venice italy vacation ideas Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/venice-italy-vacation-ideas Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Venice Vacations http://toursmaps.com/venice-vacations.html http://toursmaps.com/venice-vacations.html#respond Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:51:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=226987 Venice Vacations AROUND THE PONTE RIALTO THE GRAND CANAL. The Grand Canal is Venice’s main street. Over 3km long and nearly 50m wide, it loops through the city and passes under three bridges: the Ponte Scalzi, Rialto, and the Ponte Accademia. Coursing past the splendid facades of the palazzi that crown its banks, it is a testament to Venice’s history and immense wealth. The candy-cane posts used for mooring boats on the canal are called bri- cole; they are painted with the family colors of the adjoining palazzo. (For great facade views, ride vaporetto #82 or the slower #1 from

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