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Water is the way to go in Venice
Art is everywhere, along with canals, bridges and water taxis. The city is car-free, so the only way to get around is by the vaporetti (boats) that travel through the canals like a city underground system. However, a visit to Venice isn`t complete without floating through the beautiful, romantic waters on a gondola.
Art is everywhere, along with canals, bridges and water taxis. The city is car-free, so the only way to get around is by the vaporetti (boats) that travel through the canals like a city underground system. However, a visit to Venice isn’t complete without floating through the beautiful, romantic waters on a gondola.
Essential sights are the famous landmark, the Palazzo Ducale or Doges’ Palace, the Rialto Bridge, and the Basillica di San Marco in the Piazza San Marco, which glows over the square with its golden Byzantine beauty.
Spend, spend, spend There are a few markets in Venice; a good one is the Rialto market on the bridge of the same name as well as the fish market near the bridge. Both offer a little of the hustle and bustle that gives Venice its unique character. For dedicated bargain hunters, there is also the flea market in the Campo San Maurizio.
Venetian cuisine mainly revolves around seafood served with a Soave wine. Whilst in Venice, you’ll be inundated with pasta and pizza of the best Italian quality, so that pasta and pizza in England will never taste quite the same again. But bear in mind that a meal in Venice is unlikely to be cheap.
If you're after luxurious accommodation, try The Metropole, which is located on the Grand Canal. However, if you’re looking for something on the lower end of the scale but extremely central, try the 3-star Kette, which is a renovated 16th-century Venetian palazzo.
Other essential sights: Peggy Guggenheim Collection - filled with works by Picasso, Chagall, Dalì, Mirò, Pollock and Kandinsky, all of whom were Peggy Guggenheim’s favourite 20th-century artists Galleria Dell’ Accademia houses some of the most important classical works of Venice The Lido has its own hotels, casino and most importantly a beach, for those who are in need of the sea to complete their holiday
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Essential sights are the famous landmark, the Palazzo Ducale or Doges’ Palace, the Rialto Bridge, and the Basillica di San Marco in the Piazza San Marco, which glows over the square with its golden Byzantine beauty.
Spend, spend, spend There are a few markets in Venice; a good one is the Rialto market on the bridge of the same name as well as the fish market near the bridge. Both offer a little of the hustle and bustle that gives Venice its unique character. For dedicated bargain hunters, there is also the flea market in the Campo San Maurizio.
Venetian cuisine mainly revolves around seafood served with a Soave wine. Whilst in Venice, you’ll be inundated with pasta and pizza of the best Italian quality, so that pasta and pizza in England will never taste quite the same again. But bear in mind that a meal in Venice is unlikely to be cheap.
If you're after luxurious accommodation, try The Metropole, which is located on the Grand Canal. However, if you’re looking for something on the lower end of the scale but extremely central, try the 3-star Kette, which is a renovated 16th-century Venetian palazzo.
Other essential sights: Peggy Guggenheim Collection - filled with works by Picasso, Chagall, Dalì, Mirò, Pollock and Kandinsky, all of whom were Peggy Guggenheim’s favourite 20th-century artists Galleria Dell’ Accademia houses some of the most important classical works of Venice The Lido has its own hotels, casino and most importantly a beach, for those who are in need of the sea to complete their holiday
Bureau Report