Traghetti(6) and other Venice, Italy Off The Beaten Path Tips

There are only 3 bridges across the Grand Canal: the Rialto, the Accademia and one near the Stazione. But there are "short-cuts" across the water using the poor man's gondolas, the traghetti( at 6 locations along the Canal .The one I use the most is near the Gritti Palace on the S. Marco side to a spot between the Salute and the Guggenheim. The one pictured here is next to the Pescaria and goes over to a spot one calle from the Ca d'Oro. Incidentally if you are a native you stand while crossing (it is fun). There is a modest fee (1 euro? Ask them)

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When Giuseppi Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar named new cocktails and appetizers after famous Venetian painters he did not realse that his thin slices of raw beef in a spicy mayonnaise sauce, named carpaccio, would become more commonly known than its progenitor. Yes Virginia, there is a Vittore Carpaccio (1465-1525),the greatest Renaissance picture-maker and arguably his masterpieces are in this Scuola (religious clubhouse of the Dalmatian merchants in Venice).Do not expect this to be a blockbuster like the San Rocco(Tintoretto)! This is how I imagined a clubhouse would be: altar, some fine deco carving and the paintings along the walls.These gems never travel and I have never seen them in Art books. There were no books or postcards for sale and photography was carefully forbidden--and there were no souvenir shops nearby! A few other of C's works are in the Correr and the Accademia. If you are new to Venice, go there first and SEE them. This is quite a path to beat. Return exactly as you came.We eventually did after a wrong turn to be greeted by the picture entitled "After the Flood"

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