Historical Venice
February 18, 2009
Tourists to this historical city are bowled over by the elegant Venetian buildings and palaces which gaze over narrow ancient streets. You will find Venice to be a unique city where tourists love to flock to be able to experience its peerless charisma. If you wander through the romantic back streets and housing quarters you will learn more about the intimate side of Venice. The six quarters of the historic city are San Marco, Dorsoduro, San Polo, Santa Croce, Cannaregio and Castello. The Grand Canal intersects each district and is the main thoroughfare extending from the railway station to San Marco. You can cruise the waterways by traveling on motorboat buses called vaporetti . You are sure to find this a more exciting alternative to walking the streets of Venice. The vaporetti is an inexpensive substitute for the famous gondolas. The gondolas cross the canal at regular intervals to...