Venice, Italy

Venice  …one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in Italy….UNESCO World Heritage Site

a view from the water.....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water.....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water.....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....Piazza San Marco with the Basilica

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....The Doge s Palace -  Palazzo Ducale

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....Piazza San Marco with the Basilica  and the Doge s Palace

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....

a view from the water .....on the way to Venice....Piazza San Marco with the Basilica  and the Doge s Palace

Unique to the Venetian Gothic architectural style is the desire for lightness and grace in structure...Venice, Italy

Venice had always held the concern that every inch of land is valuable, because of the canals running through the city

It is estimated that there were eight to ten thousand gondolas during the 17th and 18th century in Venice....

Venice, Italy

Gothic arches adorn the Doge s Palace, Venice

St. Mark Square, Venice, Italy

St. Mark Square, Venice, Italy

Floods in recent years broke all records, with the central piazza St. Mark s Square disappearing under water

St. Mark Square, Venice, Italy

Floods in recent years broke all records, with the central piazza St. Mark s Square disappearing under water

St. Mark Square, Venice, Italy

St. Mark Square, Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

the Doge s Palace, Venice

Even though the Gondola by now has become a widely publicized icon of Venice, in the times of the Republic of Venice is was by far not the only means of transportation

Gondolas parked at their moorings, Venice,

The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon

Delivery, Venice

Kiosk, Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy

Venice, Italy