Joshua, Gisela, Peter and Bill in front of the Bridge of Sighs that connects the Doge's Palace to the prison as we head toward St. Mark's Square.
The Piazetta
Bell Tower on the left, Clock Tower and St. Mark's Basilica straight ahead and Doge's Palace on the right
Man on right takes photos of you with the pigeons even holding them for 20 euro! I'm thinking I could start that up somewhere!
Bell Tower on the left, Clock Tower and St. Mark's Basilica straight ahead and Doge's Palace on the right
Man on right takes photos of you with the pigeons even holding them for 20 euro! I'm thinking I could start that up somewhere!
A view from the water
Joshua in The Piazetta
A word of advice. The lines to get into the sights fluctuate greatly depending on cruise ships dropping off groups and/or time of day. We were able to go up into the Bell Tower, go in the Basilica and then the Doge's Palace with minimum waiting, but the line into the Basilica was long when we went into the Bell Tower.
The Bell Tower is the oldest bell tower in Venice. It was built between 888-912. It collapsed in 1902 and was rebuilt in 1912. Galileo tried out his telescope for the first time in the bell tower in 1609.
Video from top of Bell Tower
A view from the bell tower including the Doge's Palace.
St. Mark's Square
Basilica directly in the front and Bell Tower on the right.
Video of St Mark's Square.
I should've taken the video from here but I took it from the top right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fxw-y7ZpH4
Basilica directly in the front and Bell Tower on the right.
Video of St Mark's Square.
I should've taken the video from here but I took it from the top right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fxw-y7ZpH4
St. Mark's Basilica
One of the most celebrated works of art in Venice. The first building dates back to around 832.
Inside the Basilica... gorgeous mosaic with an abundance of gold leaf.
The Last Judgement
One of five arches on the front
St. Alipus Portal
Famous and ancient statue of the Tetrarchs
The Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is a porphyry sculpture group of four Roman emperors
dating from around 300. Since the Middle Ages it has been fixed to a corner of
the facade of St Mark's Basilica.
Rialto Bridge
The oldest bridge across the Grand Canal, it was originally a pontoon bridge built 1181, it was rebuilt as a wooden bridge in 1255 and then the current brick one in 1591. It also contains shops.
Peter, Gisela, Bill, Joshua and on the Rialto Bridge.
View from the Rialto Bridge
Gondolas under the Bridge of Sighs
Hard to believe but the canals have actually frozen over twice in their known history!
Church of Madonna della Salute
My little video of the gondolas with music
You ABSOLUTELY have to take a ride along the Grand Canal. We went with the public transportation and got a seat outside. We rode the whole route and it was about an hour. It's the only way to see the front of the buildings.
More locks on a bridge
(sometimes written, sometimes engraved with couples names and
sometimes wedding date)
Venice is an amazing place. Small canals between the buildings, no cars, you can just wander around and see so many interesting places and things.
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