Tips 1 - 10 of 17 Venice Things to Do
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Canal Grande: Grande Canal
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The Gran Canal is the main water street of Venice, is almost 4 kilometres long and 30-80 metres wide, depending of the area where your are and it pass from the northwest where there are the access by train and bus to San Mark basin. The Grand Canal banks are lined with the most beautifuls buildings, churches and palaces. Best way to meet the grand canal is taking vaporetto number one who cover the canal, from Santa Lucia Train Station to San Marks.
El gran Canal es la arteria principal de Venecia, tiene casi 4 km de longitud y el ancho va de 30 a 80 metros dependiendo de la zona y se desliza desde la punta noroeste, donde están los accesos en tren y autobus, hasta la dársena de San Marcos. Es una gran avenida lacustre, en cuyo entorno se alinean iglesias y palacios en una sucesión sorprendente, llena de belleza. La mejor manera de descubrir el gran canal es cogiendo el vaporetto numero 1 el cual lo recorre entero desde la estación de tren de Santa Lucia hasta San Marcos.
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St Marks Square is the heart, the center of Venice. Its placed pefectly, in a side of the Grand Canal, and in it there are the most visited places in Venice like The Basilica with it same name that the square, The Campanille where you can enjoy best sights, Dodge Palace, etc... From its beginig, political and cultural, the square it´s been the most important and strategical area in the city. Is the only square in Venice call "Piazza", the others one are called "campo".
La Plaza de San Marcos es el corazón, el centro de Venecia. Su ubicación es perfecta, a un costado del Gran Canal, y en ella se encuentran varios hermosos monumentos y sitios de gran interés histórico y cultural como la catedral de mismo nombre, el campanille, el palacion ducale, etc... Desde sus inicios, política y culturalmente, la Plaza de San Marcos ha sido un área muy importante y estratégica de la ciudad. Es la única plaza de Venecia que es llamada "Piazza", a todas las otras plazas de la ciudad se les llama "campo".
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Address: St Marks Square
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Is the most important catholict temple in Venice and masterpiece with byzantine influence. It construction began in 828 to keep the body of St Marks that was brought from Alexandria. It was burnt in a riot in 975 and rebuilt in c XI by architects and buildiers from Constantinopla.
Es el principal templo católico de Venecia y obra maestra de influencia bizantina. Su construcción empezó en el 828 para guardar el cuerpo de San Marco que fue traido de Alejandría. Fue quemada en un motín en 975 y reconstruida en el siglo XI por arquitectos y obreros de constantinopla.
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Address: St Marks
Website: http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/eng/index.bsm
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The campanille is 99 meters high and it´s situated in front of St Marks. Is the highest point of Venice and offers a wonderful sights of the city. The original tower is from c XI and suffered a fire in c. XV. The present one is from c. XX.
Torre de 99 metros de altura que se encuentra al lado de la basilica de San Marcos. Es el punto mas alto de la ciudad y ofrece una vista maravillosa. El original era del siglo XI, pero sufrió numerosos avatares entre ellos un incendio en el siglo XV. El actual es del siglo XX.
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Address: St Marks piazza
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Is the biggest civil building of Venice. It was sit of Dux and of the most importants magistracy of the republic, site of the goverment and culturals institutions. Currently some rooms and stays can be visited, in it there are paints of the most knows artist like acopo e Domenico Tintoretto, paolo Veronese, Tiziano, Giovanni Bellini, Palma il Giovane o Domenico Tiepolo.
Es el edificio civil mas grande de Venecia. Fue sede del Dux y de las magistraturas mas importantes de la republica, sede del gobierno y de instituciones culturales. En la actualidad se pueden visitar varias estancias y salones, en ellas se pueden encontrar pinturas de artistas conocidos como Jacopo e Domenico Tintoretto, paolo Veronese, Tiziano, Giovanni Bellini, Palma il Giovane o Domenico Tiepolo.
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Address: San Marco 1, 30124 Venice
Website: http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/frame.asp?musid=8&sezione=musei
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Abbot Teodoro Correr donated his collection of works in 1830, Correr museum is the municipal museum of Venice. Contains documents, paints, ancient objets and maps that reflects the history and life of Venice through years.
Abbot Tedoro Correr donó su colección de obras en 1830, de ahí su nombre, es el museo municipal de Venecia. Contiene documentos, pinturas, objetos antiguos y mapas que reflejan la historia y la vida de venecia a través de los años.
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Address: San Marco 52, 30124 Venice
Directions: Entrance for the public: St. Mark’s Square, Napoleonic Wing, Monumental Staircase
Website: http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/frame.asp?pid=57&musid=9&sezione=musei
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Is oldest of the three bridges that cross the grand canal and the most famous. Built between 1588 and 1591 by Antonio da Ponte. Its covered by three stands yan hused under its vault the shops that show to the central steps of the bridge.
Es el puente mas antiguo de los tres que cruzan el gran canal y el mas famoso. Construido entre 1588 y 1591 por Antonio da POnte. Está recorrido por 3 gradas y hospeda debajo de sus bovedas las tiendas que se asoman a la escalinata central del puente.
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Built with Eugenio Miozzi plane in 1934, with white stone from Istria, is very fickle and slender. Its called too ferrova because the bridge is situated close to Santa Lucia train station.
Construido con el plano de Eugenio Miozzi en 1934, con piedra blanca de Istria, es muy liviano y esbelto. Lo llaman también puente ferrova por estar situado cerca de la estación de tren.
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Bridges: Academia Bridge
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Academia is the last of the three bridges that converge the banks of the grand canal. The original one was made of iron and its inauguration was in 1854. After a competition was called to replace it, the winner project was of Torres y Briazza but never was made. Later a new one of wood was made in replacement of the old one. It was inaugurated the 15 of January of 1933. The bridge is 48 meters long.
Es el último de los tres puentes que unen las orillas del gran canal. El original era de hierro y se inauguró en 1854. Mas tarde se convocó un concurso para sustituirlo, el proyecto ganador de Torres y Briazza jamás fue realizado. POsteriormente y en reemplazo del puente de hierro se hizo uno de madera. Se inauguró el 15 de enero de 1933. La longitud del puente es de 48 metros.
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