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The most popular romantic city in Italy, waterbourne Venice is one of these magic places, that you must see at least once in your life, but as soon as you arrive here, you do nor want to leave. The city fans from all over the world arrive not only for the famous Carnevale, but also for various regatta competitions, to see the enchanted streets with squares the squares so tiny that you must duck under the drying linens to go through.
The Gondloa ride seems to be a cliche, but you will change your mind after the tour at the dusk following the Canal Grande with famous Rialto Bridge to get lost in a small secret canal just waiting to be discovered.
There are many of historical building to see around Piazza San Marco and all around Venice, palaces, churches and buildings of scuole, which today are popular venues of classical music concerts.
Venice is also the modern city with modern art galleries, including Guggenheim collection, performing arts, theatre and cinema, which have their own months during the Biennale.
If the streets seem to be somehow too small and canals too shallow, get out for a while to visit one of the surrounding islands, to see lace makers on Burano, Murano’s glass blowers, or a mystrious cemetery on San Michele.
Although no road traffic is allowed here, you can arrive to Venice by car, and leave your vechicle on Tronchetto parking, there is a train station, nearby Marco Polo airport serves international flights, and the port of call is just near the city center.
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Venice Weather
Due to its location on the Adriatic coast ans chain of canals covering the city, Venice experiences very high humidity, and often rapid thunderstorms and rain showers. There are a lot of sunny days, but weather is quite unpredictable, and the blue sky very fast can be covered with rainy clouds. But Venice isn’t a [...]
Acqua Alta
The infamous great flood, that hit Venice in 1966 was mainly caused by the local phenomenon called ‘Acqua Alta’, which every year occurs in the Venetian Lagoon, fortunately on much lower scale. Acqua Alta (“High water”) is the period of abnormal level of sea water in Venetian Lagoon, which rise due to coincidence of several [...]
Caffè Florian – Venice
In 1720 Floriano Francesconi has opened the ‘bottega da caffè’ under the arcades of Procuratie Nuove near Campanile on San Marco square. The caffè, at first named ‘Venezia Tiromfante’ in the short time became the popular meeting place and known under the owners name: ‘Florian’s Caffè’.
Murano
For centuries not only the escape, but any idea of leaving the Murano island was very dangerous and risky. The death and loss of the properties were waiting for everyone, who tried to get out of the island without the strict permission. And all the precautions were necessary to keep the secret of the lagoon [...]
Santa Maria dei Miracoli Church in Venice
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is the favourite church of many Venetians and a popular place to get married in Venice. This jewel of early Renaissance art in Venice has been built between 1481-1489 by Pietro Lombardo and his sons to protect the miraculous painting of ‘Madonna and Child’ by Nicolo di Pietro. The painting still [...]
Campanile in Venice
Dozens of writers and poets, name only Coryat and Goethe advised climbing the Campanile on the San Marco square, to admire one of the most spectacular views across Venice and its Lagune. In the past one had to climb the internal ramp, as did Galileo, who in 1609 demonstrated his latest invention – telescope to [...]
Harry’s Bar – Venice
One of the world’s most celebrated restaurants- Harry’s Bar it is not the place that one would go just for a cup of coffee, but the site with the unique atmosphere of the club, where people know each other, and hold the conversations in the relaxed, somehow predictable way. Soon after opening the bar has [...]
