Arsenale Venice

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    Venice in a Day

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    We only had one day to look around Venice so we knew we had to get over to the main island quite early so we could see the sights we wanted to see. We were also hopeful that being surrounded by water it might be a little cooler as wind which travels over water is cooler than when it travels over land. However, the humidity was incredibly high, even …

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    Lost in the Floating City

    ... know I saw the Rialto bridge (not overly impressive either), St Mark/Marco's Square and Basilica, the Giardini Biennale, and the Arsenale (Naval yards apparently). I love this place though. No cars, every second turn is the wrong turn, every third turn ...

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    Accommodation failed. Abort/retry?

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    ... .  So we called the B&B, learned we were in the wrong place and were told she would meet us at the Arsenale Waterbus dock.  We made our way there and waited... within 5 minutes an angry and impatient woman approached us and began berating ...

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    After An Unexpected Delay... Ahhh, Venice!

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    ... San Marco region and through Costello and then La Tana.  After several minutes of walking, we finally got to the Arsenale, the greatest medieval shipyard in Europe (again, of particular interest to Murray).  The dockyards were founded in ...

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    Even more beautiful in the shunshine

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    ... somehow got VERY lost. I didn't have slue where we were! Eventually we stumbled back onto the map and ended up at the Arsenale. We then decided to take a really nice long walk along the coast and sat down to watch the sun set. It was beautiful ...

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    28th June 2000 Venice: Murano and Burano

    ... was a novelty. Back in Venice, we caught the Vaporeto 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. This vast ship building yard churned out and maintained the Venetian ...

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    Venise : comme tu nous a manqué!

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    ... , suco per i bimbi Nous prenons l'apéro avec les Vénitiens. Dans un coin de rue peu touristique près de l’Arsenale, 'notre’ quartier pour les 4 prochains jours. C’est notre deuxième séjour à Venise. À notre première visite en ...

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    Venice

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    ... Campo Do Pozzi, alongside a few local people and paid only (!) five dollars a cup. Eventually we reached the Arsenale, a rather grand area where Venice built its ships during its centuries as a great sea power. Apparently Dante based his vision of Hell ...

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    Kaying in Venice

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    ... . Our guide says that boat don't like sharing the waterways with kayaks. He says kayaks can legally go anyway in Venice except part of the military Arsenale area. One man steering a garbage boat got annoyed when we were in his way. The etiquette is to ...

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    Doge's Palace and Arsenal

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    ... into it. There is also a wooden bridge which was meant to be temporary but locals liked it so it stayed. At their peak, the Arsenale shipyards employed 16,000 people and could make a galley (ship) in 24 hours. Hemp rope and sails were also made here. ...

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    Hi de Hi

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    ... have reduced their prices – times must be bad. Onwards past the original bar shady, through Bragora and onto the front at Arsenale just as the bag sellers are starting out on their evening session. Boat back to the Lido, tea then into the bar next ...