Vibrant Venice a Cultural Holiday Destination that is a must for the Avid Holiday Traveller

Sept. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Getting about in a gondola, and no journey to Venice would be complete without a quaint trip on the waterways in an iconic gondola. The vivacious city of Venice was constructed to face the water, not the city streets. Therefore, if you want to witness a rich tapestry of facades and palazzos, the best way to do so is from the sea. In Venice, the slender streets seem to have been designed with not much thought of the future, you have to pay excessive rates to pass through the waterways and you are continuously surrounded by a excess of tourists in Venice but one trip down one of the most renowned places to visit in Italy and any complaints about the city will merely die away. In Venice you can see three major tourist attractions in one square, standing in the middle of the glorious piazza San Marco is an experience in itself, where Napoleon himself referred to it as the ‘drawing room of Europe’. But it is St Marks basilica, Basilica di San Marco, often seen as the living testimony of  Venices links with Byzantium and Doges Palace, was once Venice's political and judicial centre, with Torre dell Orologio, a clock tower built between 1496 and 1506, that are, not just the squares, but some of the city's main attractions. If your are looking for holiday accommodation in this area please visit http://www.myholidayrental.com/search/place/italy
If you want a birds eye view of Venice at almost 99m, the Campanile is the citys tallest building, and initially built between 888 and 912, in July 1902 it collapsed, imploding in a tidy pyramid of debris. It was rebuilt precisely as it was, and where it was, as the town council of the day promised. Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III rode a horse to the top of the original building in 1451, The view is superb, taking in the lagoon, Lido, and the whole of the Dolomites in the distance.
Taking a trip of the Grand Canal is a magnificent way to take in the Grand Canal is on board a vaporetto, a rounded 230 passenger boat. The canal may no longer be packed with merchandise laden cargo boats, but it is still the main thoroughfare of Venice, and only a little imagination is needed to comprehend its historical importance. The three and a half kilometre trip from the railway station to San Marco provides a excellent introduction to the city, telling you more about the way Venice works than any historical book. Every family of note had to have a palazzo here, and this was not just for reasons of social superciliousness. The palazzi are definitely marvellous but they were first and foremost solid commercial enterprises, and their designs are as practical as they are eye catching.
Experience Vivaldi in Venice, for many, experiencing Vivaldi in Venice is an total must and the Venice Baroque Orchestra, a global achievement, and the orchestra of La Fenice, one of the finest in the country. As well as its opera and ballet seasons, La Fenice has at least two concert seasons a year. The Teatro Malibran shares the Fenice’s programmes and also has its own chamber music season, with performances by the Società Veneziana dei Concerti. Mestre’s Teatro Toniolo also has a symphony and chamber music season. Most other musical events take place in Venices churches or scuole. St Mark’s basilica holds a smattering of traditional concerts right the way through the year, with the patriarch deciding who is to attend. But lovers of sacred music should catch one of two regular Sunday appointments, the sung Mass at St Mark’s and the Gregorian chant on the island of San Giorgio.
If you want a culinary experience, you can try seafood you've never seen before, The lagoon city has a long and celebrated culinary custom based on fresh seafood. A gleaming variety of sea creatures swims from the stalls of the Rialto and Chioggia markets into local kitchens. Going with the flow of la cucina veneta requires a certain spirit of open minded experimentation. Not everybody has eaten granseola (spider crab) before, or garusoli (sea snails) or canoce (mantis shrimps), but Venice is definitely the place to try these marine knick knacks. So for booking your next vacation to Italy visit http://www.myholidayrental.com and find that perfect holiday villa.

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