Scala Contarini del Bovolo
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This peculiar stair rises near Campo Manin. This is a beautiful example of the Venetian architecture in a moment of transition from the gothic style to the renaissance style. The incredible result is a spiral staircase, like a snail, "bovolo" in Venetian dialect.
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Campo San Giacomo da l'Orio
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It's the "campo" more loved by resident people, where they spend a lot of time, above all with children that every afternoon after school, meet each other to play and have fun all year long. The San Giacomo dall'Orio church is one of the most suggestive in the city and where locals often go.
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Local Experience
Personalised Fun & Professional Photo Shoot in Venice
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Duration
1 h
Languages
English, Italian
Local Experience
Personalised Fun & Professional Photo Shoot in Venice
Prices from
43
EUR
Duration
1 h
Languages
English, Italian
Libreria Acqua Alta
Things To Do
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One of the most original library in the world! All the bookcases are unique: canoes, gondolas, little boats, rafts. Moreover some books became part of the furnishing on the walls or in a particular flight of steps. A lot of books in italian and in other languages fill the library.
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Giudecca
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6
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The biggest island of Venice, it has a different landscape on the side towards the Lagoon: gardens, vegetable gardens, manyfacturies, reparing garages for boats.. real life in Venice! Out from the crowded centre of the city, it can be reached only by "vaporetto".
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Lido di Venezia
Fun & Active
2
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This is a little and characteristic island of Venice, a spit of about 12 kilometers between two mouth, Malamocco and the port of San Niccolò. This is the beach of Venetian people and the place where the important International Festival of the Cinema develops.
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Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Fun & Active
3
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A magnificent library in the heart of Venice, free and public for all the citizens who want consult, read and discover ancient and recent books. it is an important historic building in the city: the idea of its realization became from the poet and writer Francesco Petrarca and as a matter of fact in 1362 he donated his books to the Serenissima.
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Museo Storico Navale
Fun & Active
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This museum is located near the "Arsenale" (arsenal) also head office of the italian Navy. It is the most important in Italy and it recollects many memories of the past of Venice as the biggest naval force of the country. Here there is one of the most important piece of the history of the city born into the water.
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Church San Giacomo da l'Orio
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The campo surrounding this little church is a great way to see the real Venice. Local kids are playing, their parents are relaxing over an espresso or sitting on a bench. There's also a small community vegetable garden on the middle of the square.
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Mazzorbetto
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The island of Mazzorbetto is a little island that it can be visited on the way to Burano. Locals use going there by kayaks or canoes, organizing hikes in group. In the island there is a fortress that was rised from French army in the seventeenth century.
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Scuola Grande Di San Rocco
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3
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The Scuola started out as a charitable confraternity, founded in honor of St. Roch (San Rocco), a saint who dedicated his life to help the sick. During centuries the Scuola became one of the wealthiest in Venice.
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San Servolo
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This beautiful Island is a special silent place in Venice, where you can discover a wonderful view towards the Lagoon. Until 1978 was the island of the psychiatric hospital and in 1997 it was brought to new life and now you can find the Venice International University, the “Madness museum”, a peaceful park and much more.
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