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Venice Islands: Burano’s Multicolored Houses

Brightly-colored houses in Burano Venice is made up of more than 100 islands, but that doesn’t even count the islands of the Venetian lagoon that lie separated from the historic center. One of the...

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The Sestieri of Venice: Venetian Neighborhoods

Wandering the sestieri of Venice You could certainly wander around in Venice without knowing the names of any of the neighborhoods through which you’re walking. It is, after all, a tiny city of more...

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#1 Vaporetto Tour of Venice’s Grand Canal

Venice’s famous Grand Canal Venice is a city on and closely tied to the water, so there are few better ways to experience the place as it’s been seen since its beginnings – from the canals....

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Secrets of Venice: Venetian Courtesans

Venetian courtesans were not women in power, but they had plenty of influence There are many things about Venice that seem unreal, even today. This incredibly touristed city somehow seems both a theme...

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The Perfect Venetian Evening: A Gondola Ride with Serenade and Dinner

No other place on the planet has captured the imaginations of travelers like the floating city of Venice. From the buildings submerged in the sea to the long slim black boats floating between them,...

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Finding Marco Polo’s House in Venice

Marco Polo House. Creative commons photo by Clayton Parker via Flickr. One of history’s most famous explorers, Marco Polo, was born in the city of Venice. His family allegedly lived in a house that...

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The Hidden Synagogues of Venice

Venice’s Jewish Ghetto The Jewish Ghetto in Venice is the historic area where Jews were forced to live starting in the early 16th century, and it’s from the Venetian word “gheto” that we got the word...

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See Venice’s Secret Canals by Motorboat

Tour Venice’s secret canals by motorboat We all know that Venice is the canal city, and you’re probably familiar with the Grand Canal – the main artery twisting through the middle of the islands. But...

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Attending a Carnival Ball in Venice

Venice Carnival Being in Venice during its world-famous Carnival celebration is a bucket list item for many people. Why not up the ante a bit by attending a Venice Carnival costume ball? Assuming you...

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Venice Gondola School: Learn How to Be a Gondolier

Venice canals   Apparently, there are boat people and there are non-boat people, or so I was told by my instructor on the Venice Gondola School: Learn How to Be a Gondolier tour.  I fall straight into...

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Venetian Luxury: Cipriani Hotels

Exterior of Hotel Cipriani in Venice. Creative commons photo by Nick O’Doherty via Flickr. Most Venice visitors are familiar with the legendary Harry’s Bar near St. Mark’s Square, but may not know...

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DIY Scavenger Hunt in Venice

Venice is a mystical and romantic wonderland for grown-ups who enjoy long walks with no particular destination, or wandering in and out of churches just to see what’s inside. For kids, however, it...

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The One Day a Year When the Grand Canal Has 5 Bridges

The Santa Maria della Salute church, on the right, during most of the year Venice is a city of small waterways, more than 100 islands, and countless bridges. But the Grand Canal, the big S-shaped canal...

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#1 Vaporetto Tour of Venice’s Grand Canal

Venice’s famous Grand Canal Venice is a city on and closely tied to the water, so there are few better ways to experience the place as it’s been seen since its beginnings – from the canals....

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Harry’s Bar and the Legacy of the Bellini

Harry’s Bar’s famous Bellini Although Venice isn’t known for its cuisine, there’s a small bar and restaurant in the city that’s an institution – Harry’s Bar near the Basilica di San Marco. One of its...

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Venice Carnival 2016 Masked Balls

Costumed revelers in Venice for Carnival One of the things for which Venice is most famous is its annual Carnival celebrations. The two-week revelry is known the world over, but because the dates...

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3 Reasons to Skip a Gondola Ride

Gondola ride in Venice There may be no more quintessential symbol of Venice than the gondola, and riding a gondola is on most must-do lists for visitors to the canal city. The reality of a gondola...

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