If you have not yet decided to visit Venice, now is the time! A city on the water, a city with over 400 bridges, built on 118 sandy islands separated by lagoons. You will see many attractions that are found here and nowhere else. When you are in Venice, you walk through the centuries, from the Byzantine era to the Renaissance. Bridges, palaces, squares, the magnificent architecture of Longene, the artworks of Tintorette and Tician.
What’s so beautiful in Venice?
When you visit Venice, you will not be able to stop. You will want to drink coffee, but you’ll quickly say “let me see something else”. You will walk, have a gondola ride and you will not see everything again.
These are the most imposing buildings and places you need to visit in Venice.
St. Mark’s Square
St. Mark’s Square is a popular tourist attraction for centuries and one of the symbols of the city. The center is the events in the city itself and you can find many wonderful bars with live music here. Perfect for a short break, but we’re moving on!
St. Mark’s Tower (Campanile)
This tower is the tallest building in Venice. At a height of 97 meters, you can enjoy the magnificent view of the city and the cathedral of St. Mark. It was built in the 9th century and then renovated several centuries in the following centuries. Really fascinating.
St Mark’s Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, located in the Piazza San Marco. Among the symbols of the city is the most outstanding.
St. Mark’s Cathedral
It is built according to Greek designs, it has 5 domes decorated with art mosaics, and in the cathedral there is a golden collection of Pala d’oro, numerous statues, carvings and non-invisible glass objects.
Basilica of St. Mark is one of the most beautiful churches in Italy, built in a relatively rare Italo-Byzantine style. It is decorated in over 8,000 square meters of gold mosaics of gold.
Santa Maria della Salute
When you approach Venice by boat, many buildings are attracting attention, and Santa Maria Della Salute is one of the most striking. It is located in a place where the Channel Grande merges with the bay of St. Mark and their welcome passengers.
The Grand Channel
The Grand Channel is considered the most important channel in Venice. The channel uses many gondolas daily, from which you can see sights and museums located along the channel: Ca D’Oro, Rialto Bridge, Akademia Bridge, Akademia Galleri and the very heart of the Basilica of Santa Maria Della Salute. Among them, one of the most prominent is Ca’d’Oro (Golden House).
The Bridge of Sighs
The bridge of sighs is one of many bridges in Venice, and it is among the most famous. Venice is a city of romance, and as the legend says, the bridge was named after the sighs of the lovers who would kiss each other at the time of the sunset.
Gondolas in Venice
Driving a gondola through Venice is one of the things you need to try out. Most gondoliers are extremely dedicated to their work, they will sing your traditional songs and play. The trip experience will definitely be unforgettable.
Doge’s palace
The Palazzo Ducale Palace (Doge’s palace) is a Gothic-Venetian style palace, next to the Church of St. Mark in the main square of the city – St. Mark’s Square. This palace was the center of power of the once-influential Venetian Republic in which the selected dynasty lived.
The Rialto Bridge
The Rialto Bridge is one of the 4 bridges in Venice via the Grand Channel. It was built between 1588 and 1591 and it is the largest bridge in Venice. The bridge is gentle with an elegant, curved shape and represents the unavoidable attraction of Venice.
Murano & Burano
Murano is famous for the production of glass. There you can visit a glass manufacturing workshop where you can see how very beautiful glass items are produced. Burano is famous for brightly colored houses, which are their trademark and beauty guard. Burano is best known for its lace products, which today is a very expensive souvenir from Italy.
