Piazza San Marco: All Venetian Life
Piazza San Marco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjatsːa sam ˈmarko]; Venetian: Piasa San Marco), often known in English as St Mark’s Square, …
The Lion Of Venice: Symbol of Venetian Power
The Lion of Venice is an ancient bronze winged lion sculpture in the Piazza San Marco of Venice, Italy, which …
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Gondolas and Gondoliers: travelling in style!
The gondola (English: /ˈɡɒndələ/, Italian: [ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the …
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The Guidecca Canal: Churches of Palladio
The Giudecca Canal is a body of water that flows into the San Marco basin in Venice, Italy. It is …
The Grand Canal: The Venetian Highway
The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande [kaˌnal ˈɡrande]; Venetian: Canal Grando, anciently Canałasso [kanaˈɰaso]) is a channel in Venice, Italy. …
The Rialto Bridge: Antonio da Ponte’s classical crossing of the Grand Canal
The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in the 12th century, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.