Things to See and Do in Venice

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Recommended Attractions in Venice

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  • Nov 18, 2007: ... not be seen walking between the two pillars.   Next to Saint Mark's Basilica is the Palazzo Ducale, a pink and white ...
  • Jun 3, 2007: ... IS STATUTES OF JESUS AND HIS 12 DISCIPLES IN SAINT MARK'S BASILICA - I COULD NOT HELP BUT NOTICING THAT JESUS AND ALL OF ...
  • Oct 22, 2006: ... cafés. At one end of the square the church Saint Mark's Basilica triumphs with its extremely ornate façade and statues lining ...
  • Jul 15, 2009: ... is in order. Either that, or a water taxi. The Saint Mark's Basilica is outstanding. I keep saying that. Ever since I have ...
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  • May 13, 2007: ... At least I THOUGHT they were funny! Contemplated going to the Doge's Palace, but even at 9am, there was already a line. ...
  • May 6, 2008: ... arches. We saw the Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro, Doge's Palace, and from across the Piazza San Marco was the Santa ...
  • May 21, 2005: ... of the population, and a host of art treasures were lost when the doge's palace went up in flames. The scene was set for the ...
  • May 15, 2005: ... wings creatures!), where she had gone to see the Doge's Palace Museum, we began our exploration of the Cannaregio section of ...
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  • May 13, 2007: ... was going on), then we ran with our donkey packs across the grand canal, past the bus station, and down about 2 miles of dock ...
  • Sep 15, 2006: ... and be able to handle your boat with great precision. The grand canal during morning up until midday is chaotic with traffic. ...
  • Oct 23, 2007: ... covered in spray taking photos. Very excited going down the Grand Canal. An RCL ship was sailing as the train arrived ...
  • Apr 6, 2008: ... things most tourists would never see if they stayed on the Grand Canal. It was really neat to experience it. After walking ...
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  • Oct 23, 2007: ... ) and Seven Seas Voyager are in port. Got off at St Mark's square. Directions easy - find hotel and check-in. On level 3 ( ...
  • Apr 6, 2008: ... the hotel and began wandering. On our way to St. Mark's Square, we stopped at a cute little story and bought some authentic, ...
  • Apr 23, 2008: ... creamy and delicious! We then strolled back to St. Mark's Square for another night of listening to the dueling ...
  • Apr 24, 2008: ... before heading back for a quick rest and then back to St. Mark's Square again.. It seems that all roads lead back here.. We ...
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  • May 20, 2006: ... salad for lunch at Trattoria Pizzeria Antico Capon in the Campo Santa Margherita. It was nice to sit outside, as usual. ...
  • Jun 26, 2003: ... As Gelato Nico was closed, we walked up to Campo Santa Margherita, where we discovered Il Doge, which was close to the ...
  • Jun 26, 2003: ... we were way west of the Acadamia Bridge, we located Campo Santa Margherita to get our bearings. This has become my favourite ...
  • May 27, 2006: ... to use them. i had some lunch at a cafe in campo santa margherita. the waiter asked, "sei italiana?" and when i said, "no, ...
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  • Sep 20, 2005: ... , and now we have to board the no. 1 Vaporetto to the Ca' d'Oro stop. So we hurry to the Vaporetto stop and wait excitedly to ...
  • Sep 10, 2008: We fell in love with Venice during our first trip to Italy last year, so when my parents started talking about traveling to ...
  • Sep 21, 2007: ... to complete the ride before our first tour. We got off at the Ca' d Oro exit, only to find that we are about a mile past the ...
  • May 31, 2005: ... , so we had to walk much more than normal. We saw the Ca d'oro museum, which was just ok. After more walking, we are finally ...
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  • Mar 25, 2006: ... also very nice, but also very touristy. We returned to Venice and did some shopping, which seems to be the primary purpose ...
  • Sep 15, 2007: ... to a rich history of masked balls, Marco Polo, and Casanova - Venice is wonderfully romantic if you can avoid all of the ...
  • Apr 23, 2008: ... around looking for some good souvenirs - We then visited Burano which is another island slightly further out. This ...
  • Jun 30, 2007: ... We spent one day going to the islands of Murano and Burano. At Murano we saw different glass being made...very cool. At ...
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  • May 20, 2006: ... S. Sebastiano, Chiesa dell'Angelo Raffaele, Scuola Grande di San Rocco with its fabulous Tintoretto's masterpieces, and the ...
  • Oct 19, 2005: ... , Corelli and Kreisler. The prestigious instruments inside San Rocco Church truly portrayed Venice as a city of harmony.
  • Aug 11, 2006: ... highlight of the day was the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, which houses Tintoretto's masterpiece ceiling and panels depicting ...
  • Jun 25, 2005: ... particular order. But we found the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, which was decorated mostly by the fabulous artist Tintoretto. ...
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  • Sep 30, 2004: ... my stay alongside the well-curated Dali exhibit in the Palazzo Grassi. Organized more or less in a backwards-chronological ...
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  • Dec 22, 2008: ... 's Square and Basilica, the Giardini Biennale, and the Arsenale (Naval yards apparently). I love this place though. No cars, ...
  • Jun 26, 2003: ... back to St Marks. It runs along around both sides of the Arsenale, which unfortunately, was as close as we were to get to it ...
  • Jun 7, 2008: ... dollars a cup. Eventually we reached the Arsenale, a rather grand area where Venice built its ships during its centuries as ...
  • Mar 15, 2008: ... , classical Military Attraction or museum architecture. The Arsenale was the shipyard of Venice- until the end of the 17th ...
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  • Sep 17, 2005: ... in some of the sights, went up the bell tower - Campanile di San Marco. This just confirmed what the weather reports were ...
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  • Nov 17, 2007: ... hotels, remodelled and kept true to the Venetian style.  On the Rialto Market, right below the Rialto Bridge - which we ...
  • May 19, 2009: ... the hostel. After a short nap, I explored the Rialto market and Rialto Bridge. Venice is well-known for its glass-making and ...
  • May 25, 2006: ... had picked up some bread filled with walnuts near the Rialto market. After checking out, I walked to the Zattare vaporetto ...
  • May 26, 2007: Rialto Market.
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  • Aug 5, 2009: ... As a personal challenge, I found my way to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and back to our room again. (BTW that's on the ...
  • Jun 1, 2006: ... required museum fix... The museum of choice was the Peggy Guggenheim collection. This one was really good (even I liked it ...
  • Sep 1, 2006: ... it took our fancy. We also caught a glimpse of the Peggy Guggenheim collection (took a photo for you Peg) and went out the ...
  • Sep 30, 2004: ... -as-art-snob crowd instead and headed for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Spend a year dating an artist like I did, and you' ...
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  • Apr 6, 2008: ... Italian tragedy and is possibly the most famous opera in Venice if not all of Italy. The show was in a very small personal ...
  • Jan 9, 2006: Just as Paris was curiously symmetrical in their planning, Venice has more of a Byzantine influence than one would assume. ...
  • Jul 27, 2009: ... stinking hot (in the literal sense). We would thoroughly recommend Venice for a weekend trip or short-stop. We spent much of ...
  • May 19, 2009: ... but surely to the Bascilica San Marco. The walkways of Venice are narrow and unpredictable, without a map it is virtually ...
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  • Nov 17, 2007: ... with the tide, their elegant curvatures looking out onto San Giorgio Maggiore across the canal, white and misty.  Behind us, ...
  • May 15, 2005: ... circle with stops at the islands of Della Giudecca and San Giorgio Maggiore. Once we got past the Piazzale Roma stop I think ...
  • May 20, 2006: ... I had taken the #82 to San Marco passing the San Giorgio Maggiore. Someday I'll get off there to visit the church. I took ...
  • Jun 26, 2003: ... light onto the marble of the churches of Salute and San Giorgio Maggiore, and the rigging of a square rigger moored off ...
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  • Mar 24, 2007: ... must take a gondola and direct the oarsman to Teatro La Fenice (The Phoenix Operahouse), where they will retrieve their next ...
  • Apr 29, 2007: ... district as well as the remainder of Venice. In San Marco we came across the Teatro la Fenice, also known as the theatre of ...
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  • Jun 9, 2007: ... Dinner outside on the Grand Canal, at a restaurant in San Zaccaria... had an incredible piece of fish prepared 'just ...
  • Aug 5, 2006: ... picture gallery. Ok. A little too much info, though. San Zaccaria church - nothing special. The grocery store has a nice ...
  • May 19, 2008: ... although five were closed and frankly the others blurred a bit. San Zaccaria was absolutely covered in paintings (I think) - ...
  • Jun 24, 2009: ... - 6e pass to 15 churches in the city. I especially liked San Zaccaria and La Salute. I love cemeteries, so I could not pass ...