VENICE IN THE DAY

On a hot Monday in August we were tourists in Venice, every time you can discover new things and the places are never the same as the previous time. You can go by train or by car and this time we chose the car and found a parking near Piazzale Roma at 15 euros for 12 hours. Once you have taken Ponte Santa Chiara and crossed the Papadopoli Garden, you pass the IUAV University. We went to Campo Santa Margherita also to remember the beautiful temples of the university and had breakfast in one of the many bars! We continue towards the Accademia bridge, and in Campo San Maurizio we stop for a visit to the Museum of Musical Instruments, whose entrance is free and you can see period instruments including violas, violins, cellos, violas but also guitar. lyre, mandolins, flutes and a refined psalter. We continued towards San Marco, stopping in the windows of Gucci, Dolce and Gabbana and Armani in Calle Larga XXII Marzo and San Moisè until we came out in Piazza San Marco. Taking advantage of the “few” people, we also visited the Basilica of San Marco, not all but only from above as it is undergoing restoration after the flood of last year. It is nothing short of magnificent, you can also go out onto the terrace and admire the square from above.

The beauty of Venice is that you can get lost without thinking about finding the right path. You can walk and see which field you arrive in and so we did by finding the Arsenale and then a playground in the shade of wonderful trees in the Giardini. Once we got our strength back, we set off again passing through Rialto, the school of San Rocco and the Tolentini, always thinking back to the university years!