Trip to Italy - Venice
July 31, 2016
Venice is the capital of northern Italy's Veneto region and is built on more than 100 small islands in a marshy lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. Venice is renowned for its unique setting, architecture, and artwork.
Our little (but expensive) hotel in Venice.
Venice selfies...
We enjoyed taking a small boat ride around Venice to see the sites.
The Grand Canal...
Grand Canal again with views of Ca' d'Oro a 15th century Gothic facade museum and gallery with relics plundered during Napoleon's Italy conquest.
Grand canal boat station and view of Santa Maria della Salute...
Piazza San Marco...
Back of St. Mark's Basilica.
San Marco Campanile or St. Mark's cathedral tower...
Bridge of Sighs - iconic white-stone enclosed bridge.
Santa Maria della Salute - 1600s church with vast cupola.
Impressive entrance to Maria della Salute.
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore - a 16th century Benedictine church on Island of the same name.
San Zaccaria - Gothic church with altarpiece by Bellini.
Backside of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari - noted for its many Venetian renaissance art and monuments.
San Bartolomeo Church
San Stae church reconstructed in 17th century with Baroque Architecture.
Wooden bridge built in 1932 that was supposed to be temporary but due to its popularity was never replaced by a stone one.
Santa Maria della Carita known for Venice's finest collection of art and Academia.
Back view of Fondaco dei Tedeschi or German Commodity Exchange and refuge.
Fondamenta Turchi and the Natural History Museum.
Church in Jewish ghetto
Small church along the canal
Small canals with colorful buildings and unique bridges...
Using every bit of space
How some make a living
Fish foot care
Gondola's were a main form of transportation for tourists with 8-10 thousand in operation during the 17th & 18th centuries.
How Venice does business - fireboat,
Ambulance boat,
Parcel and mail boats,
Bulk food boat,
Grocery boat,
Construction boat.
Glass making on Murano Island
Glass blowing demonstration ...
