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A Holiday Trip to Venice

 

A Holiday Trip to Venice

 

Venice

Venice defies description. Many have tried, from Goethe to Brodsky, but it has to be seen, felt and wandered through to be beleived and even then you may have trouble thinking it real. Yet no theme-park creator could never have come up with this result of 400 years of extraordinary history.

A city for meanderers, Venice rewards every minute devoted to penetrating its cat's cradle of intertwined lanes. And while millions stream into this tiny city, it's easy enough to find peace and discover the extraordinary: after all, barley a building here isn't a unique m,onument of some sort. Parts of the Canneregio, Dorsoduro and Castello sestieri (disticts) are near empty of tourists. Lose yourself in the labyrinth - that's part of the fun.

 

 

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Venice From The Sea   Venice from the Bell Tower
     
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Entrance to the Grand Canal  
Grand Canal
     
 
Grand Canal
 
Grand Canal from a canal side Cafe
     
 
Gondola's on the Grand Canal
 
Grand Canal Frontage
     
 
Grand Canal Frontage
 
Grand Canal Frontage
     
 
Gondola on the Grand Canal
 
Shops on the Rialto bridge over the Grand Canal
     
 
Grand Canal from the Rialto bridge
 
Grand Canal Frontage
     
 
High water on the Grand Canal at night
 
Night on the Grand Canal
     
 

Rialto bridge over the Grand Canal at night

 
A distancs shot of the Rialto bridge
     
 
Back Street with bridge
 
Ponte del Sospin - Bridge of Sighs
     
 
Bridge of Sighs
 
Bridge of Sighs at Night
     
 
A back street bridge
 
A Bakers Shop
     
 
Bridge over the Grand Canal
 
Grand Canal Bus Stop
     
 
Cafe's on the Grand Canal
 
Carabbinieri Station and boats in a side street
     
 
A side canal at night
 
Clock Tower
     
 
Evening on the Canal
  Evening approaching
     
 
Gondola
 
Gondola Parking
     
 
A Glass Shop
 
Inside the Glass Shop
     
 
Inside the Glass Shop
 
Night on the Grand Canal
     
 
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A lovely night scene
 
Bar Florian - Piazza San Marco
     
 
The Piazza of San Marco at night
 
Night view of the Piazza San Marco
     
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Another side street
 
The Campanile - Bell Tower
     
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Churches from the Bell Tower
 
Eileen in the Piazza San Marco
     
 
The singing Gondaliers get together
 
Grand Canal Gondoliers awaiting Passengers
     
 
Grand Canal
 
Grand Canal
     
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San Marco Basilica
 
One of the San Marco Bells
     
 
Piazza San Marco from the Bell Tower
 
San Marco Basilica
     
 
Piazza San Marco
 
Myself in the Piazza San Marco
     
 
San Marco Basilica
 
Eileen and I in the Piazza San Marco
     
 
San Marco Basilica
 
San Marco Basilica
     
 
Main door of the San Marco Basilica
 
A Street Artist
     
 
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The bell atop the Clock Tower
 
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
     
 
The Bell ringers atop San Marco's Clock Tower
 
Maschere Shop
     
 
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Riva degli Schiavoni to the right
 
Riva degli Schiavoni to the left
     
 
Taken from the Bell Tower
 
Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute
     
Interior Views of the San Marco Basilica
 
   
 
Interior
 
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Interior
   
     

 

 

Palazzo Ducale

Welcome to the command centre of the Venetian Republic. The Doge's Palace, a rare example of civil Venetian Gothic, was home to the Doge (Duke) and all arms of government, including prisons, for much of the thousand or so years of the Republic. Two magnificent Gothic facades in white Istrian stone and pink Veronese marble face Piazzetta San Marco.

Established in the 9th century, the building began to assume its present form some 500 years later. From the main courtyard, you ascend several stairways to reach the Duke's Apartments. The apartments are followed by a succession of increasingly grandiose state rooms culminating in the immense Sala del Maggiore Consiglio (featuring Tintoretto's Paradiso , one of the world's largest oil paintings, and Veronese's Apotheosis of Venice ).

A trail of corridors leads you to the Bridge of Sighs that connects to the New Prisons built on the east side of the canal to cater for overflow from the Old Prisons in the palace itself. Among the latter were the Piombi ('the Leads') in the roof, where legendary 18th-century philanderer Giacomo Casanova did some time. Breathe a sigh of relief and exit from the main entrance, the gloriously Gothic Porta della

 

 
Doge's Palace from the sea
 
Doge's Palace from the Piazza of San Marco
     
 
Interior Courtyard
 
Interior Courtyard
     
 
Palace corner
 
Doge's Palace from the Piazza of San Marco
     
 
Coner of the Palace from the Bell Tower
 
Interior of the Palace
     
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Interior of Palace
 
Interior Courtyard
     
 
From the Bell Tower
 
Interior of Palace
     
 
Scala d'Oro - Lavish staircase built betwee 1554-1558
 
A Ceiling in the Palace
     
     
The Island of Murano in the Lagoon
 
 
     
     
 
Mazzega Glass Factory
 
Glassblower
     
 
Glassblower
 
1 Euro glass shop
     
 
Main Canal
 
Mail Boat
     
 
Floating Veg Shop
 
Floating Dustbin Cart
     
 
Glassware
 
Clock Tower
     
 
Glass Ornament
 
Glassware
     
 
Glassware
 
Chandeliers
     
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Glassblower
 
A Daily Scene
     
   
16th Century Bronze Well Head in th Courtyard
   
     
     
     
     
     
The Island of Burano in the Lagoon
 
 
     
 
Approaching Burano Island
 
Nearly at the Island
     
 
The Main Canal
 
More Canal
     
 
Canal
 
Colourful Houses
 
Canal side
 
Lace Shop
     
 
Canal View
 
Burano Church's Tilting Tower
     
 
Pistorante
 
Sights
     
 
Colourful to say the least
 
Maries Parade
     
 
Umbrella Shop
 
Cafe
     
 
     
Piazza
 
Canal View
     
     
San Giorgio Maggiori Island in the Lagoon
 
 
San Gorgio Maggiore Panoramic View
     
 
     
 
San Gorgio Maggiore
 
A closer shot
     
 
Interior San Giorgio Maggiore
 
Cloisters and Giudecca from the Belfry of San Giorgio
     
 
The Organ
 
Madonna Enthroned with Saints - by Sabastiano Ricci
     
 
Palladio San Giorgio Maggiore
 
Evening Time
     
 
Deep Night
 
Front Facade