The Grand Canal in Venice is always busy. It is full of vaporetti, water taxis and gondolas and lots and lots of people. It is popular because it is fabulous. On a good day Venice sparkles in the sunshine, it is magical. There is nowhere else like Venice.
A trip down the Grand Canal is one of the most wonderful things you will ever do.
I have given Venice its own category. Look there for more on this incredible place. Click here to see the island of Torcello, a completely different Venice.
I read that the water reflects up onto the ceilings of the rooms with windows onto the canals.. I would love to see that light. That sounds magical indeed.. c
By: ceciliag on December 28, 2011
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I have not stayed in a hotel on a canal, so I can’t tell you if this is true, but I can imagine that it is. I love Venice! I have been there for a brief storm that flooded St Mark’s square with a golden light as it passed. Venice is magical.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Fabulous photos, Deb!
Kathy
By: Kathryn McCullough on December 28, 2011
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Venice is the perfect subject.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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As always lovely images.
By: Just Add Attitude on December 28, 2011
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I can’t get enough of Venice. Even in the rain and cold I love it.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Truly magical, the most beautiful place in the world. (too bad they can’t get rid of the ugly motor boats…). Thank you, as always your photos are beautiful!
By: Anna Harrison on December 28, 2011
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I guess they need the motor boats, but they are not as exotic as the gondolas.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Beautiful photos! Venice at night is magical especially that ride down the Grand Canal!
By: travellingflip on December 28, 2011
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Gliding down the Grand Canal at night is amazing and I was lucky to find a spot right at the front.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Our daytime experience on the canal and then in a gondola in Venice was amazing enough. Thanks so much for sharing a glimpse of what nighttime on the water is like. And was that really a prison that we saw in one picture?!!
By: Karen Overton on December 28, 2011
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A-mazing! This is officially on my to do list.
By: linneabylinneanilsson on December 28, 2011
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You won’t be disappointed.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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I will make it to Venice one year! 😀
By: Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on December 28, 2011
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You must!
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Thankyou…the photos are beautiful Debra!
When we were there a couple of years ago we stayed on San Clemante about 10 minutes from St Marks Square. It was a wonderful location to enjoy everything Venice has to offer.
By: Sue Austin on December 28, 2011
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We stayed at the Hotel Firenze, also not far from St Marco.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Fantastic photos – looks truly magical!
By: sheof108names on December 28, 2011
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Venice is special. I have been several times, but find it new and exciting every time.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Magic Venice! And you were able to capture that magic in your photos. Well done!
By: Mulino Dominillo on December 28, 2011
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Thank you!
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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No more flood?
The Carnevale makes Venice more alive.
By: rommel on December 28, 2011
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I was there one year at the end of Carnevale and it was certainly lively
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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A city definitely not built by committee…or by efficiency as a guiding principle.
By: Charlotte on December 28, 2011
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I don’t go to Italy in summer, I prefer winter, spring and autumn.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Oh to be in Venice on a stunning day like this in the off season! Perfect. Beautiful photos as always.
By: jenny@atasteoftravel on December 28, 2011
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Love the photos, especially both day and night. I was fortunate enough to sing in Santa Maria Maggiore across the Grand Canal – beautiful church with perfect acoustics and best reached by boat. Your photos brought that memory back to life, thank you!
By: composerinthegarden on December 28, 2011
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It was quite cold at the front of that boat at night, but I wouldn’t have missed it.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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I will be visiting Venice in 2012 for the 5th time and hope to stay on the Grand Canal and maybe I will see the LIGHT !!!
Love your photos Debra just brilliant
By: Anonymous on December 28, 2011
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5 times to Venice. I’m guessing you like it.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 28, 2011
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Beautiful pictures of such a romantic place!
By: thirdeyemom on December 29, 2011
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Venice is a paradise for photographers; you did a great job showing how many treasures there are for exploring.
On our first trip to Venice a few years ago, we took a boat out to Burano and Murano. The islands were small, very charming, with homes painted in pastel pinks, oranges, blue, and red. I wasn’t much into glass, but was enthralled at the galleries that exhibit creative glassware that look like common things like candy, buttons, plates and things, all in colorful glass. I still have a dish w/ glass ‘candy’ that fools people until they pick them up. I have to caution them before they take a bite . . .
By: jackandmarilynerickson on December 29, 2011
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Venice is the perfect subject. I still have a post about Burano waiting to go up. I love this island.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 29, 2011
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I’m back and need to linger for a while.
By: linneabylinneanilsson on December 30, 2011
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There are other posts on Venice and I have a few more waiting to go up.
By: Debra Kolkka on December 30, 2011
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