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Favorite thing: We walked over this one many times... ;)
The bridges in Venice are amazing...they are everywhere and each one has it's own character...
I really loved not having to look for cars while we were in Venice...what an amazing feeling... :)
Updated May 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: Visit the Rialto Bridge. It is lined with lots of little souviner shops.
Watch your things though because I was warned there are a lot of pickpockets in the area. Still, it was worth having a look at all the stuff there...
Updated May 25, 2003
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Favorite thing: Rialto Bridge is in the commercial and one of the oldest and busiest areas of Venice. The bridge was completed in 1588 and became the only way of crossing the Grand Canal until the Academia Bridge was built in 1854. The three-lane bridge has shops in the center lane where you can buy linens, Murano glass and other tourist items. You actually use up and down stairs to traverse the bridge. It’s a great spot to take your photos of the Grand Canal and at night it’s a great spot to see the twinkling lights of the city.
Updated Mar 21, 2003
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Favorite thing: This thought was always in my mind while we were there...And I think I know the answer..
YES there is something magic about this place!!
But you have to be in-love and everything is magical then anyway!!!
Every step of mine was romantic and full of love because I was next to that man...
It couldn't be a better gift (except the whole trip there)!!!
Written Mar 12, 2003
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Favorite thing: On Canale Grande there are only 3 bridges - and RIALTO-bridge is certainly the most famous one.
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Fondest memory: Rialtobridge is a partly covered bridge with plenty of souvenir-shops ON the bridge.
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And it is also one of the places, every tourist wants to go...
...but streets to and around Rialto are rather small and narrow, so try to avoid to be in the area at times of "tourist-hours"
Written Feb 12, 2003
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Favorite thing: Venice has only three bridges that arch the Grand Canal: the station bridge near the rail station, the famous Rialto midway along the canal, and the last-added Accademia Bridge, so named for the nearby art academy. The last bridge seems almost a replica of Rialto except that instead of stone it is composed of wood, which makes it seem a little more old-fashioned than the former. The views looking east from the Accademia Bridge encompass Santa Maria della Salute and the mouth of the lagoon.
Written Feb 25, 2003
Favorite thing: The most famous bridge in three bridges of great canal. built in 16 century, a marble arch bridge. Many stores on it, but build at the centre of bridge: diffrent from the Old Bridge of Florence.
There is an open air restaurant at the west end of bridge. People are coming and going in great number and I was walking among them.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Fondest memory: Venice would not be the same without it's famous Rialto Bridge. A landmark that attracts thousands of tourists because of it's history and architecture. There is always a crowd on there, whether it be tourists or locals alike watching the activity on the Grand Canal from the bridge's balustrades, or just browsing amongst the souveniers. Antonio de Ponte won the commission to rebuild the bridge in stone in 1588.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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Written Sep 12, 2002
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Favorite thing: Ponte dei Sospiri
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It means Bridge of Sighs in English.
The bridge connects the Palazzo Ducale to Venice's old prisons, a thoroughfare for prisoners being led to the dungeons.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Write a ReviewPonte dei Sospiri It means Bridge of Sighs in English. The bridge connects the Palazzo Ducale to Venice's old prisons, a thoroughfare for prisoners being led...
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