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Quote: Already fatiqued by a day of sightseeing, we entered the Scuola Grande di San Rocco just as it was closing. It was dark inside & I wondered if I really wanted to take the time to explore. I'm glad I did. The… Read More
Quote: The six districts into which Venice is divided are called sestieri; three per side of the Grand Canal (Dorsoduro, Santa Croce and San Polo to the left and Castello, San Marco and Cannaregio to the right). We… Read More
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Quote: Going to visit the original Ghetto is quite an experience - after seeing literally dozens of churches in an overwhelmingly Catholic city, coming across an area with synagogues and Jewish stores is surreal. For… Read More
Quote: The eighteenth century saw Venice's last brilliant flourish before it faded into irrelevancy at the hands of Napoleon. The city's Museo del Settecento Veneziano provides an interesting look at the lives enjoyed… Read More
Quote: Venice really is a superb destination for art lovers, and it is not even necessary to spend time in the famous galleries to see renowned masterpieces. In fact, my favourite place to view such works in the whole… Read More
Quote: The biennale is an exhibition that takes places every two years. There's the architecture biennale and the contemporary art biennale, so every year there's a different "biennale." In October 2004, I visited the… Read More
Quote: Our first stop this morning is the Correr Museum in the Napoleonic Wing, Piazza San Marco. I had been here in December, and I enjoy my visit just as much this time. It is a superb museum in terms of its… Read More
Quote: Phone: (041) 522 55 58 Open: 9 am – noon, 3 pm – 5:30 pm daily This church was started in 1630 for the city recovery from plague and is called Salute because of that, since Salute means health, salvation. It… Read More
Quote: Attempting to visit all of Venice's lovely religious buildings is an impossible task for normal tourists, but choosing just which places of worship to investigate is not exactly easy either. Among those that I… Read More
Quote: Located on a small island almost directly opposite the ever popular Doge's Palace and Piazzetta San Marco, the Church of St George the Greater is one of the most familiar sights in Venice. However, surprisingly… Read More