Isola di Burano
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The colors of this paradise are fantastic, and this small fishermen island is fascinating. The colours reflect on the water, and everything eto be bright and shining.
Eating fish is a must, and after lunch or dinner try the Buranei biscuits as dessert.
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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 Polo
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In this large Campo in Venice, we can find the church of San Polo known for the lovely Gothic portal and the Romanesque lions at the foot of the campanile (one hold a snake between its paws, the other a human head).
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Libreria Acqua Alta
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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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Il caffè rosso
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This is an historical local cafè in Campo Santa Margherita and as a matter of fact it was born at the end of the 1800. It has a peculiar history shared with the "Ostaria al Capon" in front of it. In the 19th century in these two locals there were two different political point of views and they were a theatre of debates and battles of words.
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Old Jewish Ghetto
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The Jewish Ghetto is a fascinating area. The buildings are taller than elsewhere in Venice, because Jewish were not allowed to live out of here. Even the synagogues are inside of the apartments. Shop's signs are in yiddish and in this area you can taste Jewish food.
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San Giorgio Maggiore
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Just one stop from San Marco on the actv vaporetto (line 2 and 1) gives you access to this church designed by the famous architect Palladio. You can get on the top of its tower to have a great view using a lift that will cost you few euros.
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Le Zattere
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This is one of the most suggestive walk you can have in Venice. In front of you the Giudecca Canal, where cruise ships often navigate. Near here there is the Basilica of “Madonna della Salute”, one of the most important church in Venice, and where you can find some Tiziano’s pictures.
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Arsenale di Venezia
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The Arsenale rises in the Sestriere Castello, it was founded in the 12th century and by the 16th it had become the greatest naval shipyard in the world (able to build a whole galley in 24 hours). It was like a city within a city.
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Torre dell'Orologio / Clock Tower
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On the north side of the Piazza San Marco you can find this richly decorated clock tower, that was built in the late 15th century. It has a display of the phases of the moon and the sings of the zodiac and it was designed surely thinking about seafarers.
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Museo Storico Navale
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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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Giudecca
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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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Accademia di Belle Arti
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The Accademia of Belle Arti was founded in 1750 by the painter Giovanni Battista Piazzetta and the collection of paintings preserves in its rooms provides a complete spectrum of the Venetian school, from the medieval Byzantine period through the Renaissance to the Baroque and later.
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Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
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After the Basilica di San Marco, this is the most important in Venice, a big Gotic church built by Franciscan friars. The interior is enormous and includes an high quality of works and art, including masterpieces by Tiziano and Giovanni Bellini, more than a statue by Donatello.
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Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
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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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