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| Venice Travel Guide: diy travel guide
| | Written by diy Editorial Team on 07 Mar 2006
| Venice attractions | | | Venice must have an attraction per square inch ratio to rival anywhere on earth. From the treasures of San Marco, the art collection at Gallerie dell'Accademia, The Bridge of Sighs to the Venetian La Boca of Burano and the glass studios on neighbouring Murano. |
Venice History and Culture | | To fall in love with Venice, one need only arrive there. Motorcars and other symbols of modernity are left behind at Piazza Roma on the city’s edge to be replaced by a world of narrow alley’s, charming canals and Renaissance architecture set against an aural backdrop of lapping water and the constant patter of human feet.
This most unique of cities is made up of 117 tiny islands, 150 canals, 409 bridges and is split in two by The Grand Canal, the world’s prettiest high street, itself bridged only 3 times, most famously by the Ponte di Rialto. DIY Travel recommends you stay away from expensive Gondoliers and for a fraction of the price take the no.1 Vaporetti along all 3.5 miles of the canal’s backward S curve. Back on land, walking in Venice can be intimidating at first as it is easy to become disorientated and lost in its maze of alleyways, yet this is actually one of the city’s best tourist experiences as you never know what you may discover around the next corner.
Piazza San Marco, once referred to by Napoleon as “the finest drawing room in Europe” is the tourist heart of the city. While not actually a square, it’s a trapezoid, it is stunning, home as it is to the Basilica di San Marco, Palazo Ducale and the Campanile. Take a seat at one of the many cafes, look out on one of the world’s most painted views, listen to the orchestras and avoid the pigeons! |
Getting around Venice | | Sticking to the main thoroughfares, you can walk a lap of the city in an afternoon. Santa Lucia Station, known within the city just as La Ferrovia, is the most common point of entry for most travellers. It is in the northern quarter of the city and a half hour walk (presuming you don’t get lost) from Piazza San Marco. Signs for Piazza Roma, Ferrovia, Ponte di Rialto and Piazza San Marco guide you around the city. |
When to visit Venice | | Winter can be very cold in Venice, but to see the city under snow is magical. Conversely Summer can be stiflingly hot. Spring and Autumn are perhaps the best times to visit, but be warned, price wise, it is always high season in Venice. The city’s famous Carnival takes place in February while the Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido in August. |
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