Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
The football size church houses some of the most magnificent works of art outside of the Accademia and the Scuola di San Rocco. Titian's Assumption sits behind the altar
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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]
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] Blog: Venice Views
Date: September 28th 2005
Day three (Wednesday ) in Venice was a frustrating one. I spent a fair part of my day trying to organise the Italy to Croatia leg of my journey. I managed to get a ticket on a train to Ancona, the port that services Split in Croatia but had a frustrating time trying to book a berth on the ferry. I have been busy with sms messages and emails between here and Australia as my mate Bob Vere has ... read more
Date: September 28th 2005
Day three (Wednesday ) in Venice was a frustrating one. I spent a fair part of my day trying to organise the Italy to Croatia leg of my journey. I managed to get a ticket on a train to Ancona, the port that services Split in Croatia but had a frustrating time trying to book a berth on the ferry. I have been busy with sms messages and emails between here and Australia as my mate Bob Vere has ... read more
