To be standing there and taking it all in is a little much. We visted several times throughout our stay and each time it offered a new perspective and gems. The crowds are horrific in midday, but that is some of the draw. If time permits go at night when it is cool and lit up w/ minimal crowds. Grab...
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Type: Bodies of Water
Activities: City walk sightseeing
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Description: Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti.
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Just like a Canaletto painting, busy with Gondolas, delivery boats and passenger ferries and lined with extraordinary buildings
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The vaporetti are croweded. Walk to Piazzele Roma to get a good seat. By Rialto it's standing room only.
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Great photo spot across from Accademia boat stop. This is also closest to Hotel Belle Arti. With all the traffic, the cleanliness of water is really worth seeing.
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This is one of the great places of the world. Unmissable.
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To see a city that is entirely dependant for trasport on canal was an amazing experience. I wanted to see Venice right from my child hood and that is the reason I had chosen it for my honeymoon :)
You will enjoy Rialto bridge with it's magical view in romantic evenings. Do take motor boat ferry pass - 21 euro...
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it's the lifeline to venice, the waterbus is worth a trip @ 7 EUR per person, to see the sights. but the many stops will take about 1 hour from Ferrovia station to San Marco piazza
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Difficult to comment any venetian attraction! All is beyond our expectations in spite of all the images already seen. But maybe what I prefered in Venice was to stroll about the streets and get lost in places without tourist. However, jogging in front of San Marco or Pallazzo Ducale is an unforgivable experience.
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typical venetian atmosphere,but very busy. Restaurants are very busy, we always went to places to eat in the more quit areas
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Can't see much when it's pouring down rain and this is your one shot at the Grand Canal. Not all that impressive in the wet.
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