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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Calli and campielli that create a open-air maze, ancient historical palaces, majestic and noble theatres, amazing churches always full of people, a huge number of bridges that links the opposite sides of the canals: this is Venice, one of the most beautiful cities of the world, that is the favourite destination of millions of tourists that every year choose Venice <\/strong>for their holidays, because of the uniqueness and the spectacularity that only this magical city can give to its visitors.<\/p>\n

But what can you see in Venice?<\/strong> Actually, get lost on the streets to discover its most hidden and evocative corners is the best way to fully live the atmosphere of this city. But, we want to make things easier for you and we give you a short guide of Venice, with the best places to see during you holiday in one of the most enchanting places in the world.<\/p>\n

St Mark’s Square<\/h3>\n

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The real heart of Venice is the famous Piazza San Marco<\/strong>, the only square of the lagoon and is always full of people and pidgeons. It is considered the living room of Venice, this squadre is surrounded on three sides by arcades and procuratie<\/strong>, that in the past were the locations of the attorneys, but today are the house of shops, cafe and elegant restaurants.<\/p>\n

Also with an organized guide tour, you can take a complete tour of the \u201cGolden Basilica\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Tourist Guide will describe the biblical scenes that represent the history and characteristics of this ancient basilica. A suggestive tour in St. Mark\u2019s Square<\/a> with entrance ticket to the St. Mark\u2019s Church is waiting for you!<\/p>\n

On it there are the historical symbols of the city, like Torre dell’Orologio<\/b>, that, with the two bronze blacks that indicate the hours hitting the bell, the astronomic clock and the Lion of San Marco, represent the main access in the square, and the Campanile di San Marco<\/strong>, almost a hundred meters high, from the top of which you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the entire lagoon. Every year from this campanile starts the flight of Colombina, that indicated the beginning of the well-known Carnival of Venice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But it is San Mark’s Basilica<\/strong>, majestic and elegant, which is able to enchant all its visitors with its tall domes and its large golden-leaf mosaics.<\/p>\n

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Beside the Cathedral there is Doge’s Palace<\/strong>, the center and the symbol of the political power of Serenissima. This venetian gothic art’s masterpiece it was repeatedly destroyed over the years by devastating fires, but today it is more beautiful than ever. Inside it you can visit the historical apartments of Doge, the armory, the courtyard, the loggias and all the various institutional rooms.<\/p>\n

To visit better this symbolical places of the ancient Republic of Venice, we suggest you to take part in one of the guided tours<\/strong> that are reoganized like, for example, the following one, that allows you to avoid the queue at the entry.<\/p>\n