Arriving in Venice was exciting. This was the disembarkation port of the cruise. We had an overnight onboard in the port then proceeded to our hotel for a second night before flying home. Our hotel was located on the mainland but the transportation systems made it easy to get back and forth to the Grand Canal, the main thoroughfare of the old city. One single transport card allowed movement on the water and land busses...with lots of walking. There are no cars in the main city of Venice.
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The above four pictures are of our arrival in Venice. |
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Gesuati- finished in 1743 (Monastery to left - became a boys' home.) |
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A cafe on the Grand Canal...similar to a swim-up bar! |
Ca' Pesaro – International Gallery of Modern Art - completed in 1710. |
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Palazzo Balbi - a palace Built around 1582. |
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Pulling into a Bus Stop |
Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti (1565) with Palazzo Barbaro (1425) to the right. |
Palazzo Barbarigo -Built in the 16th c. (sometimes referred to as the Painted Building). |
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Santa Maria della Salute (1687) As a votive offering for the deliverance from the plague of 1630, the Republic of Venice vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health (or of Deliverance, Italian: Salute). |
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St. Mark's Basilica - The original was built in 927, destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1071. Above is the Basilica and on the extreme right is the lower edge of the windowed bell tower (St. Mark's Campanile) that was built around 900 AD.
The picture on the left shows the detail on the peak over the main entrance to the Basilica.
It is said that the Basilica is the heartbeat of the Republic of Venice. |
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Famous Venetian masks |
At Rialto Bridge |
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Dinner before a Vivaldi concert |
A sidewalk orchestra in St Mark's Square |