Along the Grand Canal

Venice, Italy - Day 2, The Salute & More Pigeons

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September 22nd 2007
After checking out the Frari Church we are now headed back to San Marco Square. We find our way to the Grand Canal and hop on the Vaparetto. We make a pit stop along the way to see the Santa Marie Della Salute Church across the Grand Canal from San Marco area. The Salute Church is under renovation so the dome is covered in scaffolding. However the exterior architecture is still impressive. Th ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more