Veneto Videos

Listening to the bells in Campo San Marco with our brother MIke.

Gondola Ride (2012) - A ride through the canals of Venice.

A short video on the fish market

Treviso has old waterwheels along the canal. This one is near the fish market.

Venice is beautifull all the year round, but time of the CARNEVAL is the most beautiful

Medieval parade weapon display

flag throwers.

Gondola

This short video clip was taken from Rialto Bridge in October 2010.

We had just returned to Venice after a Mediterranean cruise on board the Royal Caribbean Splendour of the Seas.

The amount of traffic that plies the Grand Canal (and the rest of the city's waterways) is incredible and watching the huge variety of boats is fascinating.

A short clip from our gondola ride along the canals of Venice in October 2010.

We negotiated a price of 80 Euros for 6 of us for a gondola ride that lasted around 1 hour.

It may be cliched and it may be touristy, but going on a gondola in Venice is an absolute must. I loved every minute of it.

Is it overpriced? Not really. We were quoted higher prices from other gondoliers before we found one that was prepared to take us for 80 Euros. At a little over 13 Euros per person for an hour's ride, that's not bad value at all; I've paid more for non-descript taxi and train rides in many cities!

Be sure to take a gondola ride when you are in Venice!

A great thing to do when in Venice is to visit the fish market in the morning. Here is a short clip.

Purchased Eels being weighed at the Venice Fish Market

Venice - day 3 - part III

Venice - day 3 - part II

Venice - day 3 - part I

cooking dinner in Venice

Murano

Jesolo at Venice has an annual sand sculpture exhibit. This video shows a small part of it. Held at Christmas and January after.

December 24th 2010 Venice was suffering from 3 days of Acqua Alta

Wandering around Venice at night, I came across this Scuola, which was illuminated by lights and candles. There was a performance of La Traviata inside, which you could hear in the courtyard.

After visiting Burano, we caught the vaporetto for the short crossing to Torcello

I enjoyed just wandering round, looking at the many varieties of fish and seafood on display, and watching people selecting their purchases

I was awake early, so decided that this was a good time to wander down to the nearby Rialto fish market. I was glad that I did

Sitting at a street cafe, enjoying an Aperol Spritz, was an ideal place for watching the passiegetta.

Back to the harbour, and there was still a lot of work going on

The main street of Chioggia, where locals head to meet up, have a drink, and take part in the passiegetta, the evening stroll.

The harbourside was a hive of activity. These fishermen were stacking trays with crushed ice. They had quite a production line going on

The fish market had closed by the time I found it, but this was probably more interesting. Fish from the boats was unloaded and sold/auctioned here in this huge hall. Plenty of activity

I think this is my favourite memory of Chioggia, with the colourful buildings and the blue sky reflected in the waters of the canal

I spent quite a while enjoying the late afternoon sun, and the reflections in the water of this canal