Month: July 2025

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

See in Street View

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