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The Café Florian Quintet plays Strauss's famous Waltz in St Mark's Square, Venice After a vigorous rendition of Ravel's "Bolero", the small, five-piece orchestra on the stage outside the famous Café"Florian" in Piazza San Marco strike up the opening bars of Strauss's "Blue Danube" waltz, much to the delight of the still sizeable audience sitting at the tables on the square. It's getting on for midnight here in St. Mark's Square, but the warm air has brought out many tourists … [Read more...]
High Water at High Noon: Keep Your Balance in St. Mark's Square - or Go for a Paddle! "Acqua Alta" is Italian for "High Water", and when a big tide comes into Venice's lagoon, that's exactly what you get in Piazza San Marco and many pedestrian streets. Fortunately, it usually only happens from autumn to spring, and the city fathers set up a network of gangways (wide wood planks on iron supports) to help people get around, but in busy areas this can make for some exciting balancing … [Read more...]
How to get to St. Mark's Square from just about everywhere in Venice Let's face it, at some stage every visitor to Venice wants to get to Piazza San Marco, St. Mark's Square, and the truth is that there are little signposts to it from just about everywhere. Unfortunately, Venetian street directions can leave something to be desired, especially if you're just visiting. In a couple of places you can find signs to San Marco facing in diametrically opposite directions! No doubt you can … [Read more...]
A Piazza full of history: Piazza San Marco is usually the starting point of any sightseeing tour of Venice. There's a lot to see here and within this Piazza are some of the greatest historic landmarks of Venice. At the eastern end are two of Venice's most important landmarks - the Basilica San Marco which reflects the city's Byzantine connection and next door to it is the Doge's Palace, once the seat of power and home to its rulers. Some other important landmarks around Piazza San Marco … [Read more...]
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