Venice--Best routes/walks to see it's beauty? (different ways needed--by Gondola, on foot, or even a guided walking tour)
Sep 30th, 2007, 09:01 AM
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Hate to mention the other 'F' word here, but we used Frommer's 'Walking Tours - Venice: 10 Memorable Routes With Maps'. Not very thick, but loaded with things to see and some information about everything.
Also agree with ellenem - it's pretty hard 'not' to find a memorable walk.
Also agree with ellenem - it's pretty hard 'not' to find a memorable walk.
Sep 30th, 2007, 09:23 AM
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Mostly we just wandered, but I liked using a few walking tours that were mapped out (copy the page out of a guidbook) so we could read history of the various buildings, things we would never have known otherwise.
Jan 14th, 2008, 12:51 AM
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On our last visit, we went on a garden walk.
Two of the gardens belonged to convents. You came to a door in a wall and went through to a wonderful garden. You would never guess that it was there.
One garden had a raided terrace with a wonderful view of the lagoon
Two of the gardens belonged to convents. You came to a door in a wall and went through to a wonderful garden. You would never guess that it was there.
One garden had a raided terrace with a wonderful view of the lagoon
Jan 14th, 2008, 03:58 PM
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Driving through Florence? Reconsider that. I hope you mean driving around it. There are areas in Florence that may be off limits to your rental car. There is signage but you need to understand what it says. People have come home and then been hit with tickets and large fees from what they thought was a innocent drive through the city.
The 3 day pass is a good deal. You will want to ride the #1 Vaporetto in both directions both day and night when the buildings along the Grand Canal are lit up. Your first look at the Grand Canal is a jaw dropping experience.
As others have said, Venice is a great place to wander and you cannot get lost for long.
You can buy tickets on a gondola "caravan" (that is what they call it. The caravan is a group of gondolas that are shared with others. Usually there will be a singer and another musician. The best ones are in the evening and at night. Ask at the info kiosk where to buy the tickets. For 2 people you will save some money on the caravan as long as you don't mind sharing. The one that we took spent most of the time on the small canals and was great.
The 3 day pass is a good deal. You will want to ride the #1 Vaporetto in both directions both day and night when the buildings along the Grand Canal are lit up. Your first look at the Grand Canal is a jaw dropping experience.
As others have said, Venice is a great place to wander and you cannot get lost for long.
You can buy tickets on a gondola "caravan" (that is what they call it. The caravan is a group of gondolas that are shared with others. Usually there will be a singer and another musician. The best ones are in the evening and at night. Ask at the info kiosk where to buy the tickets. For 2 people you will save some money on the caravan as long as you don't mind sharing. The one that we took spent most of the time on the small canals and was great.
