tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81249004829513483 2012-02-21T13:29:26-06:00 News, tips, and photos from Veniceforvisitors.com TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a012875f573f8970c016762bdfdb5970b 2012-02-21T13:29:26-06:00 2012-02-21T13:45:33-06:00

We're about to launch a new subsidiary site of Venice for Visitors. It's called "Aerial Venice," and it's designed to let you explore Venice from above before your visit. The site makes use of Google satellite-photo maps. Each image measures at least 750 x 500 pixels (which is fairly large, as such maps go), and the typical page has two pictures: 1. A satellite-photo map that looks straight down and gives an overview of the featured location and its surroundings. 2. A close-up or "bird's eye" view, usually at a 45-degree angle, that matches what you might see in the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/venicetravelblog/~4/RvvSwbiv3NI" height="1" width="1"/>

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ABOVE: Santa Lucia Railroad Station is on the edge of Venice's centro storico or historic center. We've just published an article at Venice for Visitors that we should have written long ago: It gives an orientation and overview of Venice in three easy-to-read pages. The article is titled "Introducing Venice," and it covers several important topics: Basic geography, with a satellite-photo map that shows the Venetian Lagoon, the city's historic center, the airport, the railroad station, the cruise terminals, and other major landmarks. Picking the right hotel location, with a zoomed-in photo map to help you understand which areas of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/venicetravelblog/~4/Dg9bHp2bHp0" height="1" width="1"/>

Durant Imboden http://venicetravelblog.com/2012/02/introducing-venice-at-venice-for-visitors.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a012875f573f8970c01676112a6af970b 2012-01-25T15:00:02-06:00 2012-01-25T15:11:39-06:00

PHOTO: L'Austral is a sister ship of Le Boreal (shown here), a luxury "megayacht" that carries 264 passengers in 132 cabins. In 2012, a dozen cruise lines are offering roundtrip cruises from Venice--among them, major brands such as MSC, Costa, Royal Caribbean, and Celebrity. One of the more intriguing entries, however, is Compagnie du Ponant, a long-established French cruise line that has begun catering to English-speaking travelers in the last few years. Compagnie du Ponant is currently on on a shipbuilding binge, with three 264-passenger "megayachts" either at sea or under construction. The company's newest vessel, l'Austral, is offering weekly...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/venicetravelblog/~4/mg2byWpK7yg" height="1" width="1"/>

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