A community portal about Venice with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Venice, is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. Its population is 271,663. The city is included, with...
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A community portal about Venice with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Venice, is the capital of the region of Veneto and the province of the same name in Italy. Its population is 271,663. The city is included, with Padua, in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000. It has a nickname, "Queen of the Adriatic". This city is said to be the most beautiful in the world.
by Sylvia Grgas
History, Beauty and Culture
Venice is possibly the most romantic city you’ll ever visit. It is almost redundant to describe the charms of this fabulous floating city, surrounded by hundreds of tiny canals. While wandering through the maze of footpaths or sitting back in a gondola and exploring the city by water, be sure to stop and visit San Marco Square, the famous Rialto Bridge, the elegant Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. Venice... Read Full Story
This is your Venice; the coaxing beauty; fairy tale settings; voluptuously blossomed; lovely canals & gondolas; lovely airs; and romantic aromas that have always inspired composers to inebriating tones of somniferous eroticism. The lovely bride of the sea is beautiful beyond comparison.
The seducing queen of the Adriatic, Venice has no parallel in the world. It is environmentally, architecturally, and historically unique in the world. The gorgeous city of Venice is your prurient... Read Full Story
By Michael Thomson
Venice
Venezia, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, the Most Serene Republic of Venice is the city of canals, churches and palaces that captures the hearts and minds of all who visit. Venice is home to wonderful tourist destinations famous the world over - St Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs - but the true joy of Venice is found just wandering around and finding architectural and artistic wonders around every corner.
Transport:getting there and... Read Full Story
Now that I am back home, and am not knee deep in citizenship paperwork, I can turn my focus to happier pursuits---- sharing little bits of Venice here on my blog. Here's my choice for today... Gondola's in service must be black, so obviously this one has been "decommissioned" and is not used to transport tourists around Venetian canals. It's the only green gondola in Venice- so far it's the only gondola painted anything other than black that I've seen. It's moored on a beautiful canal not... Read Full Story
For most of us a visit to Venice is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. In order to make it the most memorable trip of a lifetime, it helps to know beforehand where to visit, what to see and what to taste. Here's ten tips on how to make your visit truly memorable. The gondola rides in Venice are notoriously expensive (and terribly touristy). Want to still cross the channel, but in local style? Then catch a traghetto ride! Tragettos are stripped-down gondolas used to ferry people across the Grand... Read Full Story
Venice also known as the Queen of the Adriatic, La Serenissima, City of Bridges and canals, never fails to fascinate! Arthur Symons, a British poet once said "A realist, in Venice would become a romantic, by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him."
From the bustling Rialto bridge and winding Grand Canal to the calm narrow alleys past beautiful palaces and awe inspiring artwork, Venice has something to offer for everyone.In this lens, I have gathered some interesting facts about... Read Full Story
Pictures featuring the canals, palaces and gondolas in Venice have always evoked a strong interest in visiting this magical city. One of the most romantic and unique cities in Europe, Venice defies description.
My husband and I visited Venice during the end of August 2009. Here I would like to share our trip experiences, and hope it would be helpful for those planning a trip to Venice, and for others give a insight into what this historic city has to offer its visitors.
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SWERJK Trip – Days 10, 11, and 12
( S hary, W endy, in E urope with R uth, J udy, K ate)
Day 10 – Across Italy to Venice
After an early breakfast, we hurried to the train station to catch the first connection on our way to Venice – glorious Venice!! This is what it was like:
DEP Monterosso 9:03 …. ARR Viareggio 10:00
DEP Viareggio 10:11 …. ARR Prato 11:28
DEP Prato 11:45 …. ARR Bologna 12:43
DEP Bologna 12:56 …. ARR Venezia 14:49
From the train station... Read Full Story
City of Venice, Italy For centuries towns and cities grew in Europe without comprehensive plans. Today we savor the beauty and potpourri of cities like Paris, Rome, Athens, London, New York, Boston and Venice, Italy. What would have happened to the Eiffel Tower if Paris had height restrictions, or the Coliseum in Rome? What would have happened to the French Quarter in Paris, Bushwick in Brooklyn, or Venice, Italy if we had density restrictions? They would not be the same. Commerce, consumers... Read Full Story
The beauty of Venice is indisputable: Venice is universally considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Italian city with the highest flow of tourists. San Marco Square, Doge’s Palace, Bridge of Sighs, churches and cathedrals make Venice and its lagoon a World Heritage protected by Unesco. Venice Real Estate Srl helps you to experience more closely the wonders of this place: Venice Real Estate is a real estate agency established 17 years ago that works in collaboration with... Read Full Story
