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Monday, December 26, 2022

All about Los Angeles Travel !

General Information About Los Angeles

Los Angelesofficially the City of Los Angeles (City of Los Angeles 'City of Angels'), or LA with its initials, is the most populous in the state of California (English: California) with a population of 13.1 million, the second most populous in the USA after New York, and the third in the North American continent. It is a crowded city. Los Angeles is a city with an area of ​​approximately 1,210 km2 located in a large basin surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on one side and mountains up to 3,000 meters on the other, and is the center of Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the country. Famous for its Mediterranean climate, Hollywood and entertainment industry, the metropolis of Los Angeles is not only the largest city on the West Coast of North America, but also the cultural, financial and commercial center of Southern California. While giving detailed information about the city in this article titled Los Angeles Travel Guide,If one is to look for a city to characterize the American Dream , it is undoubtedly Los Angeles, which over the years has served as a magnet for countless dreamers who have followed their dreams to start life over.

Los Angeles Aerial Shot Aerial View Marina Del Rey
Los Angeles Aerial View Marina Del Rey

Hosting Hollywood, one of the major centers of the world entertainment industry, Los Angeles ranks 6th in the Global Cities Index and 9th in the Global Economic Power Index. The Los Angeles metropolitan area is also the third largest metropolitan city in the world, after the Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas, with a gross revenue of $1,044 trillion (as of 2017). Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and is scheduled to host for the third time in 2028. It has hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice, in 1990 and 2006, making it one of nine American cities to host 1994 FIFA men's soccer. Two famous basketball teams based in Los Angeles named Lakers and Clippers are in the NBA.

Los Angeles History

Los Angeles and its environs, historically the home of the American peoples called Chumash and Tongva, were connected to Alta California by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1542, and the city was officially established by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve on September 4, 1781. It became part of Mexico in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence. At the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, Los Angeles and the rest of California were acquired as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which became part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before it reached the state of California. The discovery of oil in the 1890s allowed the city to grow rapidly. Also, the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913 with the supply of water from Eastern California contributed to the growth of the city.

Rodeo Drive Beverly Shopping California
Rodeo Drive
Regions
Parts of the City of Los Angeles include:

Downtown
Although the arrival of automobiles and highways in Downtown, which is home to the central business district and Grand Avenue cultural corridor, has caused the deterioration of the neighborhood structure, there has been a revival in recent years with the opening of hotels, bars, shops and restaurants thanks to new housing constructions.

Eastside
It's the fun district north of downtown and east of Hollywood.

Harbor Area
It is the largest seaport in the USA and the starting point for cruises to Catalina Island.

Hollywood
It is a very wealthy part of the city and the place where movies are made. It has tended to increase its appeal in recent years with the construction of Hollywood & Highland and the return of the Academy Awards.

San Fernando Valley (San Fernando Valley)
It is the northern suburban part of Los Angeles. It is a valley to the northwest of the city centre, mostly inhabited by several districts.

South Central
Although the region, long notorious for gang violence, is famous for the Rodney King riots, great efforts are being made to rectify its old bad image. There are places worth seeing, such as the Exposition Park museums.

Westside
It is generally the corridor where the wealthy live in the city, and it is between downtown Los Angeles and the ocean. The Westside houses many upscale restaurants, shopping malls and movie theaters.

Wilshire
The Miracle Mile District is home to the interesting historic architecture of the Farmers Market and Grove shopping districts, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Koreatown (Korean neighborhood), CBS Television City and La Brea Tar Pits.

Universal Studios La Los Angeles Famous Globe
Universal Studios' famous globe. Los Angeles, USA
Los Angeles Climate, Weather, When to Go?
Los Angeles' climate is classified as subtropical-Mediterranean, a rare and often desirable weather classification. The city is sunny throughout the year and the weather is warm year-round. Seasons in Los Angeles are often negligible and can often be split into summer and winter/spring. Summers begin in early May and last for a long time, with the hottest of the year occurring in September and October. In the autumn and winter, there are strong and hot 'Santa Ana winds' that blow inland near the Santa Ana mountains and blow towards the coast. The temperature, which rises to 32 degrees in summer, rarely drops below 20 degrees at night, and in winter, it can be said that it is around 7-13 degrees in the evening and around 15 degrees during the day.

It's Good To Know Before You Go
The best time to go to Los Angeles, which can be visited all year round due to its mild climate, is April and May, when the parks are in bloom and the sweltering heat has not yet begun. Of course, if you want to enjoy the Southern California sun and swim in the sea while you are in Los Angeles, you can choose June, July and August when the beaches are full. From January to April, you can see the lowest room rates and occupancy rates.

Los Angeles weather
December and January are the coolest months with an average temperature of 68°F (20°C), while August is the warmest month with an average temperature of 84°F (28.3°C).

Airport Los Angeles Lights
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
How to Get to Los Angeles
Aeroplane
Five major commercial airports and more than a dozen private airports serve the Los Angeles area, with five major airports in Los Angeles, Burbank, Santa Ana, Long Beach, and Ontario. The largest of these, Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX) is the largest international gateway to Southland and consists of nine terminals built in different eras with a massive architecture. In the Los Angeles area, then Long Beach Airport (IATA: LGB), Bob Hope (Bubank) Airport (IATA: BUR), Orange County/John Wayne Airport (IATA: SNA), and LA/Ontario Airport outside Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (IATA: ONT) is also used.
LAX Terminals, Los Angeles Airport Terminals and Airlines
Terminal 1 Southwest (Gates 01-14)

Terminal 2 Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Air China, Arkefly, Hainan, Hawaiian Air , Qatar Airways, Sun Country , Avianca/Taca, Virgin Atlantic , Volaris, WestJet

Terminal 3 Allegiant , Frontier , JetBlue , Spirit , Virgin America , Virgin Australia (Gate 34-38)  
Terminal 4 American , American Eagle (Gate 40- 49A).

Terminal 5 Delta, Delta Connection (Gate 50A-B-59)

Terminal 6 Alaska (Gate 64A-B- 69A-B), American, Copa Airlines (Gate 65), Great Lakes (Gate 64A-B, 65A-B, 66 & 67A) (Gate 60-63)

Terminal 7 United (Gate 70A-B-77A-B)

Terminal 8 United, United Express (Gate 80-88)

Tom Bradley/TBIT or B Aeroflot, American, Air Berlin, Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, All Nippon Airways, Asiana, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates, Etihad, EVA Air, Fiji Airways , Ethiopian, Iberia Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, LAN Peru, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Philippine Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Saudia, Singapore Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Thai Airways, Transaero Airlines, & Turkish Airlines

Train
The main Amtrak station is at Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., off the Hollywood (US-101) highway in downtown Los Angeles. It is located at the train station. The train station is patrolled by private security guards and people who stay in the seats for too long may be asked to show a ticket. Amtrak routes serving Los Angeles include:

Coast Starlight operates daily between Los Angeles and Seattle via Portland and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Pacific Surfliner operates several trains daily between San Diego and Los Angeles, with some trains going north to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.

Southwest Chief travels to Chicago daily via Albuquerque and Kansas City. Local stops to the Inland Empire south and east of downtown are Fullerton, Riverside and San Bernardino. The train continues to Victorville, Barstow and Needles before crossing into northern Arizona. The closest stop to the Grand Canyon is at Williams Junction, Az, and Flagstaff.
Sunset Limited travels to New Orleans three times a week via Tucson and San Antonio.
The train from San Joaquin, Fresno, and Sacramento goes to Bakersfield, about 115 miles north.

Bus
The Greyhound terminal is located east of the famous Skid Row area, south of the city's Downtown Arts District, near 1716 East 7th Street, I-10, and South Alameda Street. It is recommended that you do not linger longer than you should due to security problems in this underdeveloped region. From Greyhound station, you can take a taxi or bus 760 or 60 to get to Downtown. You can also take a taxi to Union Station on the FlyAway bus to the airport, Amtrak or Metrolink trains.

Los Angeles Transportation
It's true that LA is popular with its car culture, and it's advisable to get a rental car (rent a available) because public transportation and taxis are almost non-existent. A rental car is the best option, as the distances within the city are long and it is cheap to buy or rent a car. Los Angeles, where most of the city roads are 6-8 lanes, is a city where almost everyone over the age of 16 drives. Still, there are other ways to explore the city without getting behind the wheel. The subway, light rail and buses ($1.75 per trip) carry hundreds of thousands of people a day, and multiple bike lanes throughout the city welcome an increasing number of cyclists. In Los Angeles, buses go to different routes according to colors. Red route for Beverly Hills and Sunset Boulevard, You can take the yellow route for Santa Monica, the blue route to Universal Studios, and the purple route to go downtown, i.e. Downtown. The subway service usually runs from approximately 4 to 1:30 or 2 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, with extended hours until 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. To pay for train rides in LA, you must use a portable TAP card. Although buses can be a very good and efficient mode of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in Europe, you can be sure that in LA you will probably be sitting next to very poor or even homeless people and you will not like the smell of the interior of the car, the choice is yours. The subway service usually runs from approximately 4 to 1:30 or 2 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, with extended hours until 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. To pay for train rides in LA, you must use a portable TAP card. Although buses can be a very good and efficient mode of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in Europe, you can be sure that in LA you will probably be sitting next to very poor or even homeless people and you will not like the smell of the interior of the car, the choice is yours. The subway service usually runs from approximately 4 to 1:30 or 2 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, with extended hours until 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. To pay for train rides in LA, you must use a portable TAP card. Although buses can be a very good and efficient mode of transportation in many parts of the world, especially in Europe, you can be sure that in LA you will probably be sitting next to very poor or even homeless people and you will not like the smell of the interior of the car, the choice is yours.

Hollywood Sign Los Angeles
Hollywood sign, Los Angeles, California, USA
Places to Visit, Must Sees
Tourists visiting LA for the first time will particularly want to visit Hollywood, Universal City (especially Universal Studios), and Venice Beach as a priority. Century City, Downtown Los Angeles, UCLA, USC, Griffith Park, and the Los Angeles River bridges east of downtown are all worth visiting. Even if you've never seen these major landmarks of Los Angeles before, they will all look somewhat familiar as they've all been used in numerous famous feature films, television shows, and television commercials. However, many other landmarks often associated with the City of Los Angeles are not technically located in the city of Los Angeles but are located in adjacent cities and nearby areas. For example, Rodeo Drive is located in Beverly Hills; Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade and Santa Monica Beach are in Santa Monica; NBC, Disney and Warner Bros. studio facilities in Burbank; Sony Pictures Entertainment studio in Culver City; Marina del Rey is an out-of-town area under the jurisdiction of the county. Malibu is half an hour's drive west of Santa Monica. Disneyland, Newport Beach, and South Coast Plaza are less than an hour's drive to the southeast in Orange County.

Hollywood
Griffith Observatory Astronomy
Griffith Observatory
Hollywood, which has the footprints of famous movie stars and the names of stars on its famous street, is one of the must-see places in Los Angeles. The famous Dolby Theater, where the Academy Awards (Oscar) are given, is also located in Hollywood. You can also see the giant plateau where the world's most famous movies are made, and of course the Hollywood sign (Hollywood Sign) on the hill. One of Hollywood's most recognizable landmarks, this post is located atop Mount Lee in Griffith Park. You can view this post from the Griffith Observatory in Griffith Park, Mulholland Drive at the Hollywood Bowl, and the Hollywood and Highland Center. Hollywood Walk of Fame(Hollywood Walk of Fame) consists of a series of stars buried in the pavement to commemorate famous movie, radio, theater, TV stars along Hollywood Boulevard. Since 1960, the names of over two thousand stars have been immortalized. Capitol Records Building, Charlie Chaplin Studios, Paramount Pictures Studios , Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Guinness World Records Museum , Hollywood Heritage Museum, Hollywood Wax Museum, Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Grauman's Chinese Theatre ( Grauman's Chinese Theatre ) are Hollywood's sights.
Dowtown
Los Angeles Malibu California Beach Pacific Sea
Los Angeles Malibu Beach, Pacific Ocean
Downtown, which is the center of Los Angeles, has many social activities and places to visit. Downtown places worth visiting include Grand Central Market, Museum of Contemporary Art, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Olvera Street, Chinatown , Little Tokyo. Los Angeles ChinatownCentered along North Broadway north of Cesar Chavez Avenue, it has a look that blends traditional Chinese and modern architecture along wide, busy streets. There are several malls (Saigon Plaza, Chinatown Central Plaza), Chinatown Gate, and plazas that open onto the street with many small shops and stalls, as well as shops, restaurants, and institutions serving the local Chinese-American population. Los Angeles State Historic Park (Los Angeles State Historic Park), Also known locally as the Cornfield ('Corn Field'), this expansive park on the north side of Chinatown was opened after an extensive overhaul. Little Tokyo _), this neighborhood of Los Angeles is home to the Japanese Village Plaza, Weller Court, and the Japanese American National Museum ( Japanese American National Museum ), as well as numerous attractions, restaurants, and shops for those interested in the local Japanese-American population or Japanese culture.There are places worth seeing, such as The El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument is located where Los Angeles was founded as El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Today, this tourist area is home to a collection of historical museums located in several square blocks centered along 12 Olvera Streets, lined with 11 old plazas and Mexican-themed trinket stands and restaurants. The Chinese American Museum, the Museum of Social Justice, and the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes are located here. In Downtown, there are also art museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the Grammy Museum, the Bradbury Building,

Los Angeles California Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium, LA
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles Central Public Library, Music Center and Disney Hall, The Theater District, U.S. Bank Tower (US Bank Tower, Library Tower) and Wilshire Grand Center can be seen. The area bounded by Alameda Street and Main Street, which connects 3rd to 7th Street, is often called "Skid Row" or "Nickel" and has one of the largest homeless populations in the United States. Although Greyhound Station is located here, it is not safe for pedestrians at any time of the day.

Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County in Southern California, almost completely surrounded by Los Angeles, and is a residential area of ​​the world's most famous and wealthy people. Since the 1950s, Beverly Hills has been promoted as a high-end shopping and marketplace home to the rich and famous, an image that has also served as the basis for several popular TV shows such as the Beverly Hillbillies and Beverly Hills 90210. Santa Monica Boulevard bisects the city, with most businesses to the south and mostly residential to the north. Most tourists come here to shop or see the homes of their favorite celebrities.

Venice Beach
The area known as Venice Beach, or Venice for short ('Venice'), has a beautiful beach as well as a palm-fringed coastal walkway.

Venice Beach Los Angeles California
Venice Beach
Disneyland
Located in Anaheim about half an hour southeast of LA, Disneyland is a popular attraction with toddlers and older kids alike, and offers fun for the whole family. In the compound of Disneyland there are two parks located in the traditional Disneyland Park, as well as California Adventure Park. The place adorned with mascots of Walt Disney characters, which hosts playgrounds and entertainment centers, an example of which in Paris , offers all the magic and understanding you expect from Disney.

Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles County, California that runs from the Pacific Coast Highway in the eastern Pacific Palisades to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown is the most important boulevard of the city, passing through all the important points of the city such as Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica.

Walt Disney Center Concert Hall Hall Architecture
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA
Useful and Important Information for a Los Angeles Trip


You Can Get a SIM Card and a Go Los Angeles Card
If this is your first time traveling to Los Angeles, then as you arrive in LA just ask someone, there is an area in one of the terminals where you can buy a SIM card.

Woman Shopping Boutique California Los Angeles
Los Angeles' famous boutiques
Some prepaid SIM cards are valid for 10 days, while others are valid for 30 days. You can buy one that suits you. If you have a US SIM card, getting UBER is easy and what's more, you don't have to pay a lot for internet data. If you are planning to tour Los Angeles thoroughly, the “Go Los Angeles Card” will provide you with discounted access to many activities.

Where to Eat in Los Angeles
Los Angeles boasts a wide variety of food courts, and the city's most famous cuisines are served by celebrity chefs such as Gino Angelini, Wolfgang Puck, and David Myers. It is the best of the sophisticated Italian options at Osteria Mozza in Hollywood. If you like the prospect of a Hollywood star sitting at the neighboring table, you can dine at 'Palm Restaurant' or 'The Ivy' in or near 'Beverly Hills', 'Fig & Olive' in West Hollywood or 'The Polo Lounge' at 'The Beverly Hills Hotel' .

Friday, December 23, 2022

All about Venice travel!

 On this page titled Venice Travel Guide and Places to Visit, there are points to visit, sightseeing recommendations, local festivals, cultural events, festivities, museums, historical buildings, must-visit places, maps, places to eat, addresses and cultural travel notes, which are indispensable for Italy travel, You can find photos, tours and videos.

Venice, Venezia /veˈnɛtʦja/ [Venesia] is the name of the province ( Provincia di Venezia ) with 857,841 inhabitants (2013) in the Veneto region and the municipality with 262,246 inhabitants (2016), which is the center of this province. The most important cities of Venezia province, which is surrounded by the Adriatic Sea in the east, the provinces of Udine and Pordenone in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region in the northeast, Rovigo in the south and Padova and Treviso in the west, are the most important cities of the province of Venezia, Chioggia, Eraclea, Jesolo, Mestre, Mirano, Portogruaro, San Donà di Piave and It is Venezia.

Venice aerial photo, 1922 Venice Italy
Venice aerial view, 1922

Important informations

The city of Venice, which is built on 117 islands separated by canals and connected by bridges on the ' Laguna di Venezia ' between the deltas of the Po and Piave rivers in northeastern Italy , is world -famous not only for its natural beauty but also for its historical architecture and works of art. It is a tourist centre.

Names and Nicknames

Veneniza, named after the Veneti tribe who lived in the region in the 10th century BC , is the historical capital of the Republic of Venice, ' City of Canals' , ' Queen of the Adriatic ', ' City of Water ', ' City of Masks ', ' La Dominante' ('The Raid'), It is also known as Serenissima' , ' Floating City ', ' City of Bridges '.

Venice Great Channel Italy
Venice Grand Canal (C. Naya, 1924)

History

Many historians agree that the present people of Venice came from Padova, Aquileia, Altino and Concordia . The Republic of Venice was not only an important naval power and financial center during the Medieval and Renaissance periods, but also served as a station during the Crusades and the Lepanto war , the crossroads of grain, spice and silk trade, and the 13-17th century. It has been at the forefront as an art center for centuries. The city was annexed by the Austrian Empire after the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna .

It became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866 with a referendum . The birthplace of composers such as Tomaso Albinoni and Antonio Vivaldi, the city preserves its romantic character and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.

Venice map, 1905

Parts of Venice

Venice consists of 6 islands known as Venezia Insulare ( Giudecca, Murano, Burano , Torcello, Mazzorbo and Sant'Erasmo ) and the settlements of Lido and Mestre on the mainland (terraferma) .

The historical city, on the other hand, consists of 6 districts, named Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croc e and San Marco , each known as 'sestieri' .

What is Acqua alta?

Acqua alta /ˈakkwa ˈalta/ High water. As a result of rising waters in the Venetian lagoon

Hydrographic station near Punta della Salute

It is the name given to the situation when Venice and Chioggia are periodically flooded between Autumn and Spring. The layout of a hydrography station near the church of Santa Maria della Salute measures the height of the water, with a rise of 80-109 cm expressed as dense, 110-139 cm rise is very dense, 140 cm or above is expressed as 'very dense'.

Venice Under Water

A few times a year, especially in winter, the sea water rises and the streets and even the squares are flooded, this event is known as Acqua alta by the public .

The statue of the mercenary Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400–1475), located at Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo, was made by Andrea del Verrocchio, the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci.

is mentioned. In this period, the people are warned against the raid by sounding the sirens, and acqua alta maps showing the high places where the water will not flood in San Marco are sold to the tourists who do not know the city. According to the joint research of the Italian Agency for Sustainable Economic Development, Technology and Energy (Enea) and universities from Italy, France and Israel, the 30 cm level increase experienced in the last 1000 years in the Mediterranean may triple in the next 100 years, and in this case, the Northern Adriatic At the end of the 21st century, the water level will rise by 90-140 cm, in this case Venice will be completely submerged by 2100.

Venice places to visit

French writer Alfred de Musset, with a length of 175 m and a width of 82 m.

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Gondolas waiting for customers in Venice

Mark's bell tower ( Campanile di San Marco ) , rebuilt in 1912 as a replica of the original, when the Duke's palace or Palazzo Ducale , where Casanova was once imprisoned, was demolished in 1902, located in the square of St. Mark, known as the “ Hall of Europe ” , Clock tower, Scuola grande di San Rocco , Venetian Jewish ghetto ( Ghetto di Venezia ), which houses 5 synagogues and even the source of the word ghetto , which was translated from Venetian language to other languages , Rialto market and its bridge built in 1591 ( Ponte di Rialto ).), the Bridge of Last Breath ( Ponte dei Sospiri ), also known as the Bridge of Sighs or Torture Bridge, built indoors between Palazzo Ducale and the New Prison, and the rafts along the Giudecca canal called Zattere can be seen.

Gondolas on the Canal Grande
The Grand Canal Venice, vintage photo 1902
Grand canal, 1902

Venice Churches

San Marco basilica ( Basilica di San Marco ) , San Giacomo di Rialto, San Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo), Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari , Santa Maria dei Miracoli, San Simeone Piccolo, Santa Maria della Pietà, S. Francesco della Vigna, Gesuati (S.Maria del Rosario), Gesuiti (S.Maria Assunta), S. Giobbe, S. Giovanni in Bragora, S. Giovanni Crisostomo,

Venice canals

S. Giuliano, Madonna dell'Orto, S. Maria del Carmelo, S. Maria Formosa, S. Maria della Salute, S. Michele in Isola, S. Pietro in Castello, SS. Redentore, S. Salvatore, S. Sebastiano, S. Stefano and S. Zaccaria churches, S.Francesco del Deserto monastery can be seen.

Museums and Art Galleries

Museo Correr , La Fenice theatre, Jewish Museum (Museo Ebraico), Peggy Guggenheim, Ca Pesaro Oriental Art (useo d'arte Orientale di Ca Pesaro), Ca' Rezzonico (Musei del Settecento Veneziano), Academy Gallery of Venice (Galleria dell'Accademia) di Venezia), Punta della Dogana, Ca' d'Oro, Murano Glass Museum, Palazzo Fortuny, Natural History Museum, Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Lace museum, Maritime History Museum, Palazzo Cini, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Byzantine Paintings Museum, Scala

Woman in carnival mask, Venice

Contarini del Bovolo, Telecom Italy Future Center, Music Museum, Anton Maria Traversi Physics Museum, Palazzo Grimani, Archaeological Museum, Ca' Pesaro Museum of Modern Art, Lido Planetarium, Palazzo Mocenigo used as a clothing museum, Palazzo Dandolo used as a hotel and San Marco Museum visible.

What to do in Venice

Venice vintage italian poster
Venice old tourism poster

Take a vaporetto or gondola ride on the Grand Canal ( Canal Grande ) and others , watch the Venice biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) and the International film festival, whose exhibitions take place mostly at the Arsenale and Giardini, row the 32km Vogalonga marathon, tour the cemetery island of San Michele It will be enjoyable to buy the glassware of the island of Murano, carnival amske and discover the delicacies of the local cuisine such as 'Fegato alla veneziana' and ' Sardé in saor '.

There are monumental statues of Giovanni Caboto, Bartolomeo Colleoni, Claudio Monteverdi, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Jacopo Robusti (Tintoretto), Gentile Bellini, Giovanni Bellini, Caterina Cornaro and Paolo Veronese in various gardens and structures in the city.

The statue of the mercenary Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400–1475), located in Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo, was made by Andrea del Verrocchio, the teacher of Leonardo da Vinci.

The church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1927

Venice Geography

Connected to the mainland by a 4 km long bridge, Venice dominates the straight abalone. The Grand Canal is 3,800 m long and 30-70 m wide.divides the city into two parts. Most of the banks of the canal XV. Many palaces from the 19th century rise: Ca'Foscari, Corner Spinelli, Ca'- d'Oro (the best example of Venetian gothic style). The Corneron della Ca'Grande and the palaces of Sansovino (1537), Rezzonico (1610), Grimani (1556-1572) and Pesaro (end of the 17th century) are more recent buildings. The Rialto bridge over the Grand Canal was built in 1592. The center of Venice is San Marco square and the Piazzetta; Architectural wholes, unmatched in the world, rise on its edges; The long facades of the Procuratie, the clock tower (XV century), the bell tower, the Loggetta of Sansovino. XV. The Byzantine style façade of the St. Mark's church, which dates from the 19th century, is covered with rich ornaments. The church, whose floor is decorated with gilded tiles, is covered with five domes. In the rest of the city canals, small bridges,

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Church of Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice

Important Churches There are also many churches in the city: Santi Giovanni e Paolo (or San Zanipolo) in the gothic style [XIII. – XV. century], XIV. YY. Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frairi in gothic style, Santa Maria dei Mirocoli (end of XV. century), Santa Maria della Salute (XVII. century) in renaissance style. San Giorgio Maggiore (XV. – XVI. century). San Zaccaria (XV.-XVI. century). The Academy museum houses the works of Venetian masters: Carpaccio, Bellini, Giorgione, Tiziano, Veronese, Tintoretto, Bassano. (See. VENICE SCHOOL.) Many islands in the sea-ear are administratively connected to Venice: the islands of San Michele, Burano, Murano, Corcello, where the cemetery is located, and the famous resort Lido, a language that closes the abalone to the sea.

BESSARION from Trabzon's books are in VENICE

The Byzantine humanist and writer Basilios Bessarion ( Trabzon 1402, Ravenna 1472), who advocated the view that Platonism should be based on the church and state against the Western scholasticism , not only was one of the pioneers of the Renaissance in Italy , but also left his famous library to the city of Venice. His books formed the core of the San Marco library (Piazza San Marco, No: 7), located in a Renaissance building also known as the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana or Biblioteca Marciana .

 Venetian or Venetian

Venetian dialect or Venetian (Venetian, Venetan, vèneto, vènet, łéngua vèneta),

You can hear Venetian Italian in conversations or even arias from gondolier

It is a northern Italian dialect spoken in Venice. Venetian literature XIII . century began with the religious poems of Giacomino of Verona , but only in the 16th century. In the 19th century, Padouan established himself with the comedies of Angelo Beolco (called «Ruzzante», 1502-1542) and the farce, elogies and letters of the Venetian Andrea Caimo (1510-1571). Venetian literary works include: XVII. 16th century painting guide of Marco Boschinf (1613 – 1678), XVIII. Eleven comedies (for example, Rusteghi and Le Baruffe Chiozzote) by Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) in the 19th century. The poems of Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) and Olondo Guerrini (born 1845-1916) in the XX century. Poems of Virgilio Giotti of Trieste (born 1885) in the 19th century.

About the Venetian dialect

Among the northern Italian dialects, Venetian dialect is closest to Tuscany The sound system is more closed than Literary Italian. Sirlamas in Italian are represented by whistles in the Venetian dialect (zente, luse, zento, ital. gente, luce, cento). The reduplications are regularly simplified (leto, mile, fredo, ital. letto, mille, freddo), and the script resembling, for example, cossa only indicates the vibrational quality of the whistled. Strong consonants tend to weaken between two vowels, and this tendency can even go as far as dropping the consonant (cavei, cao. figo, varda or vardado, ital. capelli, capo, fico, guardato). In contrast to the whole of the northern Italian dialects, the final consonants of the Venetian (and Ligurian) dialect are the same as in Literary Italian. Moreover , there is no y sound in the Venetian dialect.One of the most interesting morphological features of the Venetian dialect is the suffix of a shortened form of the subject pronoun in the interrogative form of verbs: besides sono, songio?; besides sfmo, semio? (ital. siamo); se besides se? (ital. site). (ML)

Must-do things

Campanile di San Marco

Palazzo Ducale

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Admission 20 €, discounted 14 €

Campanile di San Marco

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Entry 8 €, discount 4 €

Torre dell'Orologio

Entrance to the clock tower 7 €

Scuola grande di San Rocco

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Entry €10, discount €8

Basilica di San Marco

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Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Salizada San Rocco San Polo 3052

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What to eat in Venice? Where is it eaten? RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT

riviera

Venice food market, Italy
Venice marketplace

Fondamenta Zattere Al Ponte Longo, 1473

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www.ristoranteriviera.it

Excellent seafood, yummy tiramisu

Osteria Al Squero

Dorsoduro, 943 / 944

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Affordable and delicious food in a pleasant atmosphere, especially cicchetti

Venice Important Historic Sites

San Marco Bell Tower

San Marco Bell Tower, Campanile di San Marco, is the name of the 98.6 m high and 12 m wide bell tower located at the corner of San Marco square in front of the San Marco basilica in Venice.

St. Mark's square and the bell tower, 1905

The collapsed bell tower (July 14, 1902)

symbol is accepted. The tower, which contains 5 bells, gained its current appearance in 1514, and there are figures of La Giustizia (justice) and walking lion figures on it, the female representative of Venice. The tower collapsed in 1902 and was rebuilt in 1912 in its original form.

Entry fee 8 €, children 4 €

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German Inn

Fondaco dei Tedeschi 45°26′17.66″N 12°20′12.23″E [Fontego dei Tedeschi] is the name of a historical building near the Rialto bridge on the Canal Grande bank in Venice, and was used for the accommodation of German merchants during the Venetian Republic. built in 1228

Fondaco dei Tedeschi, 1893

Although it was destroyed in a fire, it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style between 1505 and 1508, and it was used as a palace, a warehouse and even a market place in Fondaco dei Tedeschi, just like the Turkish Inn (Fondaco dei Turchi) allocated to Ottoman merchants. The building, which belonged to the Italian post office at the beginning of the 20th century, was purchased by the clothing company Benetton in 2008 and Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas was asked to transform the building into a clothing store, but the destruction of a historical building caused protests.

Turkish Inn

Turkish Inn, Fondaco dei Turchi 45°26′31.21″N 12°19′43.23″E [Fontego dei Turchi] in Venice

Fondaco dei Turchi, 1893

Located on the banks of the Canal Grande (Santa Croce, 1730), it is a palace whose name means ' Turkish Inn ' and was built in the 13th century by architect Giacomo Palmier, who came to Venice after his exile from the city of Pesaro. It was bought by the Republic of Venice in 1381 and allocated to Niccolò II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. 1570-1573 OttomanIt was allocated to Turkish merchants by the decision of the Venetian Senate on March 11, 1621, in order to ensure the safety of Turkish merchants who were harassed and threatened after the Battle of Venice and especially the Battle of Lepanto. After this date, the building also functioned as a center for the Turks residing in Venice. After the collapse of the Venetian Republic by the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797 by Napoleon, the ownership of the building was given to private individuals, but Turkish merchants continued to use the building until 1838. Finally, the building was emptied after the Albanian-born Ottoman merchant named Sadullah left the building. After the building, where the works of the Museo Correr were exhibited between 1865 and 1923, it started to host the flora, fauna, fossils and aquarium collections of the Venice Natural History Museum (Museo di Storia Naturale).

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Lido Island

Lido di Venezia 45.40062°N 12.360595°E Over 20 thousand people in Venice

Lido beach, 1905

It is an 11 km long island famous for its sandy beaches and hosts the Venice Film Festival in September every year. Anita, Bianca, Elena, Gemma, Lombardi and Perez villas can be seen.

Palazzo Dandolo

Palazzo Dandolo 45°26′01.68″N 12°20′31.56″E (Castello, 4196 | Riva degli Schiavoni, 30122) Venice's noble

Dandalo palace in the 19th century. Carlo Naya (1816-1882)

Built at the end of the 14th century by one of their families, the Dandalos, the palace was shared between 3 family members in the 16th century, and after 1895 it began to be used as a hotel. The building, which is used as the 5-star Hotel Danieli today , hosted some scenes of the movie ' The Tourist ' in 2010, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie .

Palazzo Ducale, 1903

Duke's Palace

Palazzo Ducale 45°26′02″N 12°20′24″E is a palace overlooking the Venetian log and San Marco square, designed and built in gothic style by Ilippo Calendario between 1309-1424 on the Piazetta San Marco for the Venetian dukes in Venice. In 1442, Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon

Palazzo Ducale entrance, 1896

Porta della Carta, a monumental gate in late-gothic style opening to the central courtyard, was built by the Piazzetta of the palace. The palace, which was destroyed in a fire in 1574, was restored in accordance with the original. Until the Napoleonic invasion, it was home not only to the Venetian duchies but also to the political institutions of the Republic. By joining the tour called the secret path, you can see the rooms of the city administration and the cell where Casanova was imprisoned.

Entrance fee 20 €, discounted 14 €

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Bridge of Sighs, Sospiri Bridge

Ponte dei Sospiri 45°26′02.22″N 12°20′27.24″E of white limestone in Venice



Ponte dei Sospiri, 1903

It was a bridge built around the perimeter with grilles on the windows, crossing the Rio di Palazzo and connecting to the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove). Built by Antonio Contin in 1602, it was called the Bridge of Sighs by Lord Byron in the 19th century, as it was used to take prisoners to the interrogation room.


Rialto Bridge

Rialto Bridge, Ponte di Rialto 45.438037°N 12.33595°E One of the four blinds on the Grand Canal in Venice, today's stone single-arch bridge on the east bank of the canal, designed by Antonio da Ponte



Rialto bridge, 1913

Its construction was completed in 1591. The first passage over the Grand Canal was provided by the wooden bridge Pontoon, built by Nicolò Baratieri in 1181, this structure was replaced in 1255 with another two-piece wooden structure, the middle part of which could move, to allow the passage of long ships, burned in 1310 and collapsed in 1524. stone bridge was built.


Sant'Elena

Sant'Elena 45.427222°N 12.365°E is an island in Venice, forming the Castello sestiere to the east of the main island group. On the island you can see the Sant'Elena church and monastery, built in the 12th century and renovated in the 15th century, the Rimembranze park, the Naval college and the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo football stadium.


Scuola grande di San Rocco , located in Venice, was built in 1478 by a group of rich people.



Scuola Grande, 1907

It was built by the Venetian next to the church of San Rocco and has a hall on the lower (Sala Terra) and upper (Sala Superiore) floors, and a wooden altar on the upper register. In 1564, the painter Tintoretto painted many paintings on the walls and ceilings of the Sala dell'Albergo and Sala Superiore, originating from the Old and New Testaments.


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What is Vaporetto?

Vaporetto is the name given to the hydrofoils in Venice and there are 19 scheduled vaporetto lines between Venice and nearby islands such as Murano and Lido. Vaporetto means 'small steamer' and is also called vaporetto Batèo by the locals. The steamboats are operated by Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano (Actv), some lines operate seasonally from April to October, while others, for example, line 1 on the Canal Grande are open year-round. Line tickets are sold for one time, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 72 hour or even 1 week. In Genoa, some small tourist boats are also called by the same name.


Vogalonga

Vogalonga in Venice with the participation of amateur and professional rowers



Gondola used in the 17th century


Gondola used in the 19th century

It is a rowing race held on the island of Burano on 11 November 1974. Competitors from various countries of the world, whose number exceeds 5 thousand, row for at least 3.5 hours in more than 1500 different lengths and types of boats for approximately 32 km.


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What is Gondola? Venice Gondola

Gondola /ˈɡondola/ is the name of the traditional flat-bottomed rowing boats used in Venice, although it was used for transportation for centuries in the past, it is only used today to take tourists around. The rower who uses the gondola with the help of a single oar is called gondolieri.



A gondola on the canals of Venice, 1924

The number of gondolas, which was several thousand in the 18th century, has decreased to 430-455 today. The oar or rèmo is held in the fòrcola, known as the lock, and the metal weight called the fèrro in front of the gondola balances the weight of the gondolier standing at the stern of the gondola. The gondolas, which are required to be painted black by law, are made of fir, oak, cherry, walnut, elm, linden, larch and mahogany trees, and oars are made of beech. Gondola tours are negotiable, but a short 30-minute Canal Grande tour can be done between 80-100 €.


Palazzo Mocenigo

Palazzo Mocenigo 45°26′26.2″N 12°19′47.43″E Canal in the city of Venice



Byzantine well in the garden of Palazzo Mocenigo, 1907

It is a palace located south of the Grande, near the church of San Stae, and is currently used as a clothing and fabric museum by the Venetian City Museum Foundation. The building, which was built in Gothic form, was renovated in the 17th century and takes its name from the Mocenigos, one of the most important families of Venice, one of the 7 important dukes. Although the last member of the family, Alvise Nicolò Mocenigo, donated the building to the city of Venice on the condition that it be used for artistic purposes, it was only converted into a museum in 1985. Inside the palace are frescoes by 18th century painters such as Giambattista Canal, Giovanni Scajaro and Jacopo Guarana.


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La Fenice

La Fenice 45°26′00.46″N 12°20′00.45″E Located in the city of Venice and also known as 'La Fenice', the theater was opened 300 m west of San Marco square in 1792 and was named after the mythological firebird 'Phoenix'. Burned in 1774, 1836 and 1996, the structure was rebuilt each time, and was reopened in November 2004 with the financial support of UNESCO, with the representation of the La Traviata work. Entry 7 €


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Museo Correr

Museo Correr /muˈzɛo korˈrɛr/ is one of 11 museums operated by the Venice City Museum Foundation (Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia), located in San Marco square, with Roman archaeological finds and 14-16. It houses a picture gallery that houses an important collection between centuries.


It can be visited together with Palazzo Ducale for 14 € (reduced 8 €).


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Venice Lagoon ( See Laguna di Venezia for islands in the Venice Lagoon )


What is Doge? Dukes of Venice

Doge /ˈdɔːdʒe/ is the title of elected rulers of medieval and Renaissance Italian city-states, a corrupted Venetian form of the Latin word dux (leader).


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Venice Jewish ghetto

Ghetto di Venezia 45°26′43″N 12°19′35″E The region where the Jewish community lived in the Republic of Venice was called 'ghèto' in the Venetian language. Although the Venetian ghetto was established on March 29, 1516, after Napoleon conquered Venice in 1797, the separate life of the Jewish ghetto ended, and the area was called ' Contrada dell'unione '. Today, about 500 Jews live in the region that reaches the Cannaregio district and is divided into two as Ghetto Nuovo (New Ghetto) and Ghetto Vecchio (Old Ghetto).


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Venetian Gothic architecture

Venetian architecture

What is the Venetian School?

The use of the central plan in the buildings is explained by the influence of Byzantium . San Fosca in Torcello, Santa Maria e Donato in Murano and especially the church of San Marco were built according to the central plan. XII. After the 19th century, the San Marco square was enlarged and surrounded by porticoes; The main feature of the Venetian residences, which are used both as residences and warehouses, is the central box and portico ( Fondaco dei Turchi ) between two towers that do not protrude from the building body. This order has long been the palaces of Venice .It also applied to; then the heights of the towers were reduced and brought to the level of the middle part; in this middle part, the windows and the loggias remained intact (Loredano and Dandolo palaces). Gothic art, which arrived in Venice quite late, added intricately ornate arches and multicolored ornaments to the buildings. The masterpiece of this era, Ca'd'Oro (1440), was designed on the same type. The portico and galleries took their final shape in the palace of the Ducas, and the dark arches and the red and pink luminosity of the facade were combined with each other. (ML)