VENICE, ITALY
ST MARK'S SQUARE
Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) is the heart of Venice. As the largest square in the city St Mark's Square has al. ways been the location of important government buildings and other facilities central to the goings on in Venice. have a coffe in the courtyard and people watch.
DOGE PALACE
official residence in Venice of the doges, who were the elected leaders of the former Venetian republic. This impressive structure, built around a courtyard and richly decorated, was the meeting place of the governing councils and ministries of the republic.
MURANO GLASS
Discover islands of Burano, Murano and Torcello from Venice San Marco or Train Station on a full-day excursion. Watch glassworks at Murano, explore colorful Burano, discover history of Torcello.
GRAND CANAL
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Experience an enchanting gondola ride along the most beautiful part of the Grand Canal and its hidden waterways
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the most important museums of European and American art of the twentieth century in Italy. It is located in Peggy Guggenheim's former home, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, on the Grand Canal in Venice.
PALACO GRASSI
Palazzo Grassi is an art center in Venice hosting major temporary exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Designed by architect Giorgio Massari, the palace was built by the Grassi family, a family of wealthy Venetian merchants, in 1772.
ST MARK'S CAMPANILE
The Campanie is the tallest building in Venice, and climbing up offers some fantastic views of the Serenissima. The Campanile di San Marco is the bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica. It is located in the Piazza San Marco and is the tallest building in Venice, standing 323 ft (98.6 m) tall.
Museo Fortuny
The museum is housed in the Palazzo Pesaro Orfei, now often known as Palazzo Fortuny, where Mariano Fortuny had a studio in the late nineteenth century, and lived from 1902. The museum presents paintings, fabrics, and Fortuny’s lamps on the first floor, together with the history of the palazzo and its atelier on the second floor.
HARRY'S BAR
The Bellini was invented in 1948 by bartender Giuseppe Cipriani at the famous Harry's Bar in Venice, declared national heritage by the Italian Minister of Culture in 2001. The long drink was prepared in honor of the painter Giovanni Bellini on the occasion of his exhibition.
