What to do in Venice?
 

What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
and buildings?

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

"John Smith" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
    >and buildings?
Eat, drink, shop, take trips to Murano and visit glass works, to
Burano and see lacemaking, to Torcello and see... (sorry, buildings),
feed pigeons in Piazza San Marco, watch tourists, swim, drink some
more, have dinner, sleep, other things depending on who you might be
travelling with -- and what's wrong with looking at canals and
buildings?

Lots of artwork to see if that's your thing. Don't miss the Doge's
palace if you want to get a basic handle on the history of Venice.

Ramble around and get lost. Have another drink.

I hope to post my Venice trip report fairly soon -- but it's mostly
about canals and buildings.

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Re: What to do in Venice?
 

    >>>>>What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the
    >>>>>canals and buildings?

Get a 3-day pass and ride them vaporetti! Head off into the lagoon as far
as Burano. Stay on fresh, luminous Lido where the hotel prices are great
and you can easily buy wine and groceries, while enjoying the relaxing
resort atmosphere. Then periodically take the gorgeous 15-minute vapo ride
into Venice proper, where you can feel sorry for the hordes of tourists who
follow ant-like passages to and fro on the formulaic path between canals and
buildings. Then walk off on your own as far as you can enchantingly get
where find no ant-like streams of people and can lose yourself in
enchantment, until you get to a vapo stop which will take you back to Lido.

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near the canals?
How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?

"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    >>>>>>What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the
    >>>>>>canals and buildings?
    > Get a 3-day pass and ride them vaporetti! Head off into the lagoon as
    > far as Burano. Stay on fresh, luminous Lido where the hotel prices are
    > great and you can easily buy wine and groceries, while enjoying the
    > relaxing resort atmosphere. Then periodically take the gorgeous 15-minute
    > vapo ride into Venice proper, where you can feel sorry for the hordes of
    > tourists who follow ant-like passages to and fro on the formulaic path
    > between canals and buildings. Then walk off on your own as far as you can
    > enchantingly get where find no ant-like streams of people and can lose
    > yourself in enchantment, until you get to a vapo stop which will take you
    > back to Lido.
    >

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

In article <[email protected]>, John Smith
<[email protected]> wrote:

    > Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near the canals?
    > How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?

15 meters, but that is only a guess.

jay
Sun Apr 10, 2005
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    >
    > "Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > >>>>>>What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the
    > >>>>>>canals and buildings?
    > >
    > > Get a 3-day pass and ride them vaporetti! Head off into the lagoon as
    > > far as Burano. Stay on fresh, luminous Lido where the hotel prices are
    > > great and you can easily buy wine and groceries, while enjoying the
    > > relaxing resort atmosphere. Then periodically take the gorgeous 15-minute
    > > vapo ride into Venice proper, where you can feel sorry for the hordes of
    > > tourists who follow ant-like passages to and fro on the formulaic path
    > > between canals and buildings. Then walk off on your own as far as you can
    > > enchantingly get where find no ant-like streams of people and can lose
    > > yourself in enchantment, until you get to a vapo stop which will take you
    > > back to Lido.
    > >
    > >
    >

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 22:01:57 -0700, "John Smith"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near the canals?
    >How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?

Around 6.5 seconds, depending on ability.
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Re: What to do in Venice?
 

Get a 3 day vaporetto pass- the thrid day is essentially free.The no 1
vaporetto up the Grand Canal is a marvellous introduction to Venice, if a
little crowded. Magical at night. Take some time on the lagoon- Murano &
Burano are interesting & have their attractions. The real treasure is
Torcello, where the churches have magnificent mosaics And there are the
canals & buildings...

Sandra
Lurking in Adelaide



John Smith <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
    > and buildings?

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

John Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near the canals?
    > How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?

It's right next to it. You tend to find cheaper hotels near the station-
that's where I stayed, and I thought it was fine. It's a bit further
from there to a lot of Venice's most famous landmarks of course, but as
part of the attraction of Venice for me is walking around and getting a
little lost in its streets, that's not a problem! Or, you can take a
vaporetto.

--
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usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

"John Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
    > and buildings?

You could take a flask of tea and go and sit in the Parco delle Rimembranze
and read a book. If deciding on a suitable book tasks you too much let me
know and I will post a reading list of books you might like to read.

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 17:40:49 -0700, "John Smith"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
    >and buildings?

Eating?
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Re: What to do in Venice?
 

30 feet.

John Smith wrote:

    > Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near the canals?
    > How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?
    >
    > "Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    >>>>>>>What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the
    >>>>>>>canals and buildings?
    >>Get a 3-day pass and ride them vaporetti! Head off into the lagoon as
    >>far as Burano. Stay on fresh, luminous Lido where the hotel prices are
    >>great and you can easily buy wine and groceries, while enjoying the
    >>relaxing resort atmosphere. Then periodically take the gorgeous 15-minute
    >>vapo ride into Venice proper, where you can feel sorry for the hordes of
    >>tourists who follow ant-like passages to and fro on the formulaic path
    >>between canals and buildings. Then walk off on your own as far as you can
    >>enchantingly get where find no ant-like streams of people and can lose
    >>yourself in enchantment, until you get to a vapo stop which will take you
    >>back to Lido.
    >
    >
    >

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

I loved Venice but did not find much to see after dark from a
Vaporetto... Few building are lit on the exterior for night viewing;
there was some 'light art' in the water where the grand canal enters the
bay heading towards the islands though.

Tim K

"Sandra Griffiths" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Get a 3 day vaporetto pass- the thrid day is essentially free.The no 1
    > vaporetto up the Grand Canal is a marvellous introduction to Venice,
if a
    > little crowded. Magical at night. Take some time on the lagoon-
Murano &
    > Burano are interesting & have their attractions. The real treasure is
    > Torcello, where the churches have magnificent mosaics And there are
the
    > canals & buildings...
    > Sandra
    > Lurking in Adelaide
    > John Smith <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the
canals
    > > and buildings?
    > >
    > >

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

Many nite clubs, with much (Venetian tinged) jazz. Opera in season, many
concerts, although they tend to lessen in summer ( like everywhere). If you
can get to one of the weekly concerts in the Frari, it will be a highlight
of your trip. IN many of the buildings is much art, even in the museums.
rjf

"John Smith" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of looking at the canals
    > and buildings?

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

In news:[email protected],
John Smith <[email protected]> typed:

    > Should you get a hotel close to the main train station or near
    > the
    > canals? How long of a walk is it from the train station to the
    > canals?


The train station is right at the edge of the Grand Canal. You
step out of the train station, walk down a broad flight of
stairs, and you're at the canal. There are canals almost
everywhere in Venice, so your question doesn't really make any
sense.

Douglas W. Hoyt recommends below that you stay on the Lido,
rather than in Venice proper. I completely disagree. Yes, it can
be cheaper, but when I go to Venice, I want to stay in Venice
itself. To me it makes no sense to spend so much money to get
someplace and then save a few Euros by staying somewhere
inconvenient. To get from your hotel on the Lido to Venice
proper, you have to take a boat; you walk to the boat stop, wait
for the next boat, then ride it to Venice. The boat ride is only
15-20 minutes, but by the time you add in getting to the stop and
waiting for the next boat, it's probably the better part of an
hour. To me, it makes no sense to waste that kind of time when
you're on vacation.

I feel that way about anyplace I go. I think the most important
criterion for choosing a hotel, next to basic standards of
comfort and cleanliness, is location. I'd rather have a modest
centrally-located hotel than the most deluxe establishment a
short train, bus, or boat ride away.

So for the same reason, I don't recommend staying near the train
station (although I would prefer it to the Lido). It's on the
extreme western edge of Venice, and therefore not especially
convenient.

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Ken Blake
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    > "Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>>> What is there to do in Venice besides the obvious of
    >>>>>>> looking at
    >>>>>>> the canals and buildings?
    >> Get a 3-day pass and ride them vaporetti! Head off into the
    >> lagoon
    >> as far as Burano. Stay on fresh, luminous Lido where the
    >> hotel
    >> prices are great and you can easily buy wine and groceries,
    >> while
    >> enjoying the relaxing resort atmosphere. Then periodically
    >> take the
    >> gorgeous 15-minute vapo ride into Venice proper, where you can
    >> feel
    >> sorry for the hordes of tourists who follow ant-like passages
    >> to and
    >> fro on the formulaic path between canals and buildings. Then
    >> walk
    >> off on your own as far as you can enchantingly get where find
    >> no
    >> ant-like streams of people and can lose yourself in
    >> enchantment,
    >> until you get to a vapo stop which will take you back to Lido.

Re: What to do in Venice?
 

15 m seems way too far..............
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Go Fig wrote:
    >
    > In article <[email protected]>, John Smith
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >

    > > How long of a walk is it from the train station to the canals?
    >
    > 15 meters, but that is only a guess.
    >