Italy 2008

http://colombina.hotelinvenice.com/venic…

$397 per room p/night includes room/tax/breakfast daily
The front desk arranged for a tour of Murano and also for our gondola ride. Everyone was very pleasant and most helpful with directions. The location of the Columbina was perfect...only minutes walk to St. Mark's Square and many, many shops! If you take a water taxi from the airport, make sure they drop you at the steps of the hotel.

Piazza San Marco is Venice's most famous piazza. What appears to be a rectangle is actually a trapezium, and when you look up at the basilica, the piazza seems enormous, although it is only 175 meters long. On both sides of the piazza are the Procuratie, which housed the procurators of San Marco. The centerpiece of the piazza is the Basilica di San MarcoThe oldest of these (probably built by Codussi) are on your left when you face the basilica; Longhena built the ones on the right later, in 1640. The most recent buildings, commissioned by Napoleon in 1810, lie behind.

Some legends say that the Ponte dei Sospiri was called the Bridge of Sighs because it was a rendezvous for lovers; however, the truth tells a much sadder tale. The bridge, in fact was built to convey magistrates to the courts and prisoners to their fates. However, the Baroque bridge, designed by Antonio Contino, still has a very romantic air to it, and remains an important historical landmark in Venice today

10a-7p T-Sa

Need to check if La BOttega dei Mascareri or Mondonovo are open Mondays. Or goSat evening?

9:30a-11p

I Lirici Glassworks, Murano

take the 41, 42, 13, or LN boat directly to Murano from the Fondamenta Nove. (The 13 and LN stop only at the Faro station on Murano.)

On Murano, you'll have a choice of boat stops; I'd suggest getting off at Colonna or Faro and following the canals to the center. Murano is a small island, and it's hard to get lost. If you're in a hurry and just want to see the Glass Museum and the Basilica, stay on the boat until either Navagero or Museo. It's only a few minutes from Murano to any of the stops.

MUSEUM
Open Hours
10a-4p M-Tu

Mornigns until 1pm, not Sunday