What one can do when in Venice and other Venice, Italy General Tips

sleeping around

Favorite Thing: Why do we visit the places? Why Venice?
Most probably each of us is dreaming of visiting Venice for at least once in the life time. Is it worth time and money we spend? Definetely yes, it is unique place with unique attractions.

Fondest Memory: Some people, however, have different interests when visiting this magnificent town. So, what one can do here:
- sleeping on the banch
- painting
- singing in the church
- shopping
and or practicing religion.
Look in particularly the first picture, I find in very attractive.

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Grand Canal/Palazzo: Canal Grande

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Updated by croisbeauty

on Jul 5, 2005

Canal Grande

Favorite Thing: Crossing the Canal Grande is like going back through centuries of history. For example, the Renaissance palaces stands close to the late gothic or Baroque ones. The names of Doges and centuries of art are inextricably linked here.
Canal Grande looks always very bussy, hundreds of boats and gondolas pass by no metter if dawn or late night. Crowds of people stand immovably on Ponte Rialto or around it trying to snapshot the picture of their life.

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General Tips: Canali piccoli e stretti

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Written by croisbeauty

on Sep 20, 2006

Favorite Thing: The network of Venetian canals is amazing, there are great number of small, short and narrow canals and each one looks more beautiful than the previous one you have seen. Those which are very short and narrow can be reached by boats only. I wish I could seat in my own boat and explore them all, it might be great adventure.

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Campos, Calles and Canals: Sestiere Santa Croce

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on Sep 25, 2006

Sestiere Santa Croce

Favorite Thing: Sestiere Santa Croce is probably the most unknown part of Venice. It is situated next to the Piazzale Roma and therefore inevitable to those who start their exploring of Venice by foot. Nevertheless, most of the visitors turn left taking direction to Piazza San Rocco or along Canal Grande. I suggest you to turn right, deep into sestiere, and your effort will be awarded by some beautiful sights and, above all, quiet and uncrowded Venice.

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General Tips: Sestiere Dorsoduro

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Written by croisbeauty

on Jul 4, 2005

Campo Margherita

Favorite Thing: Most of the visitors starts exploring the town of Venice from Piazzale Roma at Santa Croce. It is the point from where one can take slow vaporetto along Canal Grande or quick ride through Canalle della Giudecca. I suggest you quick ride which is less crowded.
In my opinion, however, the best is to start exploring the town by foot. Take Fondamente S. Croce and enter into the Dorsoduro. The first impression of what Venice is, you'll get at Rio del Tolentini (see the picture).

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General Tips: Sestiere Giudecca

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on Apr 14, 2006

Favorite Thing: I was so many times in Venice, can't remember the number, but the truth is I've never visited Sestiere Giudecca. Actually, it is off the main walking routes and one can get it by vaporetto only. In one of my future visitings I'll have to visit it finally.

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General Tips: Sestiere San Polo

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on Sep 25, 2006

Exploring San Polo canals

Favorite Thing: Sestiere San Polo is almost as bussy as San Marco, always crowded by visitors. This part of Venice is full of many important sights such as churches, galleries and artistic schools. The whole sestiere is interlaced by dense network of short canals and narrow streets. There are many attractive shops here too and that makes strolling around much harder.

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Campos, Calles and Canals: Sestiere San Marco

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on Jul 5, 2005

Sestiere San Marco

Favorite Thing: Actually, San Marco is the smallest sestiere of the six into which the city of Venice is divided. Even though, it contains both the political and religious heart of the town. In fact, it is the only square in whole the city which concentrates more then fifteen centuries of history and art.
Piazzeta San Marco was the main door, the first sight of Venice that the travellers of long ago set eyes on. The two columns were the ideal door posts with, on their capitals, the patron saints of the city, Theodore and the lion of Saint Mark, which is the new patron.

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Canareggio: Sestiere Cannaregio

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Updated by croisbeauty

on Dec 9, 2005

Favorite Thing: Cannaregio is my favourite part of the town, it is definetely different face of Venice we know, less crowded by tourists and very pieceful, almost idyllic.

Fondest Memory: When you have enough of endless "human river" and constant pushings around Rialto or San Marko, take direction to most northern part of the town, it is where Cannaregio is situated. Here you can walk all alone in the streets or campos, have your meal without rush or just sipping your drink undisturbed by the neverending stories you have to listen when sitting in cafes of San Polo, Dorsoduro or San Marco.

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Castello: Sestiere Castello

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on Mar 12, 2006

Sestiere Castello