A Vaporetto Ride down the Grand Canal (Part 1)

To see Venice from a Vaporetto (water bus) is to see Venice in all its glory. Our four-part trip is going to take us on the Vaporetto Linea 1 the 4km (2.5 miles) from the Ponte della Costituzione in the west, to glide beneath the Scalzi, Rialto and Academia bridges to where the southern exit

Bridges of Venice 3

Bridges of Venice 1 and Bridges of Venice 2 looked at three of the bridges that cross Venice’s Grand Canal. So now, travelling further along the Canale Grande, our vaporetto rounds a corner to reveal the fourth and final bridge spanning the canal, the Accademia Bridge (Ponte dell’Accademia) … This bridge connects the districts of