2 Great Things I Loved About Visiting Venice, Italy

You know, people make movies in Venice...people write songs, get engaged, etc in Venice, Italy.  And there is a Great reason why!  Here are 2 things I loved about Venice, Italy when I visited.  Enjoy.


If you have never been to Italy...make it a thing to do on your bucket list.  If you only have 1 shot at making it to Italy, make sure Venice is on your list. 



Here is a Quick Overview of a Drone over Venice, Italy:





So You Got The Overview.

Venice Italy
Venice, Italy


Let's get to what I really loved about Venice--and the things I believe YOU will agree with me!


1.  Saint Mark's Square.


  First---here is the Wiki Link for Saint Mark's Square for all you people who love the history side of things.  But what I loved about it is the simple fact that it's the hub of Venice.  When you dock from a tourist boat it seems that everything funnels towards the square.  


The shops are great, the food is great and then you can get a tour of Saint Mark's Church.  The great crazy bell ringing is an out of this world show.  Mechanical bell ringers strike the bells of the church telling the hour!  It is a wonderful sight to see!


The best is the Square at night...there is great music all the time...I found a quick video clip of a local group performing in Saint Mark's Square at night:




Local Group Performing Video:






2.  The Glass Factory.


THE Glass Factory is actually on a separate island in Venice which is called Murano.  It's just a little water taxi ride and cost about 5-10 euros (it's a real racket, but worth it).  You get to actually watch a world master craftsmen turn a molten glob of goo into something amazing right in front of your eyes!

The "gift shop" looks more like a museum than an actual gift shop with glass stuff ranging from 5-10 euro to thousands of dollars.  --The crazy thing is that you can order something handmade for whatever your heart desires.  Want a million dollar chandelier???...no problem, got you cover, just tell us where to ship it!  Insane.


Manged to dig up a YT video about the glass blowing in Murano, check it out:





Wrapping It Like A Gift!


These are just 2 of my things which I loved about Venice, Italy when I traveled there...I really enjoyed Venice.  

If you can't visit Venice at this very moment, BUT you would like to have something like Venice and need a vase...Amazon will hook you up:



 A Murano Style Glass Vase, easy on the budget!

 Makes a GREAT Gift!





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Thanks for enjoying the time I went to Venice, Italy!

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