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Venice in Acqua Alta: Live From Piazza San Marco

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Venice Acqua Alta

High Water at High Noon: Keep Your Balance 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 […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: acqua alta, high tide, high water, Italy, Piazza San Marco, St. Marks Square, Venice

Venice: Live aboard a Gondola through the Hidden Canals

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Gondola ride on the Grand Canal

Hidden waterways, live music, gondola drag racing, Armani spotting and general mayhem Escaping from the Grand Canal, the gondolas explore the hidden canals running through the back blocks of Venice, winding their way along the narrow waterways towards Piazza San Marco. Inaccessible if the tide is high, these Venetian “side streets” provide a glimpse into […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: bridges, canals, Giorgio Armani, gondola, gondola cruise, gondolier, Grand Canal, high tide, Venice

Street Flooding, “high water” in Piazza San Marco, Venice

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Venice Flooding

Street Flooding, "high water" in San Marco: Venice City Guide Acqua alta (High tides) We’ve all heard about Venice flooding and seen the news shots of people wading through the waters in St Mark’s Square. But actually Venice only has Acqua Alta (high water) in Autumn and Winter when some streets and squares flood, and […]

Filed Under: Getting around, Sightseeing Tagged With: acqua alta, flooding, high tide, high water, Italy, passarelle, Venice

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