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Back Street Canals   Venice

Back Street Canals, Venice

 123 Reviews  People are always saying "part of the charm of Venice is just wandering and getting lost." Well...I do agree with the wandering part but have a solution for the "getting lost" part. I found a... 

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Lago di Garda & surroundings of the town   Verona

Lago di Garda & surroundings of the town, Verona

 39 Reviews  These are some typical views of the castle and the water side. People could be horrific in the summer. The whole peninsula brings them to the point and nowhere to turn but go back. The town is not big... 

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Isola Burano   Venice

Isola Burano, Venice

 91 Reviews  The second stop on our cruise was the island of Burano, which is located about 8 km north of Venice. If Murano is known all around the world for its glass production, Burano is almost as famous for... 

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The hidden little gems of the town   Verona

The hidden little gems of the town, Verona

 28 Reviews  The bust of Felice Cavallotti, 1842-1898, stands on the wall in the passage of Scaliger palace. He was Italian politician, poet and dramatic. In 1860 and 1866 he faught with the Garibaldi Corps.... 

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Campos   Venice

Campos, Venice

 41 Reviews  This large and open Campo is my favorite. It changes character throughout the day. It is open with some benches and a few trees. It is surrounded by cafes’ and residences. It is a wonderful place to... 

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Suggestions - what to do & what to see   Verona

Suggestions - what to do & what to see, Verona

 14 Reviews  If exploring the city has taken it out of you a little, relax in Piazza Bra next to the world-famous Arena. The green oasis in the centre is a perfect vantage point for people watching or admiring the... 

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Isola Murano   Venice

Isola Murano, Venice

 54 Reviews  We were scammed. Marco Polo pulled a switch, sending us an inferior vase to the one we purchased--similar but obviously not the one (I took pictures.) So we payed $2500 for maybe a $500 factory second... 

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Giardino Giusti   Verona

Giardino Giusti, Verona

 11 Reviews  We found this walking to Castel San Pietro. You can walk in and see the "renaissance garden" open up to you. Even if you do not want to pay the 5 euro or so to see it, you can get a peek of the... 

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Scala Contarini del Bovolo   Venice

Scala Contarini del Bovolo, Venice

 19 Reviews  Scala del Bovolo literally translated means "snail-shell stairway". The marvelous open stairway is the reason for the Contarini family palace to be called Palazzo Contarini dal Bovolo. The palace... 

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The hills around the town   Verona

The hills around the town, Verona

 11 Reviews  Just couldn't resist not to take the picture of this abandoned Villa which is lined on the Castle S. Pietro. As it is all "dressed" in green it looks very charming and beautiful. Too bad it is in such... 

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Churches   Venice

Churches, Venice

 84 Reviews  Santa Maria dei Derelitti is also known as Chiesa dell'Ospedaletto, being hospital for the poors and the working class of the carpenters who lived in the area around the church. The church was... 

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The churches & the cloisters   Verona

The churches & the cloisters, Verona

 22 Reviews  This Holy water stoup, from 1495, was carved by Gabriele, father of Paolo Caliari better known as "il Veronese". It features a hunchback, a figure which from time immemorial has always appealed to the... 

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Ghetto   Venice

Ghetto, Venice

 35 Reviews  The Church of San Maurizio is situated in the eponymous campo. It have been founded in the 16th century and reconstructed in 1806. The front facade is in Neoclassical style adorned with the... 

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The Roman remains   Verona

The Roman remains, Verona

 5 Reviews  Some of my friends, when visiting Verona, couldn't find the location of Porta Borsari. In fact, it looks like hidden in the structure of the newly build houses that are surrounding it. You can't miss... 

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Other Islands   Venice

Other Islands, Venice

 36 Reviews  SANT' ERASMO This was one of those 'accidental finds' I was looking for 'cheap' accommodation for my last 2 nights in Venice. Il Lato Azzurro came within my budget, but I wasn't sure where Sant... 

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Lido di Venezia   Venice

Lido di Venezia, Venice

 28 Reviews  After seeing the similarities between Venice and Murano, I was expecting something alike in Lido. What a surprise! Lido is a modern continental neighbourhood, more Mestre than Venice. Even the only... 

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Tourist Spots Still!   Venice

Tourist Spots Still!, Venice

 25 Reviews  Generally the streets are dominated by a church or palace that draw all the visitor's attention. In the centre of the square, discreet there is always a well. Why? Signing the ancient struggle for... 

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Arsenale   Venice

Arsenale, Venice

 15 Reviews  The quay east of San Marco is a quiet and open space to walk, with the gorgeous views of St Giorgio Magiore, Salute and Giudeca in the opposite islands. Statues and palaces line the walk that ends... 

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Isola Torcello   Venice

Isola Torcello, Venice

 18 Reviews  The last stop on our cruise was Torcello. It is believed that this island was the very first island in the lagoon to be populated, probably around the 5th century A.D. It once had a population of over... 

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Isola di San Michele   Venice

Isola di San Michele, Venice

 7 Reviews  Cimitero (Isola di San Michele) is a small island in the lagoon of Venice and it consists only of the cemetery of San Michele and its famous Renaissance church (1469). Even though you might find it a... 

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Palazzi   Venice

Palazzi, Venice

 1 Review  GIUDECCA VAPORETTO_Palanca Giudecca I was only aware of there being prisons on Venice (Apart from the former famous one adjoining the Doges Palace) after seeing a sign on Giudecca, for this womens... 

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Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

Soave: history, landscapes and--- wine!

by effeti

Soave, a small walled medieval villages at the feet of the hills, east from Verona, is still an off the beaten path for most of the tourists.It deserves more.Its wonderful walls still intact surround its medieval center all around, from the plain to the top of the hill. The Castle, the old captain palace are all nice buildings to see.But its magic is made by the walls and by the position.... all around vineyardds...yes, beacause Soave is the were the famous white wine comes from!You will find "cantine" (wine producers) even at the center of the village.TAke a look at the few pictures I made, or google search for images of "soave" to have an idea..To reach it, exit the A4 highway from Verona in direction of Venice at the Soave/San Bonifacio exit. The Village is 4 kms from the exit.Buses from Verona, too, or trains to the nearby town of San Bonifacio

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GARDA-LAND - a great amusement-park

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GARDALAND - a great amusement-parkGardaland is some sort of a theme-park with rollercoasters and other attractions like in Disneyland. We passed by it on our way to Valeggio sul Mincio and it seemed to be quite large and also quite popular with plenty of cars and buses at the carpark.Gardaland is maybe not my personal favorite activity in the area around Verona, but in case that you are travelling with children, it might be a good idea to go there as well !

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The cathedral of Valeggio sul Mincio

by globetrott

The cathedral of Valeggio sul MincioThe cathedral of Valeggio sul Mincio looks almost a bit strange from outside, as it does not even have a campanile / belfry. Almost no decorations at all and a facade consisting just of red bricks.From inside it looks a lot better and you may eneter it freely and without restrictions during the day. Take a look at my next picture, the church is also a great and cool place to relax on a hot summerday !The interior of the cathedral in Valeggio sul Mincio looks a lot better than the outside of the church. You will not find any famous works of art inside that church, but on the total I think it is a nice combination of paintings, decorations and solid columns and also a great and perfectly cool place to relax on a hot summerday.When you click on my picture, you will see that the large organ is on the left side of the church, next to the pulpit.

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Valeggio sul Mincio - the Visconti-bridge

by globetrott

Visconti-bridge is more than 600 years old This is Visconti-bridge seen from the castle of Vallegio del Mincio and you can as well see that the medieval town was once surrounded by 2 seperate walls and of course there were these walls also on top of the bridge.The Visconti-bridge is more than 600 years old. In 1993 it had it's 600th birthday and there was a big celebration with thousands of small tables in a row along that street, and all the guests had a meal there togeather. In Hotel Eden they had a brochure with a picture of this event, taken in the evening, all tables with candles - a really romantic event.

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Valeggio sul Mincio : The Scaliger castle

by globetrott

The Scaliger castle in Valeggio sul MincioThe Scaliger castle is one of the attractions you should not miss, when in Valeggio sul Mincio. Within just a few minutes you may walk up a few steps and a path paved by cobbled stones, before you may enter freely and without restrictions during the day. I may imagine, that they close the big iron gates at night.You can walk around inside the courts of the Scaliger castle that looks quite impressive but also not really very fancy, when I compare it with the ornate Scaliger tombs in the centre of Verona. These people obviously had a simple life in order to finally rest in peace and in a beautifully decorated tomb.There is even a small theatre in the back of the castle and I can imagine that the castle makes a perfect scenery and background for various plays beeing performed there. The seats are quite simple and without backrests and also partly...

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'SAN MICHELE' - the cemetery-island of Venice

by globetrott

'SAN MICHELE' - the cemetery-island of Veniceis situated on a seperate island between the main-island of Venice and Murano. San Michele is a regular stop for all vaporettos going to Murano and maybe you would like to get out of the vaporetto there and take a look. Lots of celebrities are buried there, the most famous beeing Igor Strawinsky. Spaces are rare at San Michele and therefor some of the dead bodies will remain just a certain time there and finally their bones will be taken to the ossuary in Sant’Ariano

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Palazzo Recanati Zuccon in Fiesso d'Artico

by globetrott

Palazzo Recanati Zuccon in Fiesso d'Artico is in my opinion certainly the most beautiful and best preserved of all of the smaller Brenta-Palazzi. It is obviously privately owned and not open for visitors but you can take a look from the street like I did.Fiesso d'Artico is a village about halfway between Stra and Dolo and you will pass by it, when taking the main road along the Brenta-canal.

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The jewish Ghetto-area in Venice

by globetrott

Venice : The jewish Ghetto-area is one of my favorite areas to walk around in Venedig / Venice. That area is close to the trainstation and you also find cheap and simple hotels there.At around 1320 a.d.-at the time when Marco Polo lived in Venice- Jews had to leave Venice and settle somewhere else.Some years later they have been allowed to live again in Venice, but only inside a small island.The 2 bridges leading to that island were closed and locked at night.As the place for the jewish population was restricted to that small island, you will find the highest houses (up to 7 floors) of Venice on that small island.

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Adria- A small town with a big museum

by effeti

If you pass along the little town of Adria (Rovigo province, south of Chioggia) you notice only a country town. Similar to many other.Wrong!It has a very ancient history.And the name should warn you. Yes, it gave the name to a whole sea... The Adriatic!But, you can say... how? The Adriatic is at least 10 kms far? Right.... Now... But all the lime of the river Po has moved the shore eastward a lot in 2500 years.Adria was one of the main ports during the golden greek age, around 5/6th century before Christ.And it was Etruscan and Roman.Read more on Adria's wikipedia pageNo surprise the territories of Adria were and are a gold mine for archeologist, and this little town has a quite big and interesting museum, a "National Archeological Museum", in fact.This, alone, may be worth a visit. It is well explained (unfortunately, only in italian). By now, the roman section is closed, but should be...

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Olimpic Theatre at Vicenza

by Kajron

Palladio is one of the most famous architecture, only to say that White House has taken inspiration by him!Go to Vicenza to see this Theatre, but not only if you will come in Veneto you will see a region plenty of his art!

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Top 3 Hotels in Veneto

Al Ponte Antico Hotel Venice  Venice

 6 Reviews and 470 Opinions  My sisters and I stayed 2 nights at this hotel and our time there was priceless. Matteo and his... 

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Giulietta e Romeo Hotel Verona  Verona

 4 Reviews and 381 Opinions  The Giulietta e Romeo Hotel was a great place to stay in Verona. We thought we might have a problem... 

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Hotel Bastia  Valeggio sul Mincio

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