Bridges, canals, islands... this is Venice! (2)
Bridges, canals, islands...- this is Venice! (2)
The beginning of the review can be found here: http://blogs. turpravda. en/hessen/106639.html
The hotel where we stayed after the cruise is here: http://www.turpravda.com/it/venecija/A_Tribute_To_Music_Residenza-h45015-r106451.html
So, we continue our further acquaintance with Venice.
5. Grand Canal. Canal Grande.
This is the most famous canal in Venice, which runs through the entire city. The Grand Canal is known all over the world for the beautiful and interesting buildings that line it on both sides. Almost all of these buildings have two exits: one to the canal, the other to land. But it is not possible to walk along its banks, there is no embankment as such, only along the water.
We were always lucky, we always found places on the very bow of the boat, an excellent view for photographing. It is a pity that it was not allowed to get up, there are corresponding signs there, but who allegedly cannot read and still tries to get up, so the captain will quickly “put him down”.
We swam on it in the evening, but not too late. Buildings, of course, were highlighted, but not all.
And at the hotel we were told that the evening illumination of the buildings along the Grand Canal turns on after 10 pm, but by this time we were already exhausted, so we didn’t see anything “such”. This is a note to future visitors to Venice, maybe someone will swim there after 10:00 or already swam, and someone can unsubscribe in the comments.
Palaces of the Grand Canal can be viewed here:
http://i-italia. en/venezia/dvortsy_grand_kanala. php
Many palaces were recognizable, such as Palazzo Barbarigo, the beautiful Ca' d'Oro. This building now houses the Franchetti Museum. Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda. A noble family once lived in this palace, and now the prefecture of Venice is located. Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, now the casino is located in this palace. Fondaco dei Turchi, which was once given to Turkish merchants by the Republic. Palazzo Ca' Pesaro. Now there are two museums here: the Museum of Oriental Art and the Museum of Modern Art. Ca' Rezzonico. It now houses the 18th century Venice Museum. Museo del Settecento Veneziano.
I really enjoyed the trip along the Grand Canal.
We even drove along it more than once, a kind of sightseeing tour of the city like Hop-On Hop-Off buses. Although for this purpose there is a special vaporetto Vaporetto dell'Arte. Information about it can be found on the website: (we did not ride it)
http://www. vaporettoarte. com/index. php/it/
45 small canals depart from the Grand Canal (Grand Canal), you would like to ride on them on a small motor boat ...but not on a gondola. For some reason I don't like gondolas. Never even had the desire to ride them.
The residential areas of Venice are connected by three bridges: Rialto, Scalzi and the Accademia Bridge.
Scalzi Bridge Scalzi, at the beginning of the 19th century was built of iron, and in the last century it was replaced with stone. The Accademia Bridge is still made of wood.
Rialto Bridge.
It was the first bridge that connected the two banks of the Grand Canal and was originally made of wood. The first bridge burned down, the second collapsed under the weight of a large crowd of people, the third had a removable central part.
This allowed merchant ships to pass through the canal, but this structure also collapsed. Then the government of the Republic of Venice decided to build a stone bridge. Its construction was completed only in 1591, and since then it has stood that way. Well, various jewelry stalls were built later.
Also on the banks of the Grand Canal you can see many churches. It seems to me that in no other city I have seen so many churches as in Venice: 150 is a lot for such a small city, and each church has unique treasures.
6. Chiesa Santa Maria dei Miracoli.
http://spiritrelax. en/santa-maria-dei-miracoli/
I read in a couple of reviews that this church is a must-see. Well, then you have to find it.
Campiello dei Miracoli, 6075.30131, Venezia
Open from Monday to Saturday: from 10:00 to 17:00. Paid entrance.
The schedule of museums, churches, etc. can be found on this website.
http://de. tourism-venezia. it/index. php? id=2&lang=de&back=1412254494&tab=ac&text=*...»
We found this church, (on the way we looked into another Santuario Madonna delle Grazie) is located in such a place that it is very difficult to photograph it in "full growth", because it is surrounded by dense rows of houses and a small canal. They say that marriages often take place in this church. When we got there, there were no people inside at all, not a single person. Immediately at the entrance there is a ticket office ...I walked a couple more steps to at least take a look at what is so unusual there? I knew that the miraculous icon of Mary was kept there. Well, somehow looking around, nothing attracted attention, I didn’t want to go inside. Therefore, the photos are only from the outside.
7. Chiesa di Santo Stefano, Kirche St. Stephan.
The church was built in the 14th century in the Gothic style. The church is decorated with works by such masters as Tintoretto: Prayer for the Chalice, Washing of the Feet, The Last Supper, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Paolo Veneziano, Gaspare Diziani and others. And I liked this church inside, so warm, spacious ...in light brick colors.
It was not crowded and it was very pleasant to sit in silence.
Nearby is another church, Chiesa di San Vidal, where concerts are held.
8. Island of St. Giorgio. Isola di S. Giorgio Maggiore. Basilika San Giorgio Maggiore.
http://www. venediginformationen. eu/kirchen/kirchen-in-venedig-teil-i/basilika-sa...»
Very good views of this island open from the Bell Tower of St. Mark or from the window of the Doge's Palace.
A visit to this island was in the plans, because firstly, I just liked the sound of the name, secondly, it’s not far to swim, and thirdly, there is a bell tower where you must definitely climb, because the views must be impressive.
We sit down at the San Zaccaria stop on vaporetto number 2, swim one stop, and we are already on the island. The vaporetto stop is almost opposite the entrance to the Church of St. George.
This is a small island with no shops, no bars, no souvenir stalls. There is a church here, the facade of which is made of white Istrian stone, a bell tower, there is even a small lighthouse, gardens ...and for some reason a boat pier.
The church was built in the 8th-9th centuries. Monk - Benedictine Giovanni Morosini built a monastery next to the church and became its first abbot. Subsequently, the church was destroyed, rebuilt, completed ...In the 15th century, its next construction was started, and after its completion, the church looked exactly the way we see it now. Subsequently, a bell tower was erected, which also collapsed once, but was rebuilt. The church has no paintings either on the walls or on the dome, it is decorated with works by Bassano, Carpaccio and Tintoretto.
The altar sculptural composition is made of bronze. The golden sphere symbolizes the world, the central figure is the Lord God, the globe is supported by four "atlantes" evangelists.
The carved wooden choir stalls are simply magnificent.
We climbed the bell tower. The entrance to the church itself is free, the lift to the bell tower is 5.00 euros / person. Well, the views, as I expected, are fascinating, everything pleases the eye.
The only thing is that the canal and the island of Judeku could not be filmed normally, the bright sun was shining directly into the lens.
Under Napoleon, the monastery was dissolved, and the premises were given over to barracks and warehouses. Then the buildings stood abandoned, until the middle of the 20th century, when they finally carried out restoration here. The island was bought by Count Vittorio Cini, he created a cultural fund in memory of his dead son, a military pilot. The Foundation is engaged in the restoration and preservation of ancient monuments.
A beautiful labyrinth garden...but it's not just any garden, it was laid out on the 25th anniversary of the death of the famous writer Jorge Luis Borges by the Borges Foundation and the Cini Foundation. In the interweaving of lines you can read his name: Jorge...
And on this island you can visit the cloister of the former Benedictine monastery, now the Cini Foundation, on weekends and at certain hours, the entrance is paid.
9. Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.
Opening hours can be viewed here:
http://de. tourism-venezia. it/Venezia/Basilica-di-Santa-Maria-della-Salute-6052.html
Almost at the very tip of the island rises the beautiful Church of Santa Maria della Salute. In 1630, a terrible plague epidemic raged in the city, and the government promised to build a church dedicated to the Madonna of Healing to put an end to this terrible disaster.
In the church, where the main altar is located, there is a sculptural group of marble depicting the Plague fleeing from the Madonna. There is also a Byzantine icon depicting the Madonna della Salute. The painting of the arch belongs to the brush of Tintoretto, and on the walls there are famous paintings by Titian.
Unfortunately, I have no photos from the church itself, the battery has treacherously stopped working, and there are no photos from the phone. But the church is very beautiful and majestic.
10. St. Mark's Square. Piazza San Marco. Basilica San Marco. Basilica di San Marco.
http://de. tourism-venezia. it/Venezia/Basilica-di-San-Marco-6201.html
This square is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
On three sides are the porticos of the Old and New Procurations. Opposite the Basilica is the so-called Napoleonic Wing, which houses the Correr Museum.
The clock tower was built during the Renaissance. Passing through the gate, you can get to Merceria, the busiest shopping street in Venice. Above the arch is the famous clock, decorated with gilded stars against a background of blue enamel, as well as the signs of the Zodiac and symbols of the planets. Above, above the clock is a sculpture of the Madonna and Child made of gilded copper. Even higher is the Winged Lion with a book, we see this symbol everywhere in Venice.
The legend says that the builders of the tower, the brothers Paolo and Carlo Ranieri, after completing the construction and all the work on the tower, were blinded by the Venetian authorities so that they could not create anything similar in splendor, beauty and perfection in the future.
And we go to the Cathedral.
Line to get in but moving fast. When it was our turn to the security guards, we were sent somewhere to the left of the cathedral to hand over the backpack to the storage room. After handing over the backpack, you can go further without a queue.
The cathedral was built in the Byzantine style, very large and very beautiful, painted very brightly with scenes from the Bible. This is an active Cathedral, in which services are held to this day. It is hard to believe that once the cathedral was just a court chapel to the Doge's Palace.
"The Evangelist Mark is considered the patron saint of Venice. The legend tells that Saint Mark (San Marco) once returned from Aquileia, where he preached Christianity, and, caught by a storm, was forced to stop on one of the islands of the Venetian lagoon. In a dream, an angel appeared to Mark and announced, that here he will find peace. The words that the angel uttered were later inscribed on the banner of the Venetian Republic:
"Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist" (Pax tibi Marce evangelista meus).
The Apostle Mark died and was buried in Alexandria, from where his body was secretly removed by two Venetian merchants. In 828, the relics of St. Mark were brought to Venice, where the evangelist found eternal rest. So the angel's prediction came true. Above the tomb of St. Mark, next to the Doge's Palace, the Venetians erected the Cathedral of San Marco, which became the heart of Venice. "
We went up to the Loggia, there is no elevator, stairs with high steps. Entrance there is paid, 5.00 euros / person. and to see the Golden Altar, you also need to pay, a little, either 2 or 3 euros. On the Loggia, in the foreground in front of the upper central arch, are the famous bronze horses, these are the horses of Lysippus. And the originals are inside the cathedral, like museum exhibits.
The floor and walls of the temple are lined with multi-colored mosaics, as well as paintings on the ceiling ...scenes dedicated to the earthly life of Jesus and St. Mark.
Walked in the cathedral itself. Greatness is felt in everything.
"The altar barrier is made of dark red Verona marble and crowned with a large cross, on the sides of which there are fourteen statues (the twelve apostles, the Virgin Mary and St. Mark). "
The "Golden Altar" is one of the most precious works of jewelry art in the world.
"Pala d'Oro (Italian Pala d'Oro - "golden altar") is an altar image installed at the main altar of the basilica. The dimensions of the altar are 3.34 by 2.51 meters. The miniatures of the altar (about 250) are made in the technique of cloisonné enamel by Byzantine masters in X-XII centuries. During the reign of Doge Ordelaffo Faliera in 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, enamel plates, which now form the upper part of the altar, were brought from the monastery of Pantokrator in Constantinople to Venice. masters.
Pala d'Oro acquired its modern look in 1343, when Doge Andrea Dandolo commissioned the jeweler Giambattista Bonesegna to have a gothic frame made of gilded silver, adorned with two thousand precious and semi-precious stones. Enamel miniatures were installed in this frame, and the altar itself was placed in a marble monstrance.
Until the middle of the 20th century, the Pala d'Oro, which was considered the basilica's festive altar, was not in the public domain. It was opened at the solemn moments of worship, at other times it was closed in an everyday altar way. Currently, the Pala d'Oro is located in the altar of the basilica, facing towards the apse (that is, turned in the opposite direction). "
11. The islands of Murano and Burano.
On the way to the island we see such a monument: Dante's boat with Virgil by the Russian sculptor Georgy Frangulyan, sailing to the island of San Michele.
Cemetery Island, "Isle of the Dead" San Michele San Michele: there are the graves of Brodsky, Diaghilev, Stravinsky and his wife, Peter Weil, the Italian composer Luigi Nono, the famous jeweler Jean Schlumberger, the composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and others. This island is about half way between Venice and Murano, there is a vaporetto stop there, but we didn't go out. Since the 13th century, there was a monastery there, the remains of which have survived to this day. The island is surrounded by a massive stone wall with dense rows of tall cypresses.
In the past, the island of Murano was an important trading center, its commerce was based on the extraction of salt and fishing. And he gained fame for himself in connection with the production of glass. At the end of the 18th century, Venetian glassworks were moved to Murano for safety reasons, as they were considered a dangerous source of fires in the city due to the nature of glass work.
That's how it became a famous island, where the famous Venetian glass, known throughout the world, was produced.
From our Arsenale stop, we take a vaporetto 4.1 and get to the island of Murano. There are several stops on the island, we first drove to Murano - Museo, walked around and looked, the museum did not interest us, then we got back on the vaporetto and after a couple of stops we left. They were just walking around with no purpose. The weather was just like the previous days, excellent. We went to shops, the assortment is the same as everywhere else: jewelry, souvenirs, glassware ...We didn’t go to any churches anymore, and so in their heads they were already all mixed up, if not for a pre-planned plan by day, then the names some I wouldn't even remember. Therefore, we decided that we have enough churches and cathedrals for now.
Then we got to the stop / pier Murano - Faro, it is from here that vaporetto No. 12 goes to the island of Burano.
The vaporetto is very large and very wide, but there are not a few people, not only were all the seats occupied, but there were no standing ones either. There is also a travel card that we used to travel around Venice.
There are only two vaporetto stops on the island of Burano: Burano - Mazzorbo and Burano - Burano. Further, from the stop Burano - Burano you can get to the island of Torcello, all on the same vaporetto number 12 or N, this is the smallest island of the three and there is only one stop on it, but this time we didn’t go there, somehow we were already tired .
On the way to Burano we saw the ruins in the middle of the sea. Looking at them was somehow strange and not familiar. Apparently, once upon a time there were islands with houses here...everything has changed over time, and now only destroyed walls remain.
And we got off at the Burano - Burano stop and walked along the streets wherever our eyes looked.
The island of Burano is also called the island of Lace, as this craft was especially developed here from the 16th to the 18th century.
There are many shops on the island where various lace products are sold, and even very, very beautiful ones. In one of them, a craftswoman-lacemaker sits in the most prominent place and weaves lace, you can stop and see how she does it.
We walked across the island, for some reason believing that on the other side there should be something like an embankment with benches and cafes. Instead, we saw the usual houses of local residents, located on the very shore and boats, which are "laid up". We turned around and went for a walk along its almost deserted streets. But now I was sorting through the photos and on one of them I noticed that on the left side of the canal you can see something similar to the promenade ...but we were not there, we walked along the other side.
The next morning in Venice was the last. After checking out of the hotel, we went with our suitcases to the vaporetto stop. They wanted to buy one-time tickets, but that was not the case, the machine did not work.
We stepped aside, because there was a queue behind us and we already felt dissatisfied sniffing in the back that we had not been able to buy tickets for so long. But it was not possible to buy them either from those who sniffed at our backs, or from the next ones, from no one at all, the machine actually did not work. Everyone dispersed in all directions. We did not go to the next stop, we went in without tickets, and then we explained our situation on the boat. And we were told that there is no problem, tickets can be purchased on the vaporetto itself. From the heart it was relieved that we were not going "hares", the prospect of paying a fine somehow did not smile. On the square Rome at the kiosk bought tickets for the express bus to the airport. They checked at the bus stop, this can also be done on the bus itself.
On the plane, I sat by the window, especially since the captain announced that after takeoff we would fly over Venice. But we had places apparently on the wrong side, I saw only fields ...
We arrive home for two days, change things in our suitcases and leave by car for the Czech Republic, the vacation continues.
