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General Tips: Brenta Canal Cruise
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  • Written by sandysmith on Sep 27, 2005
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  • Fondest Memory: Although an expensive trip the Brenta River canal cruise from Venice to Stra was a wonderful relaxing way to see the canal scenery, once past the industrial are of Fusina and all those grand old villas - in various states of repair. Along the way, Il Burchiello (the cruise company we used) stops at three of the most important mansions: Villa Pisani, Barchessa Valmarana or Villa Widmann and Villa Foscari "Malcontenta". It was peaceful and a lovely breeze to contrast with the humidity and hustle and bustle of Venice as we sat at the front of the boat enjoying the vistas and being entertained with the guide's commentary. We visited two villas e-route and had a lunch stop before we came to the last villa - the grandest at Stra, the Villa Pisani. It was a memorable highlight of our trip too Venice summer 2005 and money well spent.

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    General Tips: Brenta Villas
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  • Written by sandysmith on Oct 4, 2005
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  • Favorite Thing: The Brenta Riviera is llike an extension of Venice onto the mainland, almost a continuation of the lagoon city: Between the 16th and 18th centuries the Brenta Riviera experienced a golden age which turned it into a privileged holiday resort for rich Venetian nobles. The nobles built numerous villas along its riverbanks, designed and decorated by masters of Italian art - decadent homes to entertain in. One of the best ways to view them is to sail slowly down the river. See travelogue for many more pics.


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    General Tips: Locks and Bridges
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  • Written by sandysmith on Oct 4, 2005
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  • Favorite Thing: One of the interesting aspects of the cruise was the various locks and swing bridges - mechanical and manual - that had to be navigated. I lost count of how many there were.


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    Comments for sandysmith about Stra
    Trekki Sat Jun 23, 2007 15:55 UTC
     Ah Sandy, same here, I was an idiot not to read your page before I went to V. Brenta villas look amazing, and I will do the tour next time :-) I adore these worn out sculptures in the parks, similar to the ones on Torcello :-)
    sim1 Sat Oct 15, 2005 21:50 UTC
     Wonderful page Sandy! And of course I love those reflections :-)) Hahaha, and great tip about that maze, loool, I think I would almost panic not being able to find my way back! Hahaha, I am hopeless with directions ;-)
    globetrott Fri Oct 7, 2005 21:38 UTC
     an excellent page, Sandy ! I visited many of these villas by car, BUT with such a tour-ship it is certainly a lot better ! Maybe next year !!
    Helga67 Mon Oct 3, 2005 18:27 UTC
     Lovely reflections of the villa but what a pity you couldn't take pics inside
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