St. Mark’s Square


 Day 16 – Venice (Fusina), Italy  Tuesday, November 18

Tour - At a Glance: St. Mark’s Square

From the pier next to the ship, we had a leisurely cruise across the lagoon from Fusina to the main islands of Venice.  There we  passed magnificent waterside palazzos and piazzas and peering down the lapping, narrow canals that weave their way into the city’s medieval alleyways. We disembarked at the landing
next to Palazzo Cornoldi,




We passed the Basilica del Santissimo Redentore built as a votive church 
after the plague of 1575-77 that took 46,000 lives.

San Giorgio Maggiore Church (Church  of St George)

We  then set off on foot with our guide toward St. Mark’s Square, crossing the four elegant bridges that link the waterfront. As you cross the bridges you can look down the canals some of which have gondolas tied up along them.





Hotels are already decorating for Christmas.


Best seat in the hotel's restaurant


Classic masks used for Venetian parties.  The Red hat in the middle was the hat of the Doge who was the head of the Venetian empire, they did not have a king or emporer.


Originally the masks were all plain white masks.






As the tide was coming in the water was bubbling up through the drains






 The splendid Gothic-Byzantine St. Mark’s Basilica and its grand
Campanile bell tower




In 2005 when we were here before with Frank George, we took a gondola ride from this spot. It has not changed much since then, the picture below is the same location in 2005 


There was one change at this location, to the left is now a Hard Rock Cafe.


It was a cold morning, so we stopped in to warm up and have a little something



The way to have coffee, an Espresso Matrini


and a Cappucino


A refreshing Mango Strawberry Lemonade


Statue with the winged lion the official symbol of Venice


Stopped for a picture by the Bridge of Sighs




As we sailed bact there was a great view of the Doge's palace and the
bell tower at St. Mark's

The Basilica Santa Maria della Salute
 

Back across the lagoon we had a great view of our Ship docked at Fusina



Comments

  1. Debbie T.November 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM

    Oooooo....an espresso martini!! Leave it to you to find one, Cecile!! I see you also enjoyed a Cappuccino..... It's a tough life, but somebody's got to enjoy Venetia!! Incredible how things stay the SAME even though so much time has passed....I guess all they can do is slap a new coat of paint over what's been there for several centuries. That's amazing that you still have the previous photo on your camera and were able to stand at the same spot! Venice is such a beautiful place. (PS. This is the first shot of your ship...it's HUGE!!)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM

    Thank You for all the photos and comments. It made me feel as if I was with you guys.

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