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FREZZARI 1284 - Venice, IT |
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WALKING SIGHTSEEING TOURS ARE ARRANGED FOR THE FOLLOWING PLACES VENICE*S GHETTO THE OLDEST GHETTO IN EUROPE HAS FIVE SYNAGOGUES, A JEWISH MUSEUM, AND A KOSHER RESTAURANT. MURANO, THE GLASS ISLAND IN 1296, THE GLASSBLOWERS OF VENICE MOVED TO AN ISLAND CALLED MURANO. SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS LATER, THEIR DESCENDANTS ARE STILL TURNING SAND INTO GOLD. PIAZZA SAN MARCO NAPOLEON CALLED IT *THE FINEST DRAWING ROOM IN EUROPE,* BUT HOW MANY LIVING ROOMS HAVE PIGEONS AND OUTDOOR CAFF TABLES ST. MARK*S BASIN, SALUTE CHURCH, THE ISLAND OF GIUDECCA, AND OTHER VENICE LANDMARKS. SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI 35 MONKS, SEMINARIANS, AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS LIVE ON A MONASTERY ISLAND THAT ONCE SERVED AS A LEPER COLONY. THE VENETIAN LAGOON VENICE ISN*T JUST PALACES, CHURCHES, AND ART MUSEUMS. THE CITY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAGOON THAT IS RICH IN WILDLIFE AND TRADITION. VENICE TO CHIOGGIA CHIOGGIA, A BUSY FISHING PORT AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE VENETIAN LAGOON, IS AN HOUR AND A HALF FROM VENICE BY BUS AND FERRY. CHURCHES MADONNA DELL*ORTO *VENICE*S FINEST GOTHIC CHURCH* IS A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR A WALKING TOUR THROUGH ONE OF THE CITY*S MOST PLEASANT BUT LEAST TOURIST LIKE NEIGHBORHOODS. SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE CHURCH AS YOU STARE UP AT THE SOARING DOME OF THIS MAGNIFICENT BASILICA, REMEMBER THAT IT OWES ITS EXISTENCE TO PLAGUE-RIDDEN FLEAS. OTHER STRUCTURES BRIDGE OF SIGHS LORD BYRON ROMANTICIZED THIS ELEVATED CORRIDOR FOR CRIMINALS, AND YOU CAN CROSS IT AS A PAYING CUSTOMER RATHER THAN AS A PRISONER. CAMPANILE DI SAN MARCO VENICE*S 325-FOOT BELL TOWER ISN*T WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE, BUT THE VIEW FROM THE TOP IS UNSURPASSED. DOGANA DI MARE VENICE*S MARITIME CUSTOMS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE 17TH CENTURY. ITS WEDGE-SHAPED PROMENADE OFFERS GREAT VIEWS ACROSS THE GRAND CANAL AND ST. MARK*S BASIN. RIALTO BRIDGE IT ISN*T JUST A BROOKLYN BRIDGE WITH BOUTIQUES. AFTER 500 YEARS, THE PONTE DI RIALTO IS STILL VENICE*S MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTE ACROSS THE GRAND CANAL.
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By Public Transportation From The Venice Marco Polo Airport You Can Catch The Alilaguna Water Bus Which Departs Every Hour To St. Mark*S Square. It Takes About One Hour And Ten Minutes And It Costs Around 10.00 Euro Per Person. Once You Have Reached St. Mark*S Square, Keep To The Left And Walk Up To Calle Vallaresso. Keep Walking Along The Calle Until You Reach Calle Frezzeria. Our Hotel Is Immediately On The Right Side. By Car If You Are Coming To Venice By Car, You Can Choose To Park It Either On The Island Of Tronchetto Or In One Of The Car Parks Of Piazzale Roma. If You Choose *Garage San Marco* In Piazzale Roma Please Remember, Before Checking Out, To Ask The Receptionist For A Coupon Which Will Enable You To Have A 10 Percent Discount At The Car Park. In Order To Reach The Hotel From Both Piazzale Roma And Tronchetto, Catch The Public Water Bus, Line 1 Or 82, To St. Mark*S Square. Get Off At The Vallaresso Stop. Once You Get Off, Stay To The Left And Walk Along Calle Vallaresso Until You Reach Calle Frezzeria. Our Hotel Is Immediately On The Right Side. The Water Bus Ticket Costs 3.10 Euro Per Person. From The Railway Station You Can Catch The Public Water Bus, Line 1 Or 82, To St. Mark*S Square. Get Off At The Vallaresso Stop. Once You Get Off, Stay To The Left And Walk Along Calle Vallaresso Until You Reach Calle Frezzeria. Our Hotel Is Immediately On The Right Side. The Water Bus Ticket Costs 3.10 Euro Per Person. By Private Water Taxi It Is Not The Cheapest, But It Is For Sure The Quickest And The Most Comfortable Way To Reach The Hotel. You Will Have To Ask The Taxi Driver To Take You To Rio San Mois . Grom There, Once You Get Off, You Just Walk Straight And Then Turn Left Into Calle Frezzeria. Our Hotel Is Immediately On The Right Side. From Tronchetto, Piazzale Roma And The Railway Station, It Will Cost You About 55.00 Euro. From The Airport About 85.00 Euro. We Suggest To Ask For The Confirmation Of The Price Before You Get On.
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