lunes, 2 de septiembre de 2013

ITALIA: VENEZIA

Our trip along the Croatian coast really began in Venice, where we spent three days walking along its streets and canals.

After this weekend in Venezia, what I liked the most, together with Piazza San Marco, was to walk along its narrow streets of Venezia and to discover, suddenly, a gondola sailing slowly on a small quiet canal. For me that is the essence of Venice.

Next you have what we visit each day:

Day 1

  • Grand Canal in Venezia
  • Small Canals in Venezia
  • Ponte and Mercato di Rialto


Day 2

  • Grand Canal in Vaporetto
  • Piazza San Marco in the morning
  • Palazzo Ducale
  • Basilica di San Marco
  • Campanile
  • Ponte dei Suspiri
  • Arsenal
  • Piazza San Marco in the afternoon


Day 3

  • Jewish Quarter

Our hotel in Venezia was Casa Per Ferie Alle Lagune. It was actually in Mestre, an adjacent town to Venezia. There is a bus stop next to the hotel, so we were in Venezia in only 15min.

We went to Porec in Croatia with a high speed ferry of Venezialines, which departs from San Basilio Station in Venezia. In 2013 Venezia Lines offers trips from Venice to POREC, ROVINJ, PULA, and MALI LOSINJ and Vice Versa.

Below you have some pictures of the most interesting places we visited in Venezia:



Day 1

Grand Canal in Venezia
Grand Canal from a bridge near the train station of Venezia


Small canal in Venezia
Lovely small canal in Venezia


Small canal in Venezia
Another small canal in Venezia. For me, this is the real Venezia



Spritz in Venezia
Enjoying a Spritz, the typical drink of Venezia


Mask in Venezia
A mask I liked in Venezia



Ponte di Rialto in Venezia
Ponte di Rialto in Venezia


Masks in Venezia near Rialto Bridge
Masks in Venezia near the Rialto Bridge


Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venezia
Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venezia from Rialto Bridge


Mercato di Rialto in Venezia
Mercato di Rialto in Venezia



Day 2

Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venezia
Gondolas sailing on Grand Canal near a typical palace


Ponte di Rialto in Venezia
Ponte di Rialto in Venezia from a Vaporetto


Gondolas on Grand Canal of Venezia
Gondolas on Grand Canal of Venezia



Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venezia
A colourful palace behind a Gondola on the Grand Canal in Venezia


Piazza San Marco in Venezia
Basilica di San Marco and Palazzo Ducale in Venezia


Palazzo Ducale in Venezia
Palazzo Ducale in Venezia


Palazzo Ducale in Venezia
Facade of Palazzo Ducale in Venezia


San Marco Basilica in Venezia
Mosaic on the main facade of San Marco Basilica in Venezia


Campanile in Piazza San Marco in Venezia
Campanile in Piazza San Marco in Venezia


Piazza San Marco from the Campanile in Venezia
Piazza San Marco from the top of the Campanile in Venezia


San Giorgio Island and Piazza San Marco in Venezia
San Giorgio Island and Piazza San Marco in Venezia from the Campanile



San Giorgio Island in Venezia
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore from the Campanile in Piazza San Marco in Venezia


Ponte dei Sospiri in Venezia
Ponte dei Sospiri in Venezia


Canal in Venezia
A gondola under Ponte dei Sospiri in Venezia


Gondola in Venezia
Gondola in Venezia near Ponte dei Sospiri



Arsenal in Venezia
Arsenal in Venezia


San Marco Basilica and Campanile in Venezia
San Marco Basilica and Campanile in Piazza San Marco in Venezia




Basilica di San Marco in Venezia
Basilica di San Marco in Venezia


Basilica di San Marco in Venezia
Basilica di San Marco in Venezia


Grand Canal in Venezia
Grand Canal in Venezia


Spritz in Venezia
Enjoying a Spritz in Venezia



Day 3

Jewish Quarter Ghetto Vecchio in Venezia
Jewish Quarter (Ghetto Vecchio) in Venezia


Piazza San Marco in Venezia
Piazza San Marco in Venezia from the ferry of Venezia Lines which was taking us to Porec in Croatia


Porec (Parenzo) in Croatia



Restaurant Arlen in Porec
Restaurant in Porec, a beautiful town where we spent our first night in Croatia




Next you have more beautiful places in Croatia we visited in this trip:




Other fantatic places in Italy are:


- Italy

4 comentarios:

Fleeting Moments dijo...
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Frank dijo...

Thanks for your comment. Yes, we really enjoyed the weekend we spent in Venice, wondering and discovering small canals and lovely hidden places.

Anónimo dijo...

Nice pics, but Ponte dei Sospiri is not the one you showed! ;)

Frank dijo...

First of all, thank you very much for your comment, because comments like yours improve this blog. You were right, so I changed what was wrong and added a picture of Il Ponte dei Sospiri :)