Located in St. Mark's Square in Venice, Caffe Florian is a traditional café founded in 1720. This café is the oldest surviving café in Venice and is famous as the birthplace of the caffè latte. 1720...
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Views of the Grand Canal from the marble Rialto Bridge and how to ride a gondola
The Rialto Bridge, also known as the "White Giant," is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, a port city on the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy. Located north of St. Mark's Square, it was originally made of wood...
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Lunchtime drinks at Trattoria alla Vedova, a famous bacaro in Venice, the city of water.
"TATTORIA CA' D'ORO Alla Vedova," a popular bacaro (tavern) beloved by locals in Venice, is a trattoria that has been in business since 1981. The restaurant's official name is "Trattoria...
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"Laguna Murano Glass" is a long-established workshop of Venetian glass, a traditional Italian art form with a history of over 700 years.
At the end of the 13th century, the Venetian Republic government, fearing that glassmaking techniques—a major trade commodity in the Eastern trade—would leak out, forcibly relocated all glassmakers and their families to Murano, an island located 1.2 km offshore from the main island of Venice...
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A guide to enjoying the beautiful city of Venice: St. Mark's Square edition.
Upon arriving on the main island of Venice, the first thing that caught my eye was the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni. He was a mercenary captain of the Venetian Republic in the 15th century and a figure who made significant contributions to Venice. Below the equestrian statue are a pedestal and statues of a goddess and a winged lion. ...
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Depart for Venice, known as the "City of Water," the "Queen of the Adriatic," and the "Sinking City," by water boat.
To get to Venice, the "City of Water," the city's main island, cars are prohibited in the city center, so water buses and ferries are now the main modes of transport. We arrived at the water boat dock that our tour had booked in advance. From here, we'll board a water boat...
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