sunrise /sunset in Venice in December
Nov 19th, 2008, 11:16 AM
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Nov 19th, 2008, 11:38 AM
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The words "sunrise" and "sunset" can sometimes be misleading in Venezia in December because it can be thickly overcast for days on end. The nature of the lagoon climate is that the water stays warm even when the air is chilled in winter -- the result being a lot of mist and fog and a low cloud cover overhead.
Some days dawn brilliantly sunny, but overcast skies -- which help keep Venice's walking around temperature in winter moderate -- are frequent.
Some days dawn brilliantly sunny, but overcast skies -- which help keep Venice's walking around temperature in winter moderate -- are frequent.
Nov 19th, 2008, 01:44 PM
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If you're looking to catch a sunrise in Venice, start walking when it is still pitch black. You will have the wonderful sensation of having the historic city to yourself - aside from the odd early riser on his way to work, and a cat slinking around a corner, you are the only ones, long before the bezillion tourists swarm all over again.
The nasty shop windows with their Gucci and Rolex are shuttered, there is nothing to distract you.
Try to ignore the overhead street lamps and picture yourself some few hundred years ago!
Head for San Marco, preferably via Rialto where the markets are already in full swing (for restaurants and shops anyway) and where you can already get a cup of coffee and a brioche or croissant etc.
Then make sure you get to San Marco before the sun comes up, there is a moment of twilight when the lovely lamps are still lit, the light becomes magical, and your camera will like it!
The nasty shop windows with their Gucci and Rolex are shuttered, there is nothing to distract you.
Try to ignore the overhead street lamps and picture yourself some few hundred years ago!
Head for San Marco, preferably via Rialto where the markets are already in full swing (for restaurants and shops anyway) and where you can already get a cup of coffee and a brioche or croissant etc.
Then make sure you get to San Marco before the sun comes up, there is a moment of twilight when the lovely lamps are still lit, the light becomes magical, and your camera will like it!
Nov 19th, 2008, 07:37 PM
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Venice, December 2008 http://preview.tinyurl.com/5plagu
Nov 20th, 2008, 04:30 AM
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"overcast skies -- which help keep Venice's walking around temperature in winter moderate -- are frequent"
Hm, well I was there one year on Boxing Day, it was foggy and I was the coldest I've ever been (and I live in Scotland !!). It was uncomfortable to walk around outside for longer than 20 minutes or so at a time. On the mainland it was brilliantly sunny and not so cold.
Go prepared with your thickest coat, hat, gloves etc.
Hm, well I was there one year on Boxing Day, it was foggy and I was the coldest I've ever been (and I live in Scotland !!). It was uncomfortable to walk around outside for longer than 20 minutes or so at a time. On the mainland it was brilliantly sunny and not so cold.
Go prepared with your thickest coat, hat, gloves etc.
Nov 20th, 2008, 04:47 AM
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One day? I wouldn't make too much of it. I've seen pictures of snow in Genova. Tornadoes in Tuscany. I wouldn't advise on the basis of that. Compared with other parts of Northern Italy in winter, Venice normally stays mlld by comparison.
BUT -- advice for some warm clothes is well taken, especially warm, high socks and thick soled shoes, because the stones get cold and stay cold (church interiors too) and the canals blow cold on your ankles! As for your "thickest gloves," you'll find no end of gloves being sold by many street vendors around the rialto and elsewhere. I'd look ahead and keep following the 10-day weather forecast before you leave, and pack as lightly as you can for the predicted weather. If you run into something unexpectedly colder. buy what you need.
BUT -- advice for some warm clothes is well taken, especially warm, high socks and thick soled shoes, because the stones get cold and stay cold (church interiors too) and the canals blow cold on your ankles! As for your "thickest gloves," you'll find no end of gloves being sold by many street vendors around the rialto and elsewhere. I'd look ahead and keep following the 10-day weather forecast before you leave, and pack as lightly as you can for the predicted weather. If you run into something unexpectedly colder. buy what you need.
Nov 20th, 2008, 06:31 AM
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Was this before the days when it was easy to follow 10 day weather forecasts over the internet? I know they are not foolproof, but they can be a good guide about how to pack the day before you leave.
I'm a big fan of long silk underwear and layering, which doesn't preclude the utlity of a good warm coat in winter (Venetian women haul out their fur coats at the first falling leaf), but silk does give a lot of protection against sudden chill.
I'm a big fan of long silk underwear and layering, which doesn't preclude the utlity of a good warm coat in winter (Venetian women haul out their fur coats at the first falling leaf), but silk does give a lot of protection against sudden chill.
Nov 27th, 2008, 03:23 AM
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P.S. I watched the first part of yet another repeat of 'Francesco's Venice' last night and noted that he said "in winter the city is open to biting winds and snow sweeping down from the Dolomites" - in a blizzard !
Nov 28th, 2008, 06:20 AM
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> Yep. Sometimes it is cold and sometimes it is not.
Exactly. E.g. in Christmas 2006, I had 5-day stay in Venice and it was briught sunny every day. That surprised me a bit. It even felt quite warm during the day.
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q...006/?start=all
Take a look at above album. On Murano Island, I had a lunch at an outside terrace under the sun like the others by the Murano glass Christmas tree.
Also back to the original question, to see the sunset, I advise to take a big boat (a two story one) from Lido to San Marco. Yes, you have to time it well. Vaporetto tickets are valid for these boats. The 2nd pic on above album, of the Salute at sunset was taken from such a boat. Higher and more spaceous than vaporettos, you can move and appreciate better the view when arriving San Marco/San Zaccharia landing stage.
Exactly. E.g. in Christmas 2006, I had 5-day stay in Venice and it was briught sunny every day. That surprised me a bit. It even felt quite warm during the day.
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q...006/?start=all
Take a look at above album. On Murano Island, I had a lunch at an outside terrace under the sun like the others by the Murano glass Christmas tree.
Also back to the original question, to see the sunset, I advise to take a big boat (a two story one) from Lido to San Marco. Yes, you have to time it well. Vaporetto tickets are valid for these boats. The 2nd pic on above album, of the Salute at sunset was taken from such a boat. Higher and more spaceous than vaporettos, you can move and appreciate better the view when arriving San Marco/San Zaccharia landing stage.
