venice travel tips advice Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/venice-travel-tips-advice Mon, 05 Dec 2016 22:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Traveling in Venice http://toursmaps.com/traveling-in-venice.html http://toursmaps.com/traveling-in-venice.html#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:13:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=227004 Traveling in Venice SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE AND GIUDECCA BASILICA Dl SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE. Standing on its own monastic island, S. Giorgio Maggiore contrasts sharply with most other Venetian churches. Palladio ignored the Venetian fondness for color and instead opted for an austere design. Light fills the enormous open space inside, although unfortunately it does not hit Tintoretto’s Last. Supper by the high altar; a light switch illuminates the wraithlike angels hovering over Christ’s table. The beautiful courtyard, to the right of the church, is closed to the public. Take the elevator to the top of the campanile for a marvelous

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