However familiar we may be with images - in art, film and literature - of the fragile glory of Venice, it is almost impossible not to be spellbound on arrival by the fading beauty of it all. Add in the romance of a wedding, and you can almost feel the Venetian magic beginning to sweep you off your feet. Dubbed 'La Serenissima' or 'Most Serene' when it was the hub of Renaissance Europe's most powerful merchant empire, this extraordinary city retains that serenity in its ethereal looks - and in its unique status as a city without cars. The Venetian equivalent of a taxi rank in a gondola station, or 'Servizio Gondole', with straw-hatted gondoliers hanging out playing cards and gossiping until their next fare appears, against a backdrop of some of the most impressive architecture in the world. Read More...
Monday, December 17, 2007
Romantic Place to Wed - Italy, Venice - Hotel Cipriani and Palazzo Vendramin
However familiar we may be with images - in art, film and literature - of the fragile glory of Venice, it is almost impossible not to be spellbound on arrival by the fading beauty of it all. Add in the romance of a wedding, and you can almost feel the Venetian magic beginning to sweep you off your feet. Dubbed 'La Serenissima' or 'Most Serene' when it was the hub of Renaissance Europe's most powerful merchant empire, this extraordinary city retains that serenity in its ethereal looks - and in its unique status as a city without cars. The Venetian equivalent of a taxi rank in a gondola station, or 'Servizio Gondole', with straw-hatted gondoliers hanging out playing cards and gossiping until their next fare appears, against a backdrop of some of the most impressive architecture in the world. Read More...
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