Two days in Venice
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The visitor after also for the first time this magnificent experience, be able to have some broad indications of the city Serenissima which, however, can not be ignored.
The starting point of each excursion through the streets and fields Venetians must be St. Mark's Square, the hub of Venetian power and its glory, with the St. Mark's Basilica seat of ecclesiastical power, the Palazzo Ducale, in which he met the Great Council emblem of the political and judicial power, the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana founded in 1520, jealous guardian of thousands of ancient books and valuable manuscripts and then the culture in these places is the trustee.
The visit to Palazzo Ducale would be a complete knowledge of the strong powers of the Serenissima with a quick pass to the Senate, to the Doge apartament the Sala del Maggior Consiglio the Golden Stairs and the Museum dell'Opera.
All the rooms are beautifully decorated with paintings of the greatest Venetian artists and not, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Jacopo Palma il Giovane, Giovanni Bellini, Vittore Carpaccio, Paolo Veronese, the stucco of Alessandro Vittoria, the sculptures of Jacopo Sansovino ...
Having looked on the St. Mark's Basin with the gentle lapping of the waves on the shore slippery, observed the swaying of the Gondolas related to Bricole, the first day you can always end in Piazza San Marco with the orchestras in the most prestigious clubs like the Caffè Florian that, since the birth in 1720, it has hosted artists from all eras such as Byron, Verdi, Antonio Canova, Carlo Goldoni, eclectic characters like Giacomo Casanova and many others. Over time become the haunt of writers and musicians, patricians and noble women, it still retains its charm in its beautiful eighteenth-century salt. The Gran Caffè Quadri with the dining rooms on the first floor of the Old Magistrates offers a dip in the center of the opulence of the ducal town, with large chandeliers Murano and sumptuous damask tapestry to walls.
Or go in the island of Murano to see how it worked glass. The ancient art of glass is present in Venice since the dawn of the city and the master glassblowers shape the dough to draw glowing glass or a cup, or a glass, or a magnificent chandelier.
Not one is never indifferent to the skill and dexterity of the masters, who produced, as always, magnificent objects, each one different from having their natural position at The Murano Glass Museum, in which are exposed pieces ranging from the Phoenicians to the Romans, from the Middle Ages to the '700, to the pieces of famous masters such as Venini or Cendese, they have worked with renowned architects such as Carlo Scarpa.
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Murano also offers a dip in Romanesque art with the wonderful Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato, with the apse crowned by round columns and Romanesque capitals in Istrian stone and red Verona. The floors are a unique mosaic opus sectile, prior to the year one thousand.
An experience not to be missed is to try to know the Venice of channels you book a typical Venetian boat that allow you to discover corners that are not covered on foot, even considering the Double viability of Venice, canals and roads that only in places intersect or are parallel, but often have two distinct path circumventing a hand. Adventure appealing to people who like to deepen their knowledge.
You can also decide to row like a venetian gondolier along with a venetian rowing expert.
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