Venice, Italy, Europe

Busy traffic on the Grand Canal in the city of Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into the basin at San Marco; in between, it makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts (sestieri) of Venice.

A gondola on the Grand Canal in the city of Venice, Italy. The gondolas and their gondoliers have to adhere to strict rules to be allowed to carry tourists. Gondoliers must wear a standard uniform consisting of a shirt in either blue or red stripes.

Calle de la Fonderia in the city of Venice, Italy. This small colourful street provided a lovely view on the Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari.

Some canals are really narrow in the city of Venice, Italy. The people living here which are dependent on the water sometimes have a hard time passing each other and navigating these canals.

Lovely view from Cl. Seconda del Christo in the city of Venice, Italy. Great spot to watch gondolas pass by, showing tourists the city from the water.

It's hard to miss the colour in the city of Venice, Italy. Both houses and boats can be found in the most beautiful colours. That also provides some nice colourful reflections.

Watching a gondola across the Grand Canal in the city of Venice, Italy. This happens to be a more quiet area of the Grand Canal.

We loved having a glass of prosecco near the Rialto bridge in the city of Venice, Italy. Great restaurant on a fantastic location. Fun to watch people go about their business.

The Rialto bridge as seen from a short boardwalk in the Grand Canal in the city of Venice, Italy. A typical spot used to make photos and we even saw a bride and groom taking their wedding photos here.

Rio de San Salvador is one of the smaller canals in the city of Venice, Italy. Rio de San Salvador is situated nearby to Giudecca and Sacca Fisola. We enjoyed looking at various gondolas trying to pass one another.

The Rio Orseolo, named after Pietro II Orseolo, is a canal in the city of Venice, Italy. It is located in the San Marco section. The Orseolo basin (Bacino Orseolo) constitutes the widened end of this river and is tha place where many gondola rides start and end.

Coming from the bell tower (Campanile) we saw this beautiful small park called Giardini Reali in the city of Venice, Italy. We rested a bit here and loved the pleasant vibe in this local park.

We loved having lunch at Ristorante da Raffaela in the city of Venice, Italy. Eighteen years earlier we had been here and we were glad that we were able to find it again. Good memories!

This is Salizzada Malipiero in the city of Venice, Italy. Even though there were quite a lot of tourists roaming the streets we found that by following some of the back streets things got a lot more pleasant. We really loved this colourful street.

In one way or another you are bound to come across the Grand Canal in the city of Venice, Italy. Here we see it from Campo San Samuele. There was no bridge to cross here so we had to take a detour to find one to bring us to the other side.

Living next to Ponte Lombardo in the city of Venice, Italy. As a tourist it's easy to forget that people are actually living here. We loved this nicely decorated window. Ponte Lombardo spans over Rio Malpago and ends at Fondamenta de la Toletta.

Crossing one of the more quiet canals, we're standing on Ponte dei Pugni in the city of Venice, Italy. The view from this bridge is really nice with all the colourful houses to look at.

The Ponte dei Pugni is one of the most famous bridges in Venice thanks to its unusual history. Here, throughout the 17th century, rival clans would fist fight with their aim being to knock their opponent into the canal below.

Lovely view from Ponte del Forno in the city of Venice, Italy. It is one of hundreds of typical beautiful bridges in Venice. A beautiful area to walk past and enjoy the views.

Canal Grande as seen from the Rialto bridge in the city of Venice, Italy. Also called the “Canalazzo“, it is the most important water way of Venice, about 3800 meters long. It splits the city in two sides.

Rio del Mondo Novo is a canal in the city of Venice, Italy. Rio del Mondo Novo is situated nearby to Giudecca and Sacca Fisola. Pretty busy canal where many boats pass by.

Palazzo Testa is a small Gothic palace in the city of Venice, Italy. It is located in the Cannaregio district and overlooking the Canale di Cannaregio. Absolutely gorgeous place with those two canals surrounding it.

Rio del Gozzi is a canal in Venice, Italy. Rio del Gozzi is situated nearby to Ponte dei Sartori and Fondamenta dei Sartori. We really liked the red buildings in contrast with the green water.

Rio de Santa Caterina is a canal in the city of Venice, Italy. Rio de Santa Caterina is situated nearby to Corte de la Madonetta. It is just so nice to lean on the railing of the bridge and stare into the distance.

Lovely bridge Ponte Chiodo in the city of Venice, Italy. Apparently the last bridge without a railing. It is a very eye-catching bridge among the more than 400 bridges in Venice.