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• Venice

  To many people Venice is the most beautiful city in the world. Of course this is a matter of personal taste however, only a few people are able to completely escape from the charm and magic of the bridges, the churches and canals that make up Venice.

• Piazza San Marco

  The ‘Piazza San Marco’ – known as St Mark’s Square in English is the largest square in Venice.

• St. Mark’s Basilica & Campanile

  The Bell Tower may look somewhat old but in fact is relatively young – in Venetian terms by all accounts.

• Doge’s Palace

  Doge’s Palace has become history set in stone. This building holds so many secrets and so many treasures from many different eras that a visit could almost make one giddy. To even attempt to capture the dimensions of this structure first requires a few facts: In total 120 Doges ruled over Venice from this palace for over 1000 years.

• Bridge of Sighs and ‘The Leads’

  When many travellers visit this prison today then they above all wish to see the lead chambers. This is for two reasons. On the one hand the lead chambers were the most brutal and intolerable prison cells that one could imagine.

• Rialto Bridge

  The Rialto Bridge which impressively spans over the Grand Canal connecting the neighbourhoods of San Marco and San Polo.

• Teatro la Fenice (The ‘Phoenix’)

  Granted, an opera house is not necessarily the first port of call when young people visit a city. However in Venice things are often very different than in other parts of the world. As such the Teatro la Fenice (its full name being ‘Gran Teatro la Fenice di Venezia’) has its very own attraction for which there is neither an upper of lower age limit.

• Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice

  Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice: Peggy gave artists like Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Yves Tanguy attention and helped them to reach international stardom.

• San Giorgio Maggiore & Campanile

  Only 3-4 minutes boat ride from the pier at St Mark’s Square is the island - San Giorgio Maggiore with its ‘Campanile’ (bell tower) and church of the same name.

• Murano Island

  Venice is a city that grew out of many smaller islands in the Venetian lagoon. Nowhere is this clearer than on a trip to the neighbouring island of Murano. Those who arrive by boat to Murano will feel as though they have just landed in a miniature Venice.

• Burano Island

  What is glass for Murano is lace-work for Burano. Here some of the most luxurious laces in the world are made. But be careful – what is available in the many small souvenir shops has less to do with the dexterity of women and more to with the sophistry of the shop owners.

• Cemetery Island of San Michele

  The cemetery of San Michele is in the form of a Greek cross. For travellers in addition to the monastery, the old part of the cemetery next to the graveyard is of particular interest.

• Lido

  The Lido is the ideal destination if you are travelling with children or if whilst on a trip to Venice you want to walk around without any crowds and really let off some steam.

• The Jewish Ghetto

  In the district of Cannaregio there is an island which for centuries had to fulfil a very specific task: to settle the Jewish population of Venice here.

• Ca' Rezzonico

  Like many other palaces Ca’ Rezzonico also has an eventful history. ‘Ca’ is quite simply the abbreviation for the word ‘Casa’ which means ‘house’ in Italian.

• Santa Maria della Salute

  The ‘Santa Maria della Salute’ church occupies one of the most prominent places in Venice. Directly on the ‘Bacion’ at the beginning of the Grand Canal and opposite Saint Mark’s Square and Doge’s Palace, the church has importantly defined the city’s landscape since the mid 17th Century and can be seen on countless views.

• Giudecca Island

  Giudecca Island is located only a few minutes drive by Vaporetto (waterbus) from Saint Mark’s Square in the south of Venice.

• The nightlife of Venice

  Nightlife and Venice – these are not two concepts that directly contradict each other yet at the same time don’t really fit well together. At least not when talking of the historic centre of Venice. On the Lido and in the districts of Venice that lie on the mainland, things are a little different.

• The Arsenal

  After centuries of zealous activity the Arsenal today appears quiet- almost deserted and is now more of a place where one can find peace from the hectic of Venice.

• Shopping in Venice

  For the ‘shopaholic’ in Italy that wants to buy the big branded fashion labels at a cheaper price, Milan with its designer-outlets is highly recommended.

• Public Transport

  The cheapest and funniest way to travel in Venice is by using the Vaporetto. This is the name given to the water buses that are constantly on the go on the Grand Canal.

• Eating and Drinking

  In Venice there are an incredible number of possibilities to eat and drink something. The ideal thing here would be to go to a restaurant that is as equally good as it is expensive.

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