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We began our walk to the Arsenale on the Fondamente Nuove which is on the northern edge of central Venice, in Cannaregio, continuing into Castello and then bearing south until we found ourselves next to the impressive water gate of the Arsenale. After crossing the canal, we continued to explore the area - very quiet, with few other tourists. We found the equally impressive Lorenzo Quinn sculpture ‘Building Bridges’, and then a small cafe inside one of the warehouses - sat outside in the sun, enjoying a coffee, before exploring further, finding parks and gardens - a pleasant respite from the crowds of St Marks square. We stopped for lunch in a bar/cafe near the park (Cafe Paradiso ), then continued alongside the Canale di San Marco until we reached the Riva Degli Schiavoni and St Marks Square. This walk to and around the Arsenale was definitely worth doing for a different view of the city in less crowded areas. October 2019 …
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Date of experience: November 2019
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A complex of former shipyards where only military personnel has entrance rights. However, if you want to avoid the crowds in San Marco, this is a quiet, lovely area that you can visit anytime. And the main gate (with its towers) has a spectacular architecture - go and see for yourself : )…
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Date of experience: July 2020
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I would really like to give a better feedback, but simply cannot. Why???? Because it seems virtually impossible to get there. I did find some contact details to Biennale Venezia, which was suppose to led some tours inside according to the website. The contact was awful and 3 of 4 messages were simply unanswered. It is a real pity. …
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Date of experience: August 2020
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You can reach this area also by boat - vaporetto (line 1). There is separate are which is marked as military area - and you can find an interesting marium museum also - full of history. Two separate towers are the best mark to recognize that area, near south strand of San Marco.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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arsenal is where the gondolas are mostly built some of the small yards have been in the same family for decades keeping the tradition alive.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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