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ITALY – VENICE VI

The final contribution from 8 wonderful days in Venice. Also the end of our Italian trip.

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Dilapidated Canalside Wall, Rio del Vin, Ponte de San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Door, 4699 Campo San Zaccaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Hotel Entrance, Hotel Ai Cavalieri, Calle de Borgoloco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

La Porta Blu, Calle de Mezo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Reputed to be possibly the only blue door in Venice. It dates to early 1400s but has no real history. It has become a well photographed landmark and makes a mention on Google Maps.

Palazzo Grimani a Santa Maria Formosa, Ramo Grimani, Venice, Veneto, Italy


Ponte Borgoloco a Castello, Ramo de Borgoloco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte de San Provolo, Rio del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte Novo, Rio de San Severo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

'Smoko', Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sotoportego Lucatella, Rio de San Zaninovo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Window, Calle de l'Arco Detta Bon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

World War I Memorial, Campo San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Bas Relief, Chiesa di San Provolo, Campo San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Calle de l'Arco detta Bon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Calle Drio la Chiesa to Ponte Storto a San Zaninovo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Originally built in 639, renovated in 864 and again in 1106 following a fire. It was rebuilt in 1492 and once again restored in 1624 this time following an earthquake.

Passing Under Ponte Nicolò Pasqualigo, Rio di Noale, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte Nicolò Pasqualigo, Rio di Noale, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Exiting Rio de la Guerra to the Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Exiting Rio de la Guerra to the Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Goodbye Venice, Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – VENICE V

It’s amazing how many photos you can take in Venice……

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Weathered  Memorial, Campo de la Pescaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Work Barge, Grand Canal, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Across Ponte de le Tette to Sotoportego E Corte de Ca' Bollani, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Campanile di Santo Stefano, Piscina San Moise, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Founded in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 14th century and altered again early in the 15th century.

Venice has at least 3 leaning bell towers, San Giorgi dei Greci, San Pietro di Castello &amp; Santo Stefanco. There is also a dominate one of the island of Burano.

Canalside Steps, Campo Manin, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto is considered to be the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on March 25, 421.

Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santi Apostoli Tower, Campo Santi Apostoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The church dates to the 7th century and is one of the oldest in Venice.

Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Salvador, Marzaria del Capitello, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Door, 541C Campo de la Pescaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Exquisite Wood Carving, Shopfront, Marzaria San Salvador, Venice, Veneto, Italy

 Fondamenta de le Prigioni, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Garden Gateway, 2329 Calle de la Regina, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grand Canal, Ponte di la becarie, Venice, Veneto, Italy

 Markets Area, Riva de l'Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mercato del Pesce al Minuto, Campo Beccarie, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mercato del Pesce al Minuto = Retail Fish Market

Monument to the Fallen of the Parish in WWI, Chiesa di San Cassiano, Campo San Cassian, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Old Water Pump, Corte Tron, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Old Wooden Doors, Naranzaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte dei Sospiri, (Bridge of Sighs) Rio del Palazzo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Named for sighs of prisoners crossing it en route from the Palazzo Ducale to prison.

Barred Window, Marzaria del Capitello, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte Rialto & Grand Canal, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Residential, Calle Ca' Bragadin al Cristo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio delle Becarie, Fondamenta de le Prigioni, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rusted Water Fountain, Sotoportego del Pin la Scrimia, Calle del Campaniel, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Shrine, Calle de la Regina, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sotoportego de le Acque, Venice, Veneto, Italy

View Across Ponte Rialto, Salizzada Pio X, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The tower in the background is part of Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto. considered to be the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on March 25, 421.

Vaporetto, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – VENICE IV

Part IV of our 8 days in Venice.

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“Frenchie” on a Leash, Rio Terà de la Maddalena, Venice, Veneto, Italy

A Not Uncommon Site in the City, Barbaria de le Tole, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Barcaro Jazz Bar & Restaurant, Salizzada del Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Biserica Ortodoxă Română “Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena” Veneția II, Ruga Vecchia S. Giovanni, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Campanile, Parrocchia di Santa Maria Formosa, Fondamenta Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Carabinieri, Campo San Bortolomio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Corridor of Prigioni Nuove (New Prison), Doge Palace, Calle Seconda de la Fava, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Cross the Bridge of Sighs over Rio del Palazzo to the prison. Cell doors on the right.

Derelict Wall, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Even in Venice, Calle Bembo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Nowhere is without this scourge.

‘Gigia’, Grand Canal, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Gondola Docked, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Gruesome Doorway, Parrocchia di Santa Maria Formosa, Fondamenta Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Old Shuttered Windows, Fondamenta Vin Castello, Venice, Italy

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte dei Zogatoli, Campiello Flaminio Corner, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Formerly known as Ponte San Giovanni Grisostomo

Ponte San Canciano, Rio dei Santo Apostoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ramo dei Bombaseri, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rialto Bridge, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Waiting for Customers, Pescaria San Bortolomio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio dei Santo Apostoli, Sotoportego del Magazen, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ruins, Madonna del Monte, Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

This island, Madonna del Monte, aka – Madonna del Rosario, has been the location of a monastery since the middle ages. It is located in the lagoon between Murano and Burano. It was used for gunpowdere storage in the 19th centurey and the existing ruin is from that time.

Shuttered Window, Campo San Felice, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Stairs to Cells, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy

Steps, Grand Canal, Palazzo Dolfin Manin, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Steps, The Venice Venice Hotel, Calle del Lion Bianco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The Venetian Lion, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Tourist Souvenirs, Campo Cesare Battisti gia’ della Bella Vienna, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – VENICE III

Our time in Venice continues…>

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Vaparetto Dock towards Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Underground, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy

Town Hall Courtyard, Riva del Carbon, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Plaque 1 – Plaque 2

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Street Lamps, Campo Santo Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Statue, Nicolo Tommaseo, Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Stairs to Cells, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy

Soroportego E Calle Corner, Salizada San Canzian, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rooftops Across Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Taken from our Hotel Room

Rio San Giovanni Crisostomo, Ponte dei Zagatoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio di San Salvador, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio del Fontego dei Tedeschi, Ponte de l’Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio de San Vio, Fondamanta Venier, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio de San Anzolo, Ponte dei Frati, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Religious Shrine, Rio Terà Antonio Foscarini, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte dell’Accademia, Calle della Carità, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The original steel structure opened on 20 November 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.

One of only 4 bridges that span the Grand Canal.

Pharmacy, Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Palazzo Zaguri, Campo San Maurizio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Formerly known as Palazzo Pasqualini after the Pasqualini that built it 14-15th Century.

Grand Canal, from Ponte dell’Accademia, Venice, Veneto, Italy

French Bulldog Candle, Shop Window, Calle de la Cortesia, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Doorway, Agenzia delle Entrate – Ufficio Territoriale Venezia, Campo Sant’Anzolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Door Furniture, Pisciner Venier, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Cistern, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The only locally available source of fresh water in the lagoon is rain.

Since rain is intermittent, seasonal and unreliable, cisterns are essential. When it rains the water must be collected and stored for later use.

The structures we see around Venice and in the lagoon are in reality very elaborate and cleverly engineered rain water collectors and cisterns.

The origin of the rain water collecting cisterns must go back to the very first settlements in the lagoon. Our need for fresh water is biological and cannot be rescinded, but the first remains we have are medieval.

Some older wellheads in stone clearly resemble earlier wooden wellheads, which can give us an idea, but otherwise we know little of how the earlier wells looked.

Canal View from Ponte San Giovanni Crisostomo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Canal Access, Calle Pasqualigo detta de O’Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery, Calle dello Spezier, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Vaparetto Dock towards Ponte Rialto, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – VENICE II

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AD MDCCLXXV (1765), Ponte San Polo, Rio di San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Adorned Windows, Calle Amor dei Amici, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Alfresco & Gondolas, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Bell Tower & Cupola, Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

According to tradition, San Giacomo is the oldest church in the city, supposedly consecrated in the year 421. Although documents exist mentioning the area but not the church in 1097, the first document citing the church dates from 1152. It was rebuilt in 1071, prompting the establishment of the Rialto market with bankers and money changers in front of the church. In 1503, it survived a fire which destroyed the rest of the area, and was restored from 1601

Brick & Iron, Sacca della Toletta, Venice, Vento, Italy

Campanile di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Unfortunately, the tower was closed for maintenance so we were unable to enjoy the views from the top.

Campanile, Chiesa di San Polo, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Cisterns, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Commemorative Plaque for Fallen in World Wars I & II, Rio Terà San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Courtyard, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Entrance Gate, Università Ca’ Foscari, Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ca’ Foscari University Venice is an Italian state university founded in 1868 in Venice. It is located at Ca’ Foscari, a Gothic palace overlooking the Grand Canal.

Gondola Dock, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grand Canal, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grated Window, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Heavy Duty Gate, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Lamp, Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Metal Wreath, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mooring Ring & Rope, Riva del Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mooring Rings, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Mooring Rope, Vaparetto Termional, Fondamente Nove, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Police Presence, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy

Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy

Ponte dell’Accademia, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The original steel structure opened on 20 November 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.

One of only 4 bridges that span the Grand Canal.

Ponte San Tomà, Rio de San Tomà, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ponte San Trovaso, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Private Bridge, Rio Terà dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio di San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Rio San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

San Trovaso, Campo de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The church dates to at least the 1028. The present church was rebuilt by 1584. The church was consecrated in 1637.

Sotoportego del Scaleter, Sotoportego de la Bissa, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sotoportego Todeschini, Calle del Todeschini, Venice, Veneto, Italy

A “Sotoportego” is a passageway that goes underneath a building & the height typically equals to that of the ground floor.

Staircase, Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Calle dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Staircase, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Stone Lions, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Stone Shrine, Chiesa di San Polo, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

‘Throne’, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Tower, Chiesa San Silvestro, Campo San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Originally, in the 12th century, it was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Grado. After rebuilding, it was reconsecrated in 1422, and in 1485 it merged with the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti. After a partial collapse in 1820, the church was entirely rebuilt from 1837, being reconsecrated in 1850.

Twilight, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Two Atlas Statues topped by Fortuna, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sculpture of two Atlases supporting a gilded globe upon which stands the allegory of Fortuna, that indicates the direction of the wind. Created during the rebuilding of Punta della Dogana up from 1677.

Venetian Taxi, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Water Fountain, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Work Barge, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – VENICE I

The final leg of our Italian stay is an 8 night stay in this wonderful city.

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Window, Vernier Casino, Marzaria del Capitello, Venice, Veneto, Italy

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Closed Bridge, Ponte de Canonica, Calle de la Canonica, Venice, Italy

Commemorative Column, Campo San Salvador, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Built in 1898 the column commemorates the Venetian revolt against Austrian occupation in 1848 and 1849, a 17 month struggle for independence.

Distressed Wall, Calle Luigi Torelli detta de la Cavallerizza, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Faro di Murano, Murano, Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, Italy

Flagpole, Campo San Maurizio, Venice, Veneto, Italy

From Our Window, Rialto Bridge, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Our room at Hotel Rialto was directly above the famous bridge

Gated,Church of San Giovanni Elemosinario, Ruga Vecchia San Giovanni, 479, Venice, Veneto, Italy

This church was founded in 1071, and was completely destroyed by the disastrous Rialto fire in 1514. It was rebuilt a few years later.

Street View – Daytime

Gondoliers, Riva del Ferro, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

It’s Raining in Venice, Riva del Ferro, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Night Vaporetto, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ornate Door Knob, 374 Fondamenta Zorzi, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Passage, Sotoportego de la Pasina, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Religious Icon, Calle Nuova Sant’Agnese, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Ruins of Former Powder Magazine, Madonna del Monte, Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, Italy

Dating from the beginning of Twentieth century a powder magazine was erected which was used until second World War.

Shuttered Window, Calle dei Balloni, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Street Signs & Shrine, Ponte dei Beretteri, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Sotoportego dei do Mori, Venice, Veneto, Italy

“Sotoportego” is a passageway that goes underneath a building. The sotoportego height typically equals to that of the ground floor.

The Other Side, Ponte Rialto, Calle del Fontego dei Tedeschi, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Water Hydrant, Rio de San Zulian, Venice, Veneto, Italy

White Swans, Canal, Via Marcello, Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Gondola Dock, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Water Taxi, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) III

The final contribution from our stay in Padova. Next up is an 8 day adventure in Venice.

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Underground Public Convenience, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Torre dell’Orologio, Piazza dei Signori, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The tower was built in the first half of the 14th century as the eastern gate of the Carrarese Palace, later elevated and adorned in Gothic style and equipped with the famous astronomical clock.

The Monument to Alvise Pisani, Via Altinate, Padove, Veneto, Italy

The memorial is located in the Porta Altinate one of the four “royal” entrances that opened on the communal walls of Padova. Alvise Pisani was the 114th Doge of Venice, serving from 17 January 1735 until his death. Born as a member of Pisani family, he was a career diplomat prior to his election, serving as Venice’s ambassador to France, Austria, and Spain; he also served as a councilor to previous Doges.

Street Sand Sculptor, Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Lamp, Via Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Art, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Stone Carving, 6 Piazza Garzeria, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Staircase, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Spritz”, Vicolo Restaurant, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Ornate Colonnade, Palazzo Delle Debite, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Old Wall, Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto, Via delle Piazze, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Mondadori Bookstore, via Cavour, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Memorial, Palazzo Moroni, Via VIII Febbraio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Dedicated to Padova’s fallen in 1928. It forms part of the town hall facade.

Markets, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Local Tram, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Gatta di Sant’Andrea, Via Sant’Andrea, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Cat of Sant’Andrea, popularly called ‘the cat’, is a monument of medieval origin that is located in the small churchyard of the church of Sant’Andrea in Padua. The monument, composed of a stone sculpture depicting a lion on a column from the Roman age.

Gateway, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Front Garden, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Empty”, Via del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Doorway, 15 Piazza Duomo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade, Via Roma, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade Path, Via Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto, Via San Canziano, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Chiesa dei Santi Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla e Proto = Church of Saints Canzio, Canziano, Canzianilla and Proto

Consecrated in 1757

Building Cornerstone, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Bridge Parapet, Ponte San Massimo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta & Battistero di San Giovanni,Piazza Duomo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Completed and consecrated in 1754.

Arco Vallaresso, Via Arco Vallaresso, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Triumphal Arch of Vallaresso, or locally referred to as the Arco Vallaresso is a 17th-century monumental arch in the town center of Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. In 1632, the arch, designed by Giambattista della Scala, was meant to honor Alvise Vallaresso, Venetian captain of the town, for his diligence in attempting to stem the Bubonic plague in Padova.

Venetian Winged Lion, Palazzo della Ragione, Piazza delle Erbe, Padova, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) II

Continuation from our time in Padova.

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Ornate Street Lamp, Piazza del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Old England Pub, Via Alessandro Manzoni, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Office Building, Cnr Prato della Valle & Via Beato Luca Belludi, Paova, Veneto, Italy

Neon Sign, Hotel Al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

(We stayed here)

Memorial Doors, University of Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The names of those fallen during The Great War are inscribed on the doors

Giuseppe Tartini, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in Pirano in the Republic of Venice. Tartini was a prolific composer, composing over a hundred pieces for the violin, the majority of them violin concertos.

Fountain, Via Umberto 1, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Doors & Windows, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Door Knocker, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Door Knob, 55 Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Window Box, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Vicolo Tabacco, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Tower, Palazzo Di Capodilista, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Building at the beginning of the thirteenth century around the already pre-existing defensive tower (12th century), it preserves most of the historical memories of the ancient Capodilista family (from 1785 Emo Capodilista), whose descendants owned the palace until the early 2000s.

Staircase, University of Padova, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Sculpture, Basilica di Sant’Antonio, Padova, Veneto, Italy

River Bacchiglione, Ponte Via Beato Luca Belludi, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Police Convoy, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Colonnade Lighting, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Bridge Parapet, Ponte San Massimo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

“Writing on the Wall”, Via Beato Luca Belludi, Padova, Veneto, Italy

1 Via Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Basilica di Sant’Antonio di Padova, Piazza del Santo, Padova, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – PADOVA (PADUA) I

We’ve moved on from Ferrara and have now arrived to spend the next 4 days in Padova. For some reason, this place also has an English version name- “Padua”.

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Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Patrolling, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina & Altore Maggiore Basilica Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

The Abbey of Santa Giustina is a 10th-century Benedictine abbey complex located in front of the Prato della Valle in central Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Adjacent to the former monastery is the basilica church of Santa Giustina, initially built in the 6th century, but whose present form derives from a 17th-century reconstruction.

Pope Clement XIII, Isola Memmia, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Comando Stazione Carabinieri, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

No. 22 Bus, Prata della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Tower, Abbazia di Santa Giustina & Altore Maggiore Basilica Santa Giustina, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Metal Doors, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Passageway, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Grated Alcove, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Shrine, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Ancient Inscribed Stone Tablet, Abbazia di Santa Giustina, Via Cavazzana, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Located inside the abbey.

Ivstinae Vetvs Haec Divae Preciosa Sepvlchrvm

Clavdebant Nostris Saxa Repertaviris

Google translates as:-

The Vet of Ivstinae These Goddesses Precious Sepulchres

They Cleaved Our Rocks, They Found Them

Entry Gates, 58 Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Garden Decor, Hotel al Prato, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Luggage Display, Hotel al Prato, Via Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Street Lamp, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Gnarly Tree Trunk, Prata della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Vicolo Tabacco, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Grand Residence, Via Umberto I, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Night View, Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

Isola Memmia, Piazza Prato della Valle, Padova, Veneto, Italy

ITALY – FERRARA III

The last of our time in Ferrara

Entrance, Sala dell’Arengo, Piazza del Municipio, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The Great Hall (Sala dell’Arengo) now houses the collection of stone inscriptions, sculptures and various architectural exhibits dating from the middle of the 1st century B.C. to 3rd century A.D. coinciding with the Roman period of the town’s history, when it was known as Iguvium. The exhibits are displayed around the walls of the chamber as they were set out in 1909 when the Museum was inaugurated.

Colonna di Borso D’Este, Corso Porta Reno, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Dates to 1452. Borso d’Este (1413 – 20 August 1471) was the first duke of Ferrara and Modena, which he ruled from 1450 until his death.

Grand Entrance, Arcidiocesi di Ferrara – Comacchio, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Street name of:- Corso Martiri della Libertà = Martyrs of Freedom Course

Gates, Castello Estense di Ferrara, Corso Martiri della Libertà, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

These gates are an access to the castle moat.

Castello Estense di Ferrara, Piazzetta Castello, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The Estense Castle was built in 1385, as a fortress for political and territorial military control and for the defense of the Este family, therefore also thought of as a repressive tool against possible revolts. The first stone was laid symbolically on September 29, the day of St. Michael, warrior archangel at the head of the celestial militias.

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Street Lamp, Viale Cavour, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy