The other week I decided a need a break and so a friend and I headed off to Italy, specifically Venice. Italy is one of the few places in the Mediterranean that I haven't been to so I was looking forward to it.
When you look at a map of Venice it actually looks like a fish with a stylised wave underneath it. Quite appropriate for a city with such watery connections. During the four days spent there I think I walked almost the length and breadth of the place.
Arriving a lunchtime, we made our way to the hotel in the Cannaregio
district and after checking in headed out for some of the more
obviously locations - Rialto bridge and St Marks Square. The rest of
the day was spent wandering and getting a feel for the place.
The
second day we headed off to the San Polo area and walked slowly down
through Santa Croce and finally to Dosoduro taking in the many little
squares, magnificent churches and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection on
the way.
On day three we headed south, past St Marks to the
little back streets of Castello, before catching a water bus across to
San Giorgio to climb the Campanile (church tower) to look back over
Venice. Then another water bus over to La Giudecca for a walk along the
water-front looking back north at the city.
Finally, on day four
we headed north to explore the Cannaregio district where our hotel was
located discovering yet more beautiful churches and piazzas before
heading back towards the Rialto bridge for dinner.
One of the
things I love about Venice is the fact that although it is very busy
with tourists, they seem to congregate in fixed areas. You only need to
wander down an alley and turn a corner to find yourself in a sleepy
little square with a great local cafe on one side.
View my Venice photo gallery
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