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Grand Canal

31024 Venice, Italy
Ranked #1 of 154 attractions in Venice
4.5 of 5 stars 709 Reviews
Type: Bodies of Water
Activities: City walk sightseeing
Description: Venice's main water thoroughfare, lined with great Renaissance palaces, is a colorful and busy spectacle of gondolas and vaporetti.
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June R
Yeovil, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012 NEW

The largest 'street' in Venice. Take a water bus and see Venice from the canal. However, beware the cost. Like everything in this city they are expensive. More

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LondonTown2010
London
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25 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012 NEW

must take the vaporette! number 1, number 2, doesnt matter best way to travel along the canal and see everything you can get day(s) pass! More

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BraulloBogart
Manila
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8 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012 NEW
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My wife, mom and a couple of friends visited Venice last week. Naturally, the first thing we wanted to do was ride a gondola along the Grand Canal. Our hotel referred us to their gondola company in San Marco, but since it was getting late and we were still far from San Marco, we decided to get on the first... More

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Uiruriamu
Singapore
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012 NEW
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Excellent place where you see some of the daily life of how people from Venice transmute to work or delivery via boats. Their only types of transport available. More

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Becky A
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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7 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012 NEW

Take the number one vaporetto and see the whole canal, you get a real flavor of what Venice once was, as you travel its 'main street.' More

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LuLu120264
Rocky River, Ohio
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4 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW
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Take the no. 1 vaporetto from Piazzale Roma all the way down the Grand Canal to St. Mark's. Sit up front for the best, unobstructed views! More

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Kelly B
Henlow, United Kingdom
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW
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Vaperetto is the best - so easy to use and get around Venice More

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bellamanning
London, England
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23 reviews
43 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012 NEW
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The vaporetto boats are frequent and a good way to travel. Seeing it in the snow with no gondolas venturing out because the lagoon was too choppy was "interesting"! More

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TheTitch
Shropshire
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10 reviews
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012 NEW
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I would recommend a water taxi from the aiport to your hotel as you will get to view the Grand Canal in all its glory. More

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Andrew P
Banbury, United Kingdom
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20 reviews
7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012 NEW
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We loved the bustle and liveliness of this great artery that has so much to enjoy on both sides. Almost every building on either side is of interest and to arrive at our our htel by vaporetto down the Canal was one of the most pleasurable things we have ever done. More

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