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Places to visit in Venice - St Mark's Basilica - St Mark's Square - Palazzo Ducale, the most impressive secular building in Venice - Ca' d'Oro (Golden House) - Rialto, the commercial heart of Venice - Grand Canal, Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces, a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti - Guggenheim Museum, - St. Mary of the Friars (Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari), houses many masterpieces of Venetian Renaissance art - Academy Gallery (Gallerie dell'Accademia), - San Giorgio Maggiore - Bridge of Sighs Things to do in Venice - Take a stroll around St Mark's Square - Swimming off the Lido or at one of Venice's two public swimming pools - Jogging in the Giardini Pubblici or Isola di Sant'Elena in Castello - Shopping in the narrow streets between San Marco and the Rialto and in San Polo for arty stuff - Visit the island of Murano, where you'll find just about anything made of glass - Take a boat tour along the world's most gracious highway, the Grand Canal Useful telaphone numbers in Venice Venice Tourist Information Board: 041.5226356, 041.5298730 Police: 113 Police-(European Mobile Phone Users): 112 Car breakdown Service: 116 Ambulance: 118 Port of Venice: 041/520 5600 Train information: 0412381560 State Railway Information Service: 147888088 Information about airlines and flight timetable: 0412381590 Marco Polo Airport Information Service: 0412609260 Water taxi station: 0415222303 Radiotaxi: 041936222 |
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