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Campo San Pietro is one of the most peaceful squares in Venice. It is dominated by Church San Pietro di Castello. People spending time there are mostly locals, playing with their children, reading newspapers or books, or simply sitting on the benches and enjoying quietness.
Campo San Pietro is on the Isola di San Pietro, at the east of Venice, and it can be reached by vaporetto ("San Pietro" station), or walking about 10 minutes north-east from Giardini. Leave a Comment
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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 bit odd to wander around a cementery when being on holiday, this island is well worth a visit to soak up the quiet atmosphere. Among the many famous people who are buried here is Igor Stravinsky.
The island is accessible by vaporetto no. 42 or 52 from Fondamente Nove. Leave a Comment
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I am not sure if San Giorgio Maggiore is off beaten path – it is visible from Piazzeta San Marco and it can be easily reached by vaporetto ("San Giorgio" station), but whenever I entered it, it was empty or almost empty!
San Giorgio Maggiore is church on the island of the same name. It is work of Andrea Paladio, although the building of this church, which began in 1566, was finished long after his death. There is Tintoretto’s "The Last Supper", painted from 1592 to 1594, in it. Tintoretto painted the Last Supper several times in his life (his paintings of the Last Supper are in Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Santo Stefano church and San Polo church, as far as I know), but this one, very surreal, has the amazing atmosphere and it is the most vivid of all. It is one of his greatest works – masterpiece by all means. Leave a Comment
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San Pietro is isolated and peaceful island, mostly "tourists-free", on the east side of Venice, just north from isola di Santa Elena (but not connected by any bridge with it). It is dominated by San Pietro di Castello church. There are two bridges connecting San Pietro island with other parts of Venice and "San Pietro" vaporetto station on the east side of the island. Leave a Comment
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Another lovely large square in an oft unexplored area of Venice. In the summer an open air cinema cum playground for the locals and during carnival season it becomes a theatre and dance area. In former times it was a venue for bullfights so its always been an exciting place to be. Film screen are set up here for the annual Venice film festival which takes place the first week in September - this is the longest running film festival in the world, is also one of the most important, and many of Hollywood's biggest stars visit the city during this time. Main event occurs on the Lido but several other venues across Venice show the films too.
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In my guide book I had seen this bridge with no parapet - one of only 2 left in Venice without side protection (the other is in Torcello). Well I went on a hunt for it and could I find it?? In the end decided to give up and head back to St Marks when all of a sudden I just happened to glance down a small canal in Cannaregio and there it was :-)). I've been asked before how to find this bridge but really I can't answer that expect by throwing away the map and just keep your eyes peeled!
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Well I guess this must be off the beaten path - we searched for ages for this bridge on the previous visit to no avail - for some reason we found it easier this time! So whats special about this bridge well its was Venice's red light district in San Polo and the "ladies of the night" here would display their "charms" at the windows over this "Bridge of Breasts"!
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There are plenty of small and very pitoresque restaurants in Venice, hidden in the labyrinth of chanels all over the town. To some of them you can approach from the water side only. I suggest you to choose one of this for your lunch or dinner, better then those situated along Canal Grande. You'll pay less and feel more comfortable eating away from the crowd. Leave a Comment
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"Li Giuidei debbano tutti abitur unidi." With these words, in 1516, the Senate of the Republic, and precisely Zaccaria Dolfin, ordered that all the Jews be segregated in the northern part of the city, between the Grand Canal and Cannaregio. And this state of affairs remained until 1797, when the French army pulled down the doors of the Ghetto.
Earlier in 20th century, in 1938, there were 1.471 Jews living in the tower houses in the Ghetto, whereas in the 17th century there had been more then five thousand. Leave a Comment
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Not far from Rialto Bridge there is the post office...I know it's strange to go to a city beautiful as Venice and to go to a post-office... but it's very elegant. Inside it, in the big court, during "Serenissima Republic" there were great parties and here you could imagine old venetian people dancing with their ladies :) Leave a Comment
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