Show program or things to do in Venice
The main three whales of entertainment in Venice are: walking along the streets, riding boats and eating pizza, watching private boats maneuver in narrow canals. But even in the most hard-hearted inhabitant of beer taverns, the soul requires art. Of course, if, in general, someone else listens to it. So here too. It was necessary to find something that you can later remember and tell about.
Since this was our second entry into the Venetian waters, and from the first time we still had places that were not trampled down on the Museum Pass ticket, we decided to start with them.
Let me remind you that the Museum Pass is a single ticket to enter a dozen city museums, which costs 18 euros (if taken via the Internet on the same Venice Connected).
The Museum of Glass on the island of Murano, the Museum of Lace on the island of Burano and the house of the playwright Carlo Goldoni were also unknown to us. There were conflicting rumors about Goldoni.
He was a good playwright, but one should go to the museum in his honor only out of deep boredom. And since we had a daughter with us, Goldoni was dropped automatically. In addition, I wanted to visit the exhibition of works by Da Vinci that I missed last time and still get into the eternally crowded St. Mark's Cathedral. Well, said done!
Genius Leonardo!
First of all, we went to Campo San Rocco, where the wonderful church of San Rocco and the large theological seminary of the same name are located. Both buildings were erected at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries and are still in use today. It was here that Jacob Robusti, nicknamed Tintoretto (little dyer), gave the best years of his life to painting walls and ceilings. His own work and the work of his students can be seen in the Doge's Palace. Since the entrance to the church was paid (8 euros), and we were already planning a visit to the Cathedral of San Marco, we did not go inside. And we didn't come here for her.
Next to the church, opposite the large seminary, there is a small one, where the exhibition of works by Leonardo da Vinci is located. If you don't want to walk here, the vaporetto stop is called San Toma.
The exhibition is open from 9.30 to 6.30, and the entrance costs 7 euros. The founders of the exhibition are the foundation "The genius of Leonardo", located in Rome.
The exhibition is located on 2 floors in just a few rooms, but the works presented for the show are impressive. Especially considering the year in which the industrious Leonardo made all this.
His horizons were simply incomprehensible. He solved the problems of the city, satisfied the needs of military power, developed suits for divers, designed bridges, aircraft and bicycles.
Impressive is his layout of the city, which he created to rid the inhabitants of the city of the main problem of those times - sewage waste, leading to the spread of the plague.
My daughter liked the room most of all, consisting of a dozen glasses directed to the center. This arrangement allows you to see the object in the center from any angle, which, as Leonardo himself emphasized, is very important for the artist. The daughter appreciated the thinker's idea and closed herself in this storehouse of angles. She sang and danced the obligatory program there, and then also walked through the favorites for 20 minutes, while my wife and I admired the inventions. If we hadn't taken her out of there, I think she could have stayed there forever. It is very tempting to see yourself from all sides.
Fans will be interested to look at the military inventions of a genius, thanks to which, the power of a simple gun or cannon could be increased 10 times.
I especially remember the first prototype of a tank firing cannonballs in different directions, which crashed into the enemy crowd and mercilessly mowed down those who, through negligence, turned out to be the enemy.
The exhibition was a real pleasure and expanded the imagination by at least a couple of meters.
"...A huge cathedral, like a chic cinema"
Last time we did not dare to look inside the cathedral in Venice number 1 (basilicasanmarco. it). The crowd constantly languishing at the entrance can scare anyone away. This time we decided to be more persistent and, closing our eyes, rushed into the queue. Surprisingly, she moved quite actively. It also helped that many at that time were sitting in the shade of restaurant establishments, tasting local delicacies, since it was just the same lunch time.
While I was running to check my bag in the luggage room, which everyone who owns something bigger than a camera case is obliged to do, the queue practically pushed my girls to the entrance. By the way, the left-luggage office is located in a building with a complicated clock, which is located to the left of the cathedral.
We got into the cathedral completely free of charge, like the rest of the thousands of visitors. Photography inside is prohibited, as stated by numerous signs. Being a real tourist, I took this sign as a prohibition on the use of flash, which was not a problem. It was only after that that I had a serious conversation with my daughter, who, pointing her finger at the sign, reproachfully hinted that I still removed the camera. Having found no facts in their defense, the video filming had to be stopped. It was much easier than changing the child's perception of the world around them. It is true what they say that children are our teachers.
So the further trip around the cathedral already took place without the usual photography.
Only after going up to the second floor, I allowed myself a couple of photos purely for good purposes and for the sake of curious readers, while my daughter did not see.
Inside there are several paid options to visit. You can see jewelry, goblets and religious texts for 3 euros, you can visit the altar with the relics of St. Mark the Apostle, or you can go up to the museum on the 2nd floor for 5 euros. Yes, by the way, children are everywhere dear. So take more of them with you, you can also grab neighbors, they are everywhere free of charge (I don’t remember about travel, in my opinion, only up to 6 years).
From the second floor, where the museum is located, there is a beautiful view of the cathedral itself. There is also a sculpture of bronze horses, tapestries, mosaics and church books. At the end of the detour, I recommend going out to the balcony, from which you can see the entire Piazza San Marco at a glance.
For a better view, you can, of course, climb the bell tower opposite, but there they charge 9 euros for the climb and do not spare even children, from whom they demand four. So the charge of 22 euros for the sake of one view for a small family, I think is not justified.
The exit is through the same room, equipped as a souvenir. Here you can also take an audio guide.
Drilling on Burano
Color fairy tale. What joy was in the eyes of people who saw for the first time how black and white photographs began to turn into the first color photographs. The same high degree of mood, I think, is inherent in all those Buranovites living in these colored houses, which compare favorably with their counterparts in red-brick huts and huts plastered with ash-gray plaster.
The town is reminiscent of some fairy-tale object from a Lewis Carroll fairy tale.
Narrow streets, with the same narrow canals covered with a scattering of shops with lace products, which themselves can be classified as small museums.
The island will be smaller in size than Murano, and is located 2 times further from civilization. A big neighbor of Burano is the unplowed virgin lands of the poorly urbanized island of Torcelli. According to rumors, an outlet for local Venetian residents.
The hit in terms of attendance, of course, is the local Lace Museum, which to this day hosts master classes or, in our opinion, classes, where instructors pass on embroidery techniques to young Italian wives.
In several halls, the history of the upgrade of the art of embroidery, starting from the 16th century, is presented. More than two hundred rare and expensive copies. Lace work options are located on retractable racks that can be moved to cover the entire collection.
The main interest of the collection is for women, and especially those who are fond of cutting and sewing.
The central street of Burano, densely stocked with cafes and souvenir shops, can compete with Venetian expanses in terms of crowds. There are many good options to dine local cuisine.
To return to Venice, you can choose 2 routes. Either back the same way, or through Treporti and Lido. The second route turned out to be a bit longer, but more enjoyable for the curious brother.
Glass blowers' haven
Murano is a satellite island of many-sided Venice. It has an incomparable quiet atmosphere after Venice flooded with people and chic warm colors during sunset. My eyes rest, registering generous spills of warm orange illumination flooding the city in the evening hours.
The measured pace of life here puts you in a meditative state from which you leave only after boarding the vaporetto, which follows back.
The island is quite small. It also consists, like Venice, of several pieces, separated by small canals, resembling a puzzle prepared for the final stage of assembly. In the meantime, the hard-working hands of the master have not reached and connected all the passages together, local people use the bridges erected here.
The main lure for tourists are workshops, where craftsmen with centuries of experience blow glass all their lives and even a little more. To be bolder, you can, pulling yourself up on the windowsill, look inside the hot shops and peep what methods the professionals use. To be more modest, you can sign up for an excursion that reveals the secret of glass rolling.
Not far from the water bus stop is the central feature of the island - the Glass Museum. At the beginning of the tour, a film is shown here that opens the veil of skill. Having understood what is the essence of the glassblowing process, you can go to the second floor to the exhibition area.
Glass works are presented in several halls. Objects collected under glass clouds are ranked from very small to really large. The Italian garden is impressive, all the statues, fountains and benches in which are made of glass. In addition, there are several objects that can make you think to gray hair how it was even possible to create such still lifes from glass of different colors and sizes in one bottle. Chandeliers, dishes, interior items, and just the tricks of geniuses deserve attention.
Souvenir shops are open on the island until 6 pm, offering products made from native glass with a mandatory certificate insert.
Prices start from 6-8 euros and end with fabulous sums for unique objects that will hardly fit in a city-sized car. Prices do not differ much from prices in Venice itself, although there will be more choice.
