Venice to Bolzano Adriatic and Venetian Civilization
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This is a guide to a 15 days trip in the north-east of Italy: round trip Venice to Bolzano passing through Grado, Aquileia, Trieste, Pordenone, Udine, Pieve di Cadore, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and returning through Trento, Lake Garda, Verona, Vicenza, Ferrara and Ravenna.
There are extensive descriptions and color photos of the attractions.
It is ideal for use on your smart phone, it contains active links to the web sites of many reviews for the best recommended restaurants that are at the location described. There are active links to the review pages, you can use them if you have an active Internet connection, but, if you don’t, you have the basic information ready: the name, address and telephone number are included in the guide.
There is the possibility of making reservations for places where to stay: Hotels, Apartments, Farm Houses, Bed & Breakfasts, Condo Hotels and Country Houses.
Enrico Massetti
Enrico Massetti nació en Milán, Italia, donde vivió durante más de 30 años, visitando innumerables destinos turísticos, desde las montañas de los Alpes hasta el mar de Sicilia. Ahora vive en Washington, Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, visita regularmente su ciudad natal y disfruta recorriendo todos los lugares de su país, especialmente aquellos a los que puede llegar en transporte público. Puede contactar con Enrico en enrico@italian-visits.com.
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Venice to Bolzano Adriatic and Venetian Civilization - Enrico Massetti
Venice to Bolzano
Adriatic and Venetian Civilization
Enrico Massetti
Copyright Enrico Massetti 2014
Published by Enrico Massetti
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Fourth edition
15 days from Venice to Bolzano
Adriatic and Venetian Civilization
Map Description automatically generatedThe itinerary
In this itinerary, Venice looms large for the part it played as a mediator between the ancient Roman-Byzantine civilization, whose ideas spread with excellent persistence from Ravenna through Aquileia to the noble city of Parenzo (now in Slovenia) on the opposite shore of the Adriatic, and the Italian Renaissance which it took so important a hand in forming.
The influence of Venice is to be traced in the mountains of Cadore, where Titian was born, up to and beyond Trent, where it assumed central European inflections and habits. This itinerary is almost completely Venetian, even in cities like Trieste which were not a part of the Mainland territory
, but which were unable to resist the fascination, the almost hypnotic spell cast by the Queen of the Lagoon.
Day 1, Venice
You should spend at least two or three days in Venice and its Lagoon.
Canal Grande
We will not attempt to rehearse the glorious history or list the countless treasures of this unique city. We will merely outline a tour in which we have tried the arduous undertaking of offering the visitor the best of Venice in two days. The itinerary can be extended by spending more time in the museums while following the same layout. You can also add a day in the Lagoon Islands.
To try and mention all the streets would be impossible; the various stages of our tour will serve as reference points instead of asking the helpful and patient Venetians in the right direction. Don’t be depressed if you lose the way; it also happens to them.
It’s the itinerary to follow if you have at least two full days in Venice. I say that because many of you will be arriving in Venice by plane or by train, in which case—sad to say—on that first day, you don't have a full day to spend here since much of the morning is spent traveling and finding your hotel.
If you arrive in Venice late in the day, try taking a Grand Canal cruise on the Vaporetto ending in St. Mark’s Square. These sights are more romantic and much less crowded after dark—and they provide a wonderful welcome to the city.
Venice is small. You can walk across it, head to tail, in about an hour. Nearly all your sightseeing is within a 20-minute walk of the Rialto Bridge or St. Mark's Square. Remember, Venice itself is its most magnificent sight. When you cross the bridge, following your itinerary, look both ways: you will have a lovely view.
Saint Mark Square
A picture containing outdoor, building, sky, street Description automatically generatedPiazza San Marco
We start early in the morning from Piazza San Marco, the most beautiful drawing room in Europe, according to Napoleon, to avoid the midday crowds around St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace. Generations of artists and artisans have given it the appearance we now know, through ten centuries of uninterrupted labor, so that today the square in its entirety strikes us as a single intricate work, a masterpiece of Italian taste and imagination.
Saint Mark’s Basilica
A picture containing building, outdoor, stone, old Description automatically generatedSaint Mark Cathedral
In front of us is the Basilica di San Marco, founded in 828 and embellished uninterruptedly until the end of the 16th century. Greek and medieval, Byzantine and Tuscan, Lombard and Venetian art have contributed to its decoration, in every possible medium of expression, from mosaics to the work of goldsmiths, from sculpture to painting.
Opening hours:
Basilica: 9.45 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. - Sunday and holidays: 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (entrance free).
St. Mark's Museum: 9.45 a.m. - 4.45 p.m. (entrance: 5 €).
Pala d’Oro: 9.45 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. - Sunday and holidays: 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (entrance: 2 €).
Treasury: 9.45 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. - Sunday and holidays: 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (entrance: 3 €).
Saint Mark’s Basilica
A picture containing sky, building, outdoor, city Description automatically generatedSaint Mark’s Basilica
The Basilica is a beautiful example of Byzantine Venetian architecture. At one time the Doge's chapel, but it was also the mausoleum for Saint Mark, the patron saint, whose life is narrated in the golden mosaics on the walls.
It was built (tenth century) to house the body of Saint Mark the Evangelist.
The facade features five portals decorated in beautiful marbles and mosaics, and with a terrace dividing it into two halves.
Saint Mark’s horses
A picture containing mammal, horse Description automatically generatedFour Horses
On the terrace stand Four Horses of gilded copper (copies – the originals are now preserved inside Saint Mark's Museum) sent from Constantinople to Doge Enrico Dandolo in 1204.
Splendid mosaics in the atrium relate to the stories of the Bible.
The impressive interior in the form of a Greek cross contains a wealth of paintings and sculptures.
Saint Mark’s Basilica interior
A picture containing colorful Description automatically generatedSaint Mark's interior
Of particular interest are mosaics of Venetian-Byzantine origin, some of them reconstructed from drawings by Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese.
The Bell Tower adjacent to the basilica was once a lighthouse for ships. At the foot of the tower is a 16th-century loggia by J. Sansovino.
Doge’s Palace
Doge’s Palace Venice - Maria Schnitzmeier CC BY-SA 3.0
To the right of the Basilica, we go through the Porta della Carta and into the Doge’s Palace, built in the florid Gothic style typical of Venice (1303-1442). The Renaissance courtyard was designed by Antonio Rizzo (1483), who also left the two masterpieces of Venetian sculpture there, the statues of Adam and Eve (1464), now in the Doge’s Apartments.
Going up the Scala dei Giganti, we enter the incredibly lavish interior of the palace. It features carved and gilded ceilings, stuccoes, fireplaces, and carved doors. It is one of the beautiful public residences of all times. Venetian painters, from Carpaccio to Gentile Bellini, from Titian to Veronese, and Bassano, have created fantastic allegories. The glory of Venice, both in fact and in legend, is the dominating theme. We will be astonished by the gigantic canvas of Paradise by Tintoretto, the largest in existence.
Canvas of Paradise by Tintoretto
Tiepolo: Neptune Offering Gifts to Venice
Marvelous paintings hang on the walls, including the sublime Piety by Giovanni Bellini and three rare works by Hieronymus Bosch: Paradise, Hell, and St. Juliana’s Martyrdom.
Opening hours of the Doge's Palace:
from April 1st to October 31st, 8.30 am – 7 pm (last admission 6 pm),
November 1st to March 31st, 8.30 am – 5.30 pm (last admission 4.30 pm).
The Piazzetta
Lion of St. Mark column Venice - Janmad CC BY-SA 2.5
Leaving the Palace, we go and stand on the side of the Piazzetta facing the Lagoon; on top of the two columns (12th century) are statues of St. Theodore and the Lion of St. Mark. Before our eyes, we have the light-filled panorama of St. Mark’s Dock, at one time crowded with the fleet of the Republic.
The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore dominates the view: then to the left is the Lido and the Riva degli Schiavoni; to the right, the Giudecca, and the Customs-House Point and nearby the Basilica della Salute.
Procuratie Vecie (Vecchie)
The Procuratie Vecie in Venice - Wolfgang Moroder CC BY-SA 3.0
Opposite the Ducal Palace, stands the Libreria Vecchia, the seat of the National Marciana Library, designed by Sansovino. Also, by Sansovino is the stupendous Loggetta (1540) along the base of the Campanile. Extending down the two longer sides of the square are the Procuratie (old offices of the Venetian State). Next to the Procuratie Vecchie (1532) is the Clock Tower (1496) with its famous clockwork figures of the Moors.
Procuratie Nuove
Procuratie Nuove Venezia - Wolfgang Moroder CC BY-SA 3.0
The last section of the square, opposite St.