基本説明
Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, the Venice lagoon is still a reserve of well-concealed treasures only revealed to those who know how to wander off the beaten track.
The remains of the bell tower of Saint Mark's Basilica, which collapsed in 1902, a museum in the waiting room of a dental surgery that is still in use, the two secret holes through which cameramen projected films at the first Mostra in 1932, old English cannons used as mooring bollards, one of the few physical remains of the famous Battle of Lepanto, a replica in San Clemente of the house where the Virgin Mary lived in Nazareth, a little-known masterpiece of industrial archaeology, the last of the "guard quays' built just after 1500 to block the movement of sand, a work commemorating the day Pellestrina almost disappeared, the miracle of the moving eyes in a painting of the Virgin Mary, a beach in the lagoon listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Full Description
Let Secret Venice guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.
Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Venice Lagoon guide book and let our local experts show you 150 well-hidden treasures of an amazing region. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.
Inside the guide you can find:
A circular watertight and fireproof library
A Madonna in a green cloak
The hull of a boat inside a church
A bailing machine from the late 19th century that is still in working order
A pontoon and a swing bridge
The 2nd largest museum in the world devoted to pigs
A shark named Olivia
Old English cannons used as bollards
Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Venice Lagoon offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Venice Lagoon well or would like to discover the other face of this fascinating region.
