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Venice, Italy Regional Information

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The center of animation in Venice is St. Mark's Square and the Piazzetta, which leads from the square to the sea. On the square are St. Mark's Church; the Gothic Doges' Palace (14th-15th cent.), from which the Bridge of Sighs (c.1600) leads to the former prisons; the Old and New Law Courts (16th-17th cent.); the campanile (325 ft/99 m high; built in the 10th cent.; rebuilt after it collapsed in 1902); the Moors' Clocktower (late 15th cent.); the elegant Old Library (1553); St. Moses' Church; and the twin columns supporting the statues of St. Theodore stepping on a crocodile and of a winged lion of St. Mark (the emblem of Venice). On an island facing the Piazzetta is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore (1566-1610) and on a nearby tip of land is the Church of Santa Maria della Salute (17th cent.).

Among the city's numerous other points of interest are the churches of Santa Maria Gloriosa del Frari (with paintings by Titian), San Zanipolo (1234-1430), and San Zaccaria (with a Madonna by Bellini); the Academy of Fine Arts, with fine paintings by Bellini, Carpaccio, Mantegna, Giorgione, Veronese, and others; the Scuola di San Rocco, with a series of paintings by Tintoretto; the Scuola degli Schiavoni, with paintings by Carpaccio; and the palaces Ca' d'Oro (1440; late Gothic), Rezzonico (1680), and Pesaro (1710; baroque). The fashionable beach resort of Lido di Venezia is on a nearby island.

PLACES TO SEE

Doge's Palace, Grand Canal, St Marks Basilica, Guggenheim Museum, St Marks Square

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Murano: The Glass Island. With its canals and bridges, Murano resembles a Venice in miniature--but for kids, the artisans in the glass factories' workshops are the main attraction. Your children will also enjoy buying glass beads, a tiny fishbowl, glass "hard candy, and other inexpensive items for use as gifts, souvenirs, or Christmas tree ornaments.

Piazza San Marco. It's huge, and it's packed with pigeons that your children can feed for the price of a bag of grain. Adventurous kids will enjoy standing like scarecrows while birds roost on them like the pigeon lady's flock in Home Alone 2. (Corn is available from vendors for a small fee.)

FOOD AND DRINK

Venice is well renowned for its pizza restaurants, ice-cream, and pastry shops

Images of Venice:

Image of Venice

Average monthly temperature in Centigrade:

Average Monthly Temperature in Venice

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