Piazza San Marco is the main square in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy. It’s located in the district (sestiere) of San Marco and contains some of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
The Giudecca Canal (Canale della Giudecca) is one of the major canals flowing through the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy. It splits the Dorsoduro district in half, dividing Dorsoduro from the island of Giudecca.
The Grand Canal (Canal Grande) is the main artery through the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy. It’s 3.8 kilometers long and makes a reverse “S” shape through all six districts of the city. The canal has an average depth of five meters and 30 to 90 meters wide.
After exploring a bit of San Polo, we walked over to Dorsoduro. Dorsoduro is one of the six districts (sestieri) of the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy.
The Basilica of Glorious Saint Mary of the Friars (Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari), or Basilica of the Friars (Basilica dei Frari) for short, is an important church in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy. It’s located in the San Polo district and well worth visiting for its impressive funerary monuments and artwork.
After visiting the attractions around the Arena Gardens, we started exploring the heart of Padua and the historic city center. We found a lot of beautiful buildings as well as some nice squares.
Arena Gardens (Giardini dell’Arena) is a public park in Padua, Italy. Other than being a green space, it contains some of the city’s most important landmarks. The gardens are included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for Padua’s 14th century fresco cycles.
Nobody had a bigger influence on the appearance of Vicenza than Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). He was an artist of architecture and Vicenza was his canvas. With 23 buildings attributed to him, the Renaissance architect is responsible for making the city a UNESCO World Heritage site.
There are some interesting things to see while walking through the historic city center of Vicenza, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This entry covers the things we saw other than Piazza dei Signori, architectural works by Palladio, and other lesser-known palazzos.
After we finished our visit to the Castle of Saint George, we walked over to the entrance of the Old Court (Corte Vecchia) of the Ducal Palace (Palazzo Ducale). It makes up the oldest part of the palace dating back to the late 13th century. We immediately noticed the Gonzaga coat of arms above an entrance.