WALKING SIGHTSEEING TOURS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR THE
FOLLOWING PLACES
VENICES GHETTO
THE OLDEST GHETTO IN EUROPE HAS FIVE SYNAGOGUES,
A JEWISH MUSEUM, AND A KOSHER RESTAURANT.
MURANO, THE GLASS ISLAND
IN 1296, THE GLASSBLOWERS OF VENICE MOVED TO AN
ISLAND CALLED MURANO. SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS LATER,
THEIR DESCENDANTS ARE STILL TURNING SAND INTO
GOLD.
PIAZZA SAN MARCO
NAPOLEON CALLED IT THE FINEST DRAWING ROOM IN
EUROPE, BUT HOW MANY LIVING ROOMS HAVE PIGEONS
AND OUTDOOR CAFFE TABLES
ST. MARKS BASIN, SALUTE CHURCH, THE ISLAND OF
GIUDECCA, AND OTHER VENICE LANDMARKS.
SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI
35 MONKS, SEMINARIANS, AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS LIVE
ON A MONASTERY ISLAND THAT ONCE SERVED AS A LEPER
COLONY.
THE VENETIAN LAGOON
VENICE ISNT JUST PALACES, CHURCHES, AND ART
MUSEUMS. THE CITY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAGOON
THAT IS RICH IN WILDLIFE AND TRADITION.
VENICE TO CHIOGGIA
CHIOGGIA, A BUSY FISHING PORT AT THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF THE VENETIAN LAGOON, IS AN HOUR AND A HALF
FROM VENICE BY BUS AND FERRY.
CHURCHES
MADONNA DELLORTO
VENICES FINEST GOTHIC CHURCH IS A GREAT STARTING
POINT FOR A WALKING TOUR THROUGH ONE OF THE
CITYS MOST PLEASANT BUT LEAST TOURISTED
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE CHURCH
AS YOU STARE UP AT THE SOARING DOME OF THIS
MAGNIFICENT BASILICA, REMEMBER THAT IT OWES ITS
EXISTENCE TO PLAGUE-RIDDEN FLEAS.
OTHER STRUCTURES
BRIDGE OF SIGHS
LORD BYRON ROMANTICIZED THIS ELEVATED CORRIDOR
FOR CRIMINALS, AND YOU CAN CROSS IT AS A PAYING
CUSTOMER RATHER THAN AS A PRISONER.
CAMPANILE DI SAN MARCO
VENICES 325-FOOT BELL TOWER ISNT WHAT IT APPEARS
TO BE, BUT THE VIEW FROM THE TOP IS UNSURPASSED.
DOGANA DI MARE
VENICES MARITIME CUSTOMS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE
17TH CENTURY. ITS WEDGE-SHAPED PROMENADE OFFERS
GREAT VIEWS ACROSS THE GRAND CANAL AND ST. MARKS
BASIN.
RIALTO BRIDGE
IT ISNT JUST A BROOKLYN BRIDGE WITH BOUTIQUES.
AFTER 500 YEARS, THE PONTE DI RIALTO IS STILL
VENICE*S MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTE ACROSS THE GRAND
CANAL.
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