Also see:
We will be staying just off the Grand Canal, on the Rio Del Duca Canal.
Travel the boats along the Grand Canal and there are numerous "fondaco" houses - these are buildings that were a combination of warehouse and the merchant's residence.
Also see:
We will be staying just off the Grand Canal, on the Rio Del Duca Canal.
Travel the boats along the Grand Canal and there are numerous "fondaco" houses - these are buildings that were a combination of warehouse and the merchant's residence.
We next will travel up to Venice, Venezia, where we will be stay at a villa apartment and use this as our base to tour Venice and other locations in the Veneto Region. We were in Venice last year and are looking forward to returning.
This year we will be staying at the Ca'Delle Rose in the San Marco area of Venice. We have a two bedroom apartment with a very good location. The apartment, pictured below, is situatedon by the Palazzo Falier, a 15th Century Grand Canal Palace not that far from the Campo Santo Stefano. We will have a walled garden for the sole use of our apartment as well as our own private water door onto the small canal known as the Rio del Duca. This means we can arrive by private water taxi. We took a private water taxi last year from our hotel to the parking garage... expensive, but it is a great way to travel!
Some of the sights may include:
Lagoon Islands - include Murano known for its glass, Burano for lace-making and Torcello for just to be on a quiet island.
Verona - is only 90 minutes by fast train, and is the home of not only the Romeo & Juliet story but also a spectacular Roman arena. We were there one year, unfortunately it was a horrible cold rainy day, and we were sick. We look forward to going back.
Treviso - is an half hour from Venice by train and is a calm, prosperous town with a network of quiet canals and some interesting churches,
Vicenza is an hour by train and is said to have a mellow atmosphere - just walk about the villas and viewpoints.
Padua - is about 30 minutes by train and home to a major university with a university buzz. It is known to be a great city for those who like art.
Map for Venice: Map
