Albergo San Marco

... know the answer to this, but we’re having a great time. Alex suggested a visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum, so we left San Marco mid-morning and headed to Dorsoduro, another sestieri of Venice. The city is really not that big, and I think you get ...

... on our way, and decided to pop in somewhere to get just one more glass of wine. We poked our heads into Osteria enoteca San Marco, which had a small bar area where patrons could enjoy a drink. We each had a Valpolicella Recioto—a vini dolci, a ...

... attired, while this group, although not black tie, was definitely dressed for a night on the town. After supper we wandered around San Marco, looking in store windows and admiring the city. Any doubts that I had about going on a gondola ride were erased ...

... early. We’re starting another adventure tomorrow—our journey home. This trip will start at 5AM with a water taxi ride from San Marco to the Venice Airport, where we will fly to Ottawa via Munich and Toronto. We should be back home for a late ...

... the Doge Palace. It cost us 12€ to get in but this ticket also gets you access to other museums and buildings around San Marco. The palace tour leads you through the court yard, through the state rooms, over the Bridge of Sighs and into the old ...

... from the hotel to San Marco, via San Polo, and all along the route the restaurants had their chairs set up outside. San Marco was PACKED! Thousand of tourists, probably most of whom were day trippers brought in by the improved weather. There were also ...

... was absolutely fabulous, 75 degrees and sunny. Perfect for strolling the alleys and just soaking it all in. We wander to Piazza San Marco and see the pigeons and crowds, and I just happen to catch a librarie where we purchase an Italian phrase book. ...

... the high tide the city sets up tables and planks to create walk ways, especially in frequently visited area's of the city. The San Marco Piazza had flooded everyday since we have been in Venice. I think this tidal phenomenon has been one of our favorite ...

... turned out so well with the blue sky in the background. Yesterday I went to a few museums that were very interesting. One was Museo San Marco, a very old convent. You can see my description of it with the pictures. I went at the end of the day and there ...

... flight.  This time to Venice for 2 nights. We arrived on January 5th and took a water taxi from the airport to Piazza San Marco to our hotel.  It was rainy and cold.  Fortunately, the water taxi was covered because it is a really long trip ...

... map we still got lost, this was starting a theme! Eventually we found a church, found where we were and walked to Piazza San Marco. The views were FANTASTIC, even in the rain! The rain meant that there were hardly any tourists about so we took the ...

... it is amazing… no roads.. Some little footpaths and only boats of all shapes and sizes zipping around. We then went to San Marco.. The main square in Venice .. I would think on a fine day lots of tourists sipping cappuccino and feeding millions of ...

... . Well beeing a solo backpacker i do not feel that i can review venice accurately.. all i can say that from the piazza san marco to the big openair market , watching the glass artists of maruno and getting lost in the narrow streets , Venice has the ...

... Austrian, and Italian countryside is quite beautiful. Venice was great. We walked everywhere and saw the typical sites at Piazza San Marco. Marney fell in love with the Peggy Gugenheim collection and as a result is now reading her biography. We ...

... was beautiful and quite memorable. Then it was off to bed for the night. The next morning, we again headed back to Piazza San Marco after a walk through some other parts of Venice. The entire area is beautiful with hundreds of small alleyways, canals and ...

... to visit Venice’s Academia Gallery (featuring Da Vinci's incredibly famous "Vitruvian Man").   Nearby to my hotel was the famous Piazza San Marco, Basilica di San Marco, and Rialto Bridge.  You can wander around and really never get lost ...