaba; Campo de San Polo; Scuola Grande di San Roco; Scuola Grande di San Giovanni; Riva degli Schiavone; Campo Santa Maria Formosa; Scuola Grande di San Marco; Scuola Grande San Giorgio Schiavoni; Zecca; Campo Santi Giovanni and Paolo; Campo Santo Stefano; Campo San Bartolomeo; Burano; Lido; Murano; Torcello; Giudecca; San Michele in Isola; San Giorgio Maggiore; Certosa;

Main Churches in Venice: St Mark’s Basilica; San Giorgio Maggiore Church; Santa Maria della Salute Church; Il Redentore; Santa Maria degli Scalzi Church; San Giacomo dell’Orio Church; San Sebastiano Church; Le Zitelle Church; Santa Maria dei Carmini Church; Frari Basilica; San Trovaso Church; Torcello Basilica; Santa Fosca Church; San Salvatore Church; San Giacomo di Rialto Church; Sant’Angelo Raffaele Church; San Nicolo dei Mendicoli Church; San Giobbe Church; Madonna dell’Orto Church; Santi Apostoli Church; Santa Maria dei Miracoli Church; San Giovanni Crisostomo Church; Santa Maria della Pieta Church; San Francesco della Vigna Church; San Zanipolo Basilica; San Michele in Isola Church; Santi Maria and Donato Church; San Giovanni in Bragora; San Pietro Martire Church; San Giorgio dei Greci Church; San Zaccaria Church; Santa Maria Formosa Church; Santa Maria Rosario Church (Gesuati); Santa Maria Assunta Church (Gesuiti); San Moise Church; Santa Maria del Giglio Church; Santa Stefano Church; San Marcuola Church; Santo Eustaquio Church; San Pantalon Church;

Main Palaces in Venice: Doge’s Palace; Palazzo Ca’Rezzonico; Palazzo Ca d’Oro; Palazzo Ca’Foscari; Palazzo Grassi; Palazzo Ca’Pesaro; Palazzo Ca’Dario; Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi; Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo; Palazzo Giustinian; Palazzo da Mula; Palazzo Labia; Palazzo Venier dei Leoni; Palazzo Mocenigo; Palazzo Querini Stampalia; Palazzo Ca’Papadopoli; Palazzo Grimani; Palazzo Corner della Regina; Palazzo dei Camerlenghi; Palazzo Corner Spinelli; Palazzo Contarini delle Figure; Palazzo Ca’Grande; Palazzo Mastelli; Palazzo Barbaro; Palazzo Pisani Moretta; Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti;

Restaurants in Venice

• Osteria al Squero
• Ai Mercanti
• Locanda Cipriani
• La Palanca
• Bistrot de Venise
• Osteria dai Zemei
• Trattoria Bar Pontini
• Osteria Enoteca Ai Artisti
• Impronta Cafe Restaurant
• Osteria Oliva Nera

Transports in Venice

Marco Polo International Airport (VCE) – It’s the main airport of Venice, there are many European and intercontinental flight connections.

Bus 5 connects Marco Polo Airport and Piazzale Roma/Santa Lucia train station (3€).

Bus 15 connects Marco Polo Airport and Mestre.

Boat Alilaguna to St Mark’s Square (15€).

Slow boat to Murano (6,5€).

Boat-taxi (100€).

Treviso Airport (TSF) – It’s the second Venice’s airport, there are many low cost connection flights to Treviso Airport.

Bus Barzi connects Treviso Airport to Mestre (7€ single/13€ return).

By Train – There are train connections between many italian cities and Santa Lucia Station in the heart of Venice.

Vaporetto – Single ticket valid for 60 minutes any route (7€ adults; 3€ children; 1,2€ disabled people).

Vaporetto Travel Card (12 hours – 18€; 24 h – 20€; 36h – 25€; 48h – 30€; 72h – 35€; 7 days – 50€).

* prices may have changed

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