Venice - la Serenissima
Stock Photography By Lars-Olof Nilsson
Too many tourists and a rising sea level threaten this faded beauty. But stay away from the crowded places and you will find memorable sights that will make you come back again and again. As Marion Kaminski has pointed out, Venice is the perfect place to get lost in. Stroll along narrow canals, cross beautiful arched bridges, sit in a picturesque piazza, take a gondola trip or - less expensive - the vaporetto waterbus to ever more exciting spots. You'll never get enough! And during the Carnival you will meet the most fantastic characters.
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|  | Ca' Foscari University, Venice,
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|  | Gondolas in Venice, Italy
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|  | Masked figure at the carnival
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 | Little girl dressed in red at
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|  | Carnival masks
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|  | Pieta behind bars
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|  | Gondolas in Venice, Italy
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 | Gondolas in a narrow canal in
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|  | Golden horse on a Venetian
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|  | Masked figure at the carnival
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|  | Artist in Venice, Italy
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|  | Two men and a girl at the
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|  | Young girl at the carnival of
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|  | Masked couple at the carnival
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 | Four carnival attendees in
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|  | Masked figures at the carnival
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|  | Venetian decoration, the sun
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|  | Carnival masks in a shop window
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 | Animal masks for the carnival
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|  | Mask in a shop window in
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|  | Motorbike in wood
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|  | Pizza dough in the shape of
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 | Fire station in Venice, Italy
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|  | Run-down part of Venice, Italy
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1. Gondolier in Venice, Italy. Gondolier on a bridge across a canal in Venice, Italy
2. Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy. Entrance to Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy
3. Gondolas in Venice, Italy. Gondolas in Canal Grande, Venice, Italy
4. Masked figure at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Masked figure in black and gold at the carnival of Venice, Italy
5. Little girl dressed in red at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Little girl in a red dress wearing a columbine mask at the carnival in Venice, Italy
6. Carnival masks. Masks on display during the carnival in Venice, Italy
7. Pieta behind bars. The Virgin Mary with the dead body of Christ, Venice, Italy
8. Gondolas in Venice, Italy. Gondolas in Canal Grande, Venice, Italy in early January
9. Gondolas in a narrow canal in Venice, Italy. A line of gondolas in one of the narrower canals of Venice, Italy
10. Golden horse on a Venetian gondola. Adornment in gold on a gondola in Venice, Italy
11. Masked figure at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Masked figure with blue plume at the carnival in Venice, Italy
12. Artist in Venice, Italy. Artist drawing buildings in Venice, Italy
13. Masked woman at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Woman with cardboard mask at the carnival in Venice, Italy
14. Two men and a girl at the carnival of Venice, Italy. A masked girl with two oriental-looking men at the carnival in Venice, Italy
15. Young girl at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Young girl masked as a cat at the carnival in Venice, Italy
16. Masked couple at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Masked couple at the carnival in Venice, Italy, the man wearing a traditional Bauta mask, the woman a Columbine mask; both have tri-corn hats.
17. Four carnival attendees in Venice, Italy. Two couples dressed for the carnival of Venice, Italy
18. Masked figures at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Colourful masked figures at the carnival in Venice, Italy
19. Venetian decoration, the sun and the moon, in a shop window in Venice, Italy. In Venetian tradition, the sun is a symbol of life and the moon represents the seas and the tides. The figures are intended for wall decoration or to be worn as a mask.
20. Carnival masks in a shop window in Venice, Italy. Various Venetian carnival masks in a shop window in Venice, Italy
21. Animal masks for the carnival of Venice, Italy. Shop window displaying various animal masks to be worn at the carnival in Venice, Italy
22. Mask in a shop window in Venice, Italy. Venetian carnival mask displayed in a shop window in Venice, Italy
23. Motorbike in wood. Full-size wooden model of a motorbike in a shop window in Venice, Italy
24. Pizza dough in the shape of masks at the carnival of Venice, Italy. Pizzeria shop window displaying pizza bottoms as masks during the carnival in Venice, Italy
25. Fire station in Venice, Italy. Home of the fire brigade in Venice, Italy
26. Run-down part of Venice, Italy. Venetian buildings in need of repair
27. Sunset behind Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, Italy. The Basilica of St Mary of Health was built by the Republic of Venice to thank for the city's deliverance from the plague in the 17th century
