Venice, Italy

Travel Blogs from Venice (2,264)

venice, Venice, Italy travel blog
venice
Dec 23, 2005

... she wakes up. "Where are we?" - "In Venice." ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- NEED HIGH QUALITY PHOTOS? ----------------------------------------------------- After the shower ...

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Pin Update, Venice, Italy travel blog
Pin Update
Jul 16, 2007

Venice map pin update

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vienna to venice, Venice, Italy travel blog
vienna to venice
Dec 22, 2005

... its force. Suddenly the door was pushed open noisily. A flashlight lit up our compartment. An Italian conducter called out : " Venice," or "Venecia". Something similar. We got up fast. Packed our belongings in a rush. After all we had practised this ...

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Does it really stink?, Venice, Italy travel blog
Does it really stink?
Jun 27, 2005

Venice is lovely and doesn't really stink. David was willing to give Venice a second chance after a bad experience in 1998 which had left him with a bad taste. He'd been denied entry into St Mark's Cathedral as being inappropriately dressed because ...

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Attractions in Venice (176)

Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)
Saint Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco)

San Marco 328, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Blending the architectural styles of East and West, Venice's magnificent basilica was consecrated in 832 AD as an ecclesiastical building to house the remains of St. Mark.
St. Mary of the Friars (Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari)
St. Mary of the Friars (Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari)

Campo dei Frari, San Polo Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Originally built in the mid-13th century, Santa Maria dei Frari (St. Mary of the Friars) houses many masterpieces of Venetian Renaissance art, notably Giovanni Bellini's triptych "Madonna and Child with Saints," and the "Pesaro Madonna" by Titian, who is buried in the church.
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)
Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

St. Mark's Square, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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The most impressive secular building in Venice, this palace served as the senate house, administrative center, hall of justice, public archive and prison up until the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797.
Grand Canal
Grand Canal

Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti.

Forum Discussions on Venice (184)

first trip
Posted on Oct 31, 2009, 14:51:43
... and a lot more relaxing than Rome and I happen to love Rome. You will probably have to connect someplace if you leave Italy from Venice. To the best of my knowledge the only airline with nonstop flights between Venice and the USA (New York City) is Delta ...
Planning first trip to Italy this summer.. Need ideas.
Posted on Jan 23, 2008, 11:03:27
... and Umbria. Don't miss Siena. You have great beaches at Venice on the Lido Island, accessible by vaporetto from Venice proper. Click on the TravelPod Italy travel blogs. . I found the best guide for me was Rick Steves. It doesn't bury you in superfluous ...
Contiki - Simply Italy
Posted on Jun 3, 2006, 04:30:29
... madly in love at the time, this was an extremely romantic and memorable trip as well. Do visit especially Florence and Venice. Florence is remarkable in its' huge variety of art, especially Renaissance art, and Venice is a sight no one should ...
Planning first trip to Italy this summer.. Need ideas.
Posted on Oct 31, 2009, 17:56:26
... I are going to Italy for about 16 days in late June , early July. Our plans so far is 4 nights Rome, 3 nights Florence, 3 nights Venice.We would like to spend some time at the beach , but dont know where. Ive looked at the Sorennto and Liguria areas. Any ...