Internet
by Marpessa
It is fairly easy to find internet cafés in Venice, I stumbled across quite a few in different areas of the city. But one that was near my hotel (which it was nice to go in there for a bit to get out of the summers heat) was just off C.S Filippo E Giacomo in San Marco. I can’t remember the exact cost of using the internet here, but I remember it being different for the time you used - one price for up to 15 minutes, then another for up to 30 minutes, etc. But it was fairly cheap and convenient (and it is also close to San Marco, but away from the majority of tourists, so the cafe wasn't very busy with people).
Try not to pay more than 2€ for half an hour on a computer (ideally you shouldn’t have to pay more than 1€ for half an hour).
Like in the ‘picture’, the internet cafe has a large white sign with a blue ‘@’ symbol standing out from the building.
Address:
On Cl. Chiese, which is off C.S Filippo E Giacomo, San Marco, Venice.
Poets and white sands
by luca68
Along the white sands of the Lido strolled Eleonora Duse and Gabriele d'Annunzio (Flame of Life), Goethe in Faustian gloom, a clubfooted Byron trying to decide with whom he was in love that day, Alfred de Musset pondering the fickle ways of George Sand, Thomas Mann's Gustave von Aschenbach with his eye on Tadzio in Death in Venice, and Evelyn Waugh's Sebastian Flyte and Charles Ryder with their eye on each other in Brideshead Revisited.
Basilica di San Marco
by Aggeliki
Started in the 9th century, this church's architecture shows an eastern and Byzantine influence: note the golden altarpiece and the 13th- and 14th-century mosaics that illustrate the cycles of the Bible. The magnificent domes date from the 12th century. The Basilica houses the Marciano Museum, which contains the original bronze horses, copies of which are now on the terrace. The church is open for mass and touring visitors to appreciate daily.
Specialty stores
by csordila
Italians rarely shop in supermarkets. Instead, most prefer specialty stores. You can buy cakes at the pasticceria, milk at the latteria, and pasta, ham and cheese at an alimentari. It's a fun and interesting way to shop, and you'll find that the food is always fresh and delicious. Many shops close for the obligatory lunchtime between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and on Wednesday afternoons and on Sundays.
Sound really echoes...be respectful.
by mapakettle
When walking about Venice with a few chums, refrain from talking loudly or singing. I know you are having fun, possibly had a couple of drinks, but sound really travels in this city.
Due to the cement and brick, any noise echoes, and is greatly magnified. I get most embarrased when I hear English voices raised to high levels. North Americans are generally loud (er) to begin with, but please, lets show restraint. People live here, babies are trying to sleep, and others may not hear the punch line on Italian TV.
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The streetlights of Piazza San Marco
My gang photographing The Bridge of Sighs 2010
Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy
