Many of us visit Venice in summer and most come back with a similar story - a unique city, beautiful, intriguing, overcrowded, humid, sometimes smelly and very hot! I have been there done that, got the t-shirt AND I still go back from time to time in summer ...... writing this also made me realize I have only ever been to Venice in mid-summer and mid-winter! Surely my planning could be a little better.
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Two weeks ago I went back to Venice in mid-summer and boy was it hot and humid!!! But wait this time we did do some things differently. We were only there for 2 nights (Saturday and Sunday) but we did not stay in Venice itself and that made all the difference! If one goes to Venice one wants to stay on the islands and there are the usual culprits: Venice, Murano and Burano. However, this time we learnt of an island in similar size to the main Venetian island but it is essentially the garden for Venice i.e. it is completely agricultural. This means almost no people (compared to Venice), plenty of space, nature and a breeze in the evening at least. After being in Venice all day = paradise!!
The island is called Sant'Erasmo - and that is the subject of one of the next postings. It is quaint, cooler and relaxing. There is a small hotel, a supermarket, a church, a couple of restaurants and not a lot more! But wait, first we have to visit Murano and Burano islands.
Venice
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Two weeks ago I went back to Venice in mid-summer and boy was it hot and humid!!! But wait this time we did do some things differently. We were only there for 2 nights (Saturday and Sunday) but we did not stay in Venice itself and that made all the difference! If one goes to Venice one wants to stay on the islands and there are the usual culprits: Venice, Murano and Burano. However, this time we learnt of an island in similar size to the main Venetian island but it is essentially the garden for Venice i.e. it is completely agricultural. This means almost no people (compared to Venice), plenty of space, nature and a breeze in the evening at least. After being in Venice all day = paradise!!
The island is called Sant'Erasmo - and that is the subject of one of the next postings. It is quaint, cooler and relaxing. There is a small hotel, a supermarket, a church, a couple of restaurants and not a lot more! But wait, first we have to visit Murano and Burano islands.
