Venice Things To Do : Tours, Top Attractions & Local Recommendations

Venice’s Feast Day of the Epiphany

In Venice, life is celebrated on the water. It’s not surprising then that in Venice, the feast day of Epiphany is all about. January 6th is Epiphany, the day in the annual calendar that marks the 12th day of Christmas when the Magi, or three wise men presented their gifts to the baby Jesus. Italy is a very religious country and thus these feast days are important across the nation.

January 4, 2012 by Viator
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Teatro La Fenice

My interest in Teatro La Fenice in Venice, a beautiful opera house and a famous theater in Europe, began with a book: The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. In his particular creative, non-fiction style he tells the true story of when La Fenice burnt down in 1996, bringing to life a tangled web of personalities, politics and history in Venice.

December 29, 2011 by Viator
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Rialto Markets

A good reason for early rising in Venice is to tour the Rialto markets. This is the heart of the city, the place everyone comes to get fruit, vegetables and fish. The barges pull in and noisy, frantic trading starts around 7am. Cross the Rialto Bridge from Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square) and head right.

December 16, 2011 by Viator
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The Frari Church

It took me ages to find the Frari Church on my first visit to Venice. All those narrow streets and baffling maps. Or maybe I was just easily confused that day because most other people seem to find it okay. Anyway, once I got there it was worth the chase.

It has the second highest bell tower in the city after the San Marco campanile and has the status of cathedral or basilica, rather than just church. The brick exterior is nice though jaw-dropping, but once you step inside your life changes.

December 2, 2011 by Viator
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Best Views in Venice

Venice boasts some of the most spectacular sights in Italy. Here are my top 5 best views in Venice.

November 18, 2011 by Viator
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The Feast Day of Madonna della Salute

In 1630-31, Venice was gripped by its second plague in a century. It claimed nearly 100,000 lives, and one in three Venetians died. The Doge appealed to the Virgin Mary, promising to build a magnificent church of thanks if the plague would end. Well, end it did and he made good his promise and built the Church of Madonna della Salute, which literally means ‘good health’.

November 4, 2011 by Viator
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Lido di Venezia

The term Lido has come to be used for many types of outdoor bathing spot –beach resorts in Italy, Lido Decks on cruise ships a la The Love Boat, or outdoor swimming pools in England, but it all began right here in Venice.

October 21, 2011 by Viator
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Keeping Venice afloat

Oh Venice, sometimes you make me sigh. What were you thinking wrapping your greatest sight in advertising banners? This is a trend that hopefully won’t become permanent. Imagine all the people who have come to Venice in the past year or two and found one of the things they most wanted to be photographed with [...]

October 7, 2011 by Viator
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Bellinis with the Stars – A Visit to Harry’s Bar

Famous for inventing the delicious drink, the Bellini (Prosecco and fresh peach juice), Harry’s Bar is a Venice institution. Located at the end of small Calle Vallaresso not far from San Marco Square, I was surprised to find it does not have waterside frontage, and is in fact very closed in.

September 23, 2011 by Viator
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Venture out of Venice to Experience Murano

When you’re enclosed in the labyrinthine streets of Venice it’s easy to forget that Venice is actually a whole series of islands dotted across the lagoon, and that some of them are not quite as manically busy and claustrophobic.

September 9, 2011 by Viator
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