The Piazza in front of the Basilica -
even in mid-September there are plenty of tourists


The Piazzetta di San Marco - a satellite of the Piazza -
looking from the Basilica toward the lagoon


The Ducal Palace fills one side of the Piazzetta.
In 1577, a fire destroyed much of the 1309 structure.
Casanova was imprisoned here in 1756.   Click here to visit Casanova's cell


Caffè Florian - part of the Piazza since 1720
Relax.....    click here to take a seat at Florian's


The "real" San Marco horses
Probably of Roman origin, cast in the 4th century or earlier.
Installed on the basilica facade after being plundered from
Contantinople in 1204, they now reside inside the basilica.
The outside copies are bronze - the originals
are likely an amalgam of copper, silver and gold


The back of the Vaporetto -
its' not easy to find this seat vacant, but it can't be beat


A small canal in Venice - probably the Dorsoduro sector


Dogs enjoy boating too


Campo Zanipolo - without scaffolding, it would look much
like it did when Canaletto painted it over 200 years ago


The view from our pension on the Zattere -
San Giorgio in distance, across the Giudecca Canal