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Things To Do: Isola San Giorgio Maggiore
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  • Its only a litte island as you can see looking across from St Marks basin but well worth a short detour on the vaporetta - make sure you get the right water bus stand, there ae so many on the quayside in this area by the bridge of Sighs and sometimes the same number water bus has a different stand for the night service just to complicate things!
    Take a look across at the view first.

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    Things To Do: San Giorgio
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  • The vaporetta stops just outside the church here on this quiet little island - its strange to imagine the tourists which are flocking into St St Marks square just across the basin. An ancient vineyard and saltpans made way for this splendid church, looking like a greek temple, by Andrea Palladio. The church was built as part of the Benedictine monastery on the island and its facade is scaled to present a public face to the town of Venice.

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    Things To Do: Choirstalls
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  • The interior of the church is peaceful and solemn - except for the two glorious paintings by Tintoretto in 1594 entilted the "Last Supper" and "The Gathering of the Manna" on the chancel walls. The choirstalls were amazing and intricately carved - rows of lions here! They reminded me of the choirstalls in Chester Cathedral much nearer to my home :-))

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    Things To Do: Bell Tower View
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  • Make sure you fork out the 3 euros to ascend the lift in the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore. The views out to the monastery and the neighbouring island of Guidecca provide a new perspective of Venice not often seen.

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    Things To Do: Monastery
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  • San Giorgio Maggiore - view of maonastery cloisters
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  • There has been a monastery on this island of san Giorgio Maggiore since 982, although the current buildings date from the 16th century. Today the monastery is a scientific and cultural foundation and a conference centre - open Mondays - Fridays by appointement only. At the rear is the open air ampitheatre Teatro Verde.

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    Things To Do: View of St Marks
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  • San Giorgio Maggiore - view across to st Marks
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  • Pick your time carefully to vist the campanile - at the bottom of the lift is a list of times when the bell chimes, the number of bells used andnumber of chimes. Fortunately for us it was only one o'clock as we emerged from the lift at the top - even so the unexpected single clang made us jump! The views from the top are lovely - perhaps finer than those from the campanile of St Marks bell tower - seen in this pic.

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    Things To Do: View of Venice
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  • There is no ticket office for the bell tower in the church - simply give your euros to the monk in the lift who will escort you to the top of the tower. Its only a small lift so just a few at a time allowed. From the top are the best views of Venice - the area seen here is part of Castello.

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    Things To Do: Lighthouses
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  • San Giorgio Maggiore - view across to the marina
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  • To the side of the church is a small marina with 2 lighthouses on guard. Its a pleasant stroll around here with fine views across to St Marks - the quieter way to appreciate it!

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    Things To Do: Grand Canal Entrance
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  • The view that enthralled me the most from the bell tower was the view looking across to the entrance of the Grand Canal and the visible dome of Santa Maria Salute - the notable venetian landmark. I could have stood for ages watching the boat traffic navigating St Marks basin and right in the distance huge ships were visible..

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    Comments for sandysmith about San Giorgio Maggiore
    calcaf38 Sun Sep 27, 2009 18:28 UTC
     I'm going to Venice for a week next month, and I'm trying to focus on OTBP places. Your pages are most informative. Thank you!
    mancera Wed Dec 6, 2006 16:34 UTC
     Hello Sandy, begin to see your page of San Giorgio Maggiore and after I saw the others and I am delighted with the photos of those beautiful places of Italy that have visited, greetings :-)
    craic Sat Jan 21, 2006 17:54 UTC
     Lovely.
    Maurizioago Wed Aug 24, 2005 21:55 UTC
     Wonderful! Buona notte!
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