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Things To Do: Chioggia
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  • Written by sandysmith on Oct 2, 2005
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    • Chioggia, a lively, busy seaside town that has a history oozing out of each stone. It has a very unusual appearance: Its alleys or 'calli' radiate outwards from the main square in classic herring bone structure.

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    Things To Do: Vigo Column
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    • As you arrive at Chioggia via the ferry one of the first things to see is the Vigo Column.This column was discoverd in 1763, during the excavations for the reconstruction of the bell and clock tower of the Old City Hall. Carved in greek marble, its holds a Byzantine capital of the 12th century, with lion of St. Mark on the top, which is popularly called "the Cat". The then mayor G. Mussato had it placed in its present site in 1786.

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    Things To Do: Vigo Bridge
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    • Just to the right of the Vigo Column is the Vigo Bridge. This bridge forms the balcony of the town and the most artistic of the eight bridges crossing Chioggia's Vena canal - it is the equivalent of Venice's Rialto Bridge. It ws built in 1685 to replace a bridge of wood on which harsh fights occurred during the war of Chioggia (1379 -1380). Originally a masonry bridge, it was adorned with marble from Istra in 1762. In the past, a light used to be placed on it as an orientation signal for the mariners.

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    Things To Do: Fish Market
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    • Its not hard to find the fish market - the smell will draw you to it!. Located by the main Canal running through Chioggia - entrance is through this archway. Full of local colour - we manged to catch it just before they were closing up for the morning and we saw an impressive selection of fish.

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    mariaschmidt Tue Jan 22, 2008 08:49 UTC
     Thank you for your Chioggia tips - looks very pretty and maybe less touristic than Venice which is a plus -    		diocletianvs Wed Oct 11, 2006 18:46 UTC
     Looks picturesque, and that white stone from Istra looks very white ;)
    maykal Thu Mar 16, 2006 01:24 UTC
     I bet if Venice didn't exist, Chioggia would be a major tourist attraction! It looks quite an interesting place :@P    		steventilly Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:16 UTC
     Looks very nice, maybe we'll make it the whole way by bike next time.
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