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 & 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

See a much more detailed image HERE!

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