Santa Maria Formosa Venice

... ).  We wandered around the Ghetto, and other parts until early evening.Then we found a nice place for dinner by the Campo Santa Maria Formosa.After dinner we wanted to have a proper night time gondola ride (Steve & I had only done it in day time ...

... a nearby bridge in a direction we hadn't taken before and enjoyed a relatively cheap dinner in a restaurant in Campo Santa Maria Formosa. DAY 33 WED And now for something completely different. After several days of battling our way through hordes ...

... train. From the station we had to take Number 2 Public Boat to Rialto Bridge and from there find our way over to Santa Maria Formosa Square to meet the owner of the accommodation outside the church- without a map!?#*&. For those of you who have been ...

... bathtubs and a godola” (Rich Steves' Italy). It is unlike any bookstore you have seen – don't miss it. Check out his fire exit and the floor signs to the exit. It is on Calle Longa Santa Maria Formosa. His website is www.venedig-info.com ...

... good spot for a legal picnic. The canal behind the garden is a boat "parking lot". We visit the Church of Santa Maria Formosa (3e). Churches usually have written information in English on its founding and history. For this church in the 12th century, ...

... went for a walk in the city. We visited different piazzas and churches, like Chiesa del Ss. Giovanni e Paolo, Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa and Chiesa di San Giovanni. After all these churches and some gelatos we decided that it was time to visit ...

... closed and frankly the others blurred a bit. San Zaccaria was absolutely covered in paintings (I think) - incredible but oppressive. Santa Maria Formosa was a cosy church in the middle of renovations, but it felt like a small parish church, that just ...

... bought francobolli to send postcards.  It should have been easy to get home from there, but we ended up at Campo Santa Maria Formosa northeast of San Marco.  We had taken the long, scenic, circular route to our hotel. After walking Bettie to ...

... had heard earlier – a 3 hour warning) but judged our shoes fit to leave the B&B. The usual route (past Santa Maria Formosa) was underwater so we trudged around the block looking for paths that were drier. In our travels we found a little cat ...

... forward" last night -- a good thing to learn *before* we missed our plane. Headed out to catch 11:30 sevice at Santa Maria Formosa -- lots of old people, not alot of music. Was able to follow along with the service pretty well in spite of it being ...