|
Venice - Day 4
A visit to the market and and more exploring
Wednesday 12th November
2025
|
|
|
|
This morning wasn't
quite as sunny as previous days, but there was no rain and
we were keen to see more of this amazing city. |
|
|
| |
The four of us took the
vaporetto to San Stae, from where we took this photo, looking
across the Grand Canal. |
|
|
| |
From there it was only
a short walk to the market, where we had a good look around. |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
After the market visit,
Edith and Gregor wanted to visit a museum and we wanted
to do more sightseeing, so we went our separate ways. We
began walking towards the Rialto Bridge. This photo was
taken close to it, looking over at the Hotel Marconi. |
|
|
| |
We took a vaporetto down
the Grand Canal to Ponte dell'Accademia... |
|
|
| |
...from where we had
to get some photos... |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
...to compare them with
the one we took at the same place in 2013! |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Afterwards, we continued
walking. This is the route we took, finally ending up back
at our hotel. |
|
|
| |
|
San Barnaba / Campo San
Barnaba. |
|
|
|
| |
Campo San Pantalon /
San Pantalon church. |
|
|
| |
A glimpse of Scula Grande
di San Rocco. |
|
Rio Marin, taken from
Ponte del Cristo. |
|
|
|
| |
A private property on
Rio Marin. |
|
|
| |
Rio Marin - taken from
Ponte de la Bergama. |
|
|
| |
The Grand Canal - from
Ponte degli Scalzi (near the station). |
|
|
| |
| |
Watching one of the numerous
graduation parades while enjoying a light snack at the Goppion
Cafe. |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
| It was a little early
to return to our hotel, so we extended our walk towards
Fondamente Nove, to find the Combo Hotel, adjacent to the
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Detta I Gesuiti. It was recommended
by our friends David and Jane who described it as as follows:-
"An old building with a cloister next to a nice courtyard
with citrus trees, also a nice café, a restaurant,
and a bar. And – importantly - decent free toilets,
where you don’t have to endure the evil eye from the
reception staff! And it’s also a great place to take
shelter from rainstorms, as we did."
|
|
|
| |
On our way back, we
decided to follow another recommendation from David and
Jane, by looking inside Madonna
dell'Orto. It is located in the home parish of Tintoretto
and houses a number of his works, plus his tomb. The lighting
inside wasn't good so we didn't take any photos, but we
couldn't help but be impressed by the sheer number of art
masterpieces on display... and with hardly another soul
there to share it with. |
|
|
| |
Returning to the hotel
for a rest before dinner, we walked past the Restaurant
da Riobo, where we would be dining this evening. |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Shortly afterwards,
we came across these two statues and assumed that it was
no coincidence that the restaurant had the same name...
(later confirmed on the restaurant's website). |
|
| |
Believed to be a statue
of one of the Mastelli brothers, Antonio
Rioba in Campo dei Mori. There are another two statues
in the square, believed to be his brothers Sandi & Alfani. |
|
The servant of the Mastelli
brothers along Fondamenta dei Mori, a short distance from
Campo dei Mori. |
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
Later, we met Edith
and Gregor in time for a pre-dinner drink at the hotel bar.
There was nothing to pay because we were given one free
drink each during our stay. |
|
|
| |
Afterwards, we walked
the short distance to the restaurant. |
|
|
| |
This was another recommendation
from Edith and Gregor, and although the food was very good,
the experience got off to an awkward start. Arriving ten
minutes before opening, we were refused entry and, despite
offering to wait inside as it was cool outside, we were
sent to (their) wine bar next door instead, where we felt
obliged to buy a drink that we didn’t really want. |
|
|
| |
|
|
