Venice Explained

11 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 1:15

   Grand Canal

   🏢 Landmark · Venice

   It is the only important waterway among the city's 177 canals.

2. 1:30

   Rialto Bridge

   🏢 Landmark · San Polo

   Until the 18th century it was the only bridge over the Grand Canal.

3. 3:03

   Venetian Arsenal

   🏛️ Historic site · Castello · brief mention

4. 3:55

   St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco)

   🏢 Landmark · San Marco

   The paving pattern that unifies the square was laid in the 18th century.

5. 4:12

   St. Mark's Campanile

   🏢 Landmark · San Marco

   It was once a wooden structure attached to surrounding buildings before being rebuilt freestanding.

6. 5:33

   Ca' d'Oro

   🏰 Palace · Cannaregio

   The canal facade is purely a screen hung between bearing walls, with no structural role.

7. 7:23

   Doge's Palace

   🏰 Palace · San Marco

   The diamond brick pattern and the corner detail make the facade look like woven carpet.

8. 9:51

   Bridge of Sighs

   🏛️ Historic site · San Marco

9. 10:09

   St. Mark's Basilica

   ⛩️ Temple · San Marco

   Go upstairs to the museum for the original bronze horses, close-up mosaics, and the balcony view; the ground floor is crowded.

10. 16:10

    St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

    🏢 Landmark · San Marco · brief mention

    Best seen up close from the basilica's upper balcony.

11. 16:32

    Columns of San Marco and San Todaro

    🏛️ Historic site · San Marco · brief mention