Venice
Jun 2005

Weaving in progress, please visit later

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The Grand Canal (Canal Grande) of Venice is the major waterway of the city

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Gondolas, vaporetto and water taxi replace conventional land transports

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Venice's famous gondolas

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Tourists enjoying gondola ride

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Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal

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Along the Grand Canal by vaporetto

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St Mark's Campanile, an exact copy of the original one that fell down in 1902

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People and pigeons at Piazza San Marco

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Church of San Giorgio Maggiore on the island of the same name

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Church of Santa Maria della Salute on the left bank at the entrance of Grand Canal

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The courtyard of Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

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Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) connects Doge's Palace to a prison

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Route map of water bus (vaporetto) in Venice and other islands

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Cemetery and the church of San Michele in Isola on San Michele Island

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Murano Island, famous for its glassware

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Glass Museum on Murano Island

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Burano Island, 7 km from Venice

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Colourful houses on Burano Island

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Santa Maria Assunta (L) & Santa Fosca (R) on Torcello Island

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Attila's Throne on Torcello Island