Experience Venice from afar with the latest instalment in our Postcard series. Cruise down the Grand Canal on a vaporetto water bus or gondola; wander the rustic calles and around palazzos, stopping off at some of our favourite insider spots including the Royal Gardens; and marvel at the magnificent architecture of the Basilica di Santa Maria Della Salute and Basilica di San Marco. Plus, see snippets of breakfast at The Gritti Palace, lunch at Terrazza Danieli and aperitivi at The St Regis. Watch now and be transported to Italy’s City of Water.
Tag Archives: Venice
Summer Walks: Streets & Canals Of Venice, Italy (4K)
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.
Nights Walks: Outdoor Restaurants, Venice, Italy
Venice, the capital of northern Italy’s Veneto region, is built on more than 100 small islands in a lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. It has no roads, just canals – including the Grand Canal thoroughfare – lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The central square, Piazza San Marco, contains St. Mark’s Basilica, which is tiled with Byzantine mosaics, and the Campanile bell tower offering views of the city’s red roofs.
Walking Tour: Murano Island In Venice, Italy (4K)
The island of Murano is renowned for its long tradition of glass-making. Ferry-loads of visitors come to explore the Museo del Vetro, which tells the story of glass through the centuries, and to shop for locally crafted souvenirs. Built in the Romanesque style, the Church of Santa Maria and San Donato has a colorful mosaic floor and supposedly houses the bones of a slain dragon.
Recorded On 01 August 2021
Video timeline: 0:00:00 – Intro 0:01:25 – Murano Faro Vaporetto Station 0:11:46 – Campo Santo Stefano 0:14:14 – Ponte Longo 0:25:00 – Campo San Donato 0:31:26 – Ponte de le terese 0:35:21 – Campo S. Bernardo 0:40:28 – Ponte Longo 0:49:54 – Murano Colonna Vaporetto Station
Views: Walking The ‘Calli’ Of Venice, Italy (4K Video)
About 3.000 calli (narrow and long streets). Among them there are: 367 rami (smaller streets connecting bigger streets), 53 rio terà (buried canals), 42 salizade (the first paved streets), 10 rughe (lined with shops), 1 strada (street, it is the Strada Nuova in Cannaregio). Then there are the liste. There, some white stones in the pavement marked the limit of the diplomatic immunity in front of an ambassador palace.
The width of the Venetian calli varies from about 60 cm to 6 meters. The narrowest calle in town is Calletta Varisco (53 centimetres).
Timelapse Views: Cities & Landscapes Of Italy (4K)
Timelapse film with some of my favorite scenes from the past year. Locations of the time-lapse: Rome, Verona, Venice, Dolomites, Milan, Tuscany, Lake Como.
Coastal Walks: Caorle In Venice, Italy (4K Video)
Caorle is a coastal town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy, located between the estuaries of the Livenza and Lemene rivers. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea between two other tourist towns, Eraclea and Bibione.
Walks: Cannaregio Area Of Venice, Italy (4K Video)
Cannaregio is one of six neighbourhoods or Sestrieri that make up Venice, a great place to explore if you want to appreciate the true local life of the city. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population.
Video timeline: 00:00 Santa Lucia Train Station 01:10 Grand Canal and Church of San Simeon Piccolo 02:47 Ponte degli Scalzi 03:20 Rio Terà Lista di Spagna 04:50 Into a 05:30 Trash collectors on Grand Canal 08:10 Campo San Geremia 08:24 Church San Geremia and Lucia (Close) 09:55 Salizada S. Geremia 10:22 Ponte delle Guglie 12:50 Fondamenta Cannaregio 19:37 Ponte dei Tre Archi 22:47 Calle Cannaregio 25:18 Calle del Forner 25:50 Fondamenta delle Case Nuove 29:20 Fondamenta Carlo Coletti 36:45 Bridge to Venetian Ghetto 37:57 Campo de Ghetto Nuovo 38:46 The Jewish Museum of Venice 39:57 On memorial 44:00 Bridge over “Rio del Ghetto” 47:57 children’s skateboards in front of the nursery school
Boat Tours: The Grand Canal In Venice, Italy (4K)
In this video tour you can see:
1.- The 4 Bridges Crossing the Canal Grande in Venice: Ponte de Rialto, Ponte dell’Accademia, Ponte degli Scalzi, Ponte della Costituzione. 2.- Most famouse attraction along the Grand Canal: St Mark Square, Doge Palace, Santa Maria della Salute Church, Peggy Guggenheim Colletion (Ca’ Venier dei Leoni), Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Grande, Ponte dell’Accademia and the Academy of Fine Arts, Ca’ Rezzonico, Ca’ Foscari, Rialto Bridge, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Ca’ da Mosto, Fish Market, Ca’ d’Oro, Ca’ Pesaro, Fondamenta Turchi and the Natural History Museum, Constitution Bridge.
Video timeline: 00:00 St. Mark and Doge Palace from Grand Canal 01:50 First stop S. Marco (Line 1 vaporetto) 02:33 Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute Church 03:43 Hotel Bauer 5 stars 03:57 Palazzo Treves 04:08 Santa Maria della Salute Church 04:38 Palazzo Contarini Fasan 07:31 The Gritti Palace Hotel 5 stars 09:20 Palazzo Corner della Ca’ Granda 09:40 Casina delle Rose 10:13 Palazzi Barbaro 10:17 Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti 10:24 Accademia bridge 13:15 Palazzo Malipiero 19:28 S. Angelo vaporetto 24:58 Rialto vaporetto stop 26:43 T Fondaco dei Tedeschi by DFS 31:15 Ca’ D’Oro vaporetto stop 34:51 Casino’ Venice 37:47 Church of san geremia 40:27 Ponte degli Scalzi 40:48 Ferrovia vaporetto stop 42:28 Traun station “Santa Lucia” 43:29 Ponte della Costituzione
Walking Tours: San Marco Quarter In Venice (4K)
In this walking tour, I take you around St Mark’s Square, walking till Rialto, you will see all the best attraction of Venice: The Basilic, the Clock Tower, St Mark’s Square, the Doge Palace, the beautiful restaurants, the nice shop, and of course the amazing Rialto bridge.
At Rialto, we take the “vaporetto” and navigate the “Grand Canal” till Accademia, walking at the top of Accademia bridge. We will visit the “Dorsoduro” sestiere till Basilic of Santa Maria della Salute, where we took a “traghetto”, a traditional venetian gondola used to cross the “Grand Canal”. The Traghetto takes us to Giardini Reali, and finally we will arrive at St Mark’s Square.
San Marco is the tourist heart of Venice, home to iconic sights like St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. The area is often thronged with people, and the restaurants on and around St. Mark’s Square offer multilingual menus for the international crowd. The surrounding streets are filled with casual snack bars, upscale fashion boutiques and shops selling glass art and gift items.