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SAN MARCO CALLE MONDOLA 3871 - Venice, IT |
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WALKING SIGHTSEEING TOURS CAN BE 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 CAFFE 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 TOURISTED 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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You Can Get To Our Hotel Very Easily From Venice Railway Station And From The Bus Terminus *Piazzale Roma* By Taking A Water Bus *Routes 1 Sant Angelo Landing Station* Or A Water Taxi. Guests Arriving At Marco Polo Airport Can Take The *Alilaguna* Shuttle Service To St Mark*S Square And Then Proceed To Our Hotel On Foot Or By Public Transport *Water Bus Routes 1 Sant Angelo Landing Station*. As Soon As You Get To Venice Do Not Hesitate To Contact Us, Wherever You Are, And We Will Be Pleased To Help You Find Your Way. Always Take Your Map Of The City With You, It Will Certainly Be Of Help.
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