Arriving in Venice, the first thing you will most likely see is the Grand Canal. It is the most famous Venetian canal that passes through the whole city. It starts near the railway station and then in the shape of the letter S covers the whole of Venice. The Grand Canal ends at the customs building, where it merges with the canal of San Marco and La Giudecca.

In fact, the Grand Canal is the main Venetian street. True, he does not look much like a traditional street - he does not even have embankments. The role of the original coast is played by the facades of houses. All the buildings on the Grand Canal are built on stilts and have two exits - on water and on land.

The Grand Canal in Venice

Evening at the Rialto Bridge

Walking along the Grand Canal you will remember for a long time, because the most beautiful buildings of Venice are located right here. More than 100 palaces will appear before your eyes, among them - Ka-d'Oro, Palazzo Barbarigo and many others. Multicolored old houses and majestic churches are so beautiful that it seems as if you were in a fairy tale. Almost all tourists move mainly along the Grand Canal, so there are not many bridges: only four. It is Scalzi Bridge, Rialto Bridge, Academy Bridge and Constitution Bridge.

Alexander Promio in 1896 made a breakthrough in camera art. He became the first person to try shooting in motion. Alexander attached the camera to the boat, sailing along the Grand Canal, and filmed everything that happened.

If you want to see Venice in all its glory, then it's best to go for a walk on the Grand Canal before sunset. It is at this time that the city becomes particularly romantic, and soft light emphasizes the beauty of architecture. Usually such a trip lasts 45-60 minutes.

Reviews of the Grand Canal (10)

Evaluation 10

Main avenue of Venice - Canal Grande February 20, 2015

Victoria Mihaylova

was here in February 2015

Despite the expected dirt and bad smell, Venice met us with an easy sea breeze and perfect cleanliness and transparency channels, the most incredible of which is the Grand Canal. This is a real huge avenue, originating from the lagoon at the bridge connecting the city with the mainland, and ending again in the lagoon, but already at the Palazzo Ducale.
The Grande canal is crossed by only a few bridges - a new, popularly called a glass bridge, between the bus station and the railway station, the Skalzi bridge at the Santa Lucia station, ... Read full review

Evaluation 10

High water on the Grand Canal of Venice February 9, 2015

Victoria

was here in February 2015

The weather from November to February in Venice is characterized by frequent precipitation and as a consequence, the normal for this period phenomenon was high water, "lakva alta." We were ready for this, taking with us on the trip high rubber boots and a lot of warm socks. All this can be bought on the spot, but the prices will not match the quality, so it's better to take care of it beforehand, even before the trip.
Water rises to a maximum twice a day - in the morning and at night, but does not flood the entire city. At night about the rise ... Read the whole review

Evaluation 10

Miracle city. January 13, 2015

Kirpota

was here in February 2014

Venice is just some kind of unreal city. Almost always it happens that when something is too beautiful in the photo and pictures, in life it loses and is not so impressive. With Venice it's different. In life she is even more beautiful and amazing. And this despite the huge number of tourists who fill the city. But the Grand Canal, which everywhere, in all sources, is called the artery of the city, is the artery. And, getting into the city, you should immediately take the opportunity to ride on it, ... Read the whole review

Evaluation 10

Worth seeing September 15, 2014

Sssmoscow

was here in April 2012

The Grand Canal of Venice is a transport city system. Therefore it is quite logical, if you are especially the first time in the city, to ride as much as possible along its main routes and it will be a sightseeing tour. Impressions will be very bright. Boats are moving at low speed, making frequent stops. Therefore, you will have all the conditions in order to examine in detail the historical objects, and of course make excellent reportage photographs. Maybe it's worth taking a subscription for several trips, ... Read the whole review

Evaluation 10

Venice - the fabulous "heart" of Italy August 21, 2014

Elena

was here in August 2014

In Italy, my husband and I finally visited in August 2014, when we finally decided that it was time to finally visit one of the most interesting countries in terms of tourism, where there is an atmosphere of love, friendship and mystery. Just unforgettable for us was, of course, a trip to Venice, where I want to walk all the time in the streets, ride the gondolas on the street channels and just enjoy life. First of all, any traveler gets to the Grand Canal, after all this is the main water artery ... Read the whole review

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Venice from the back. July 28, 2014

Igira

was here in April 2013

Having got to Venice bypassing the attention of the Grand Canal is impossible in principle. This is the main transport highway that connects all the sights and residential areas of the city with each other. Ride on the Grand Canal is two ways, for a tram-vaparetto and a gondola. A river tramway goes along fixed routes, but when traveling or getting to your apartment on it, watching the fabulous pictures around, the scenes of ordinary life, the behavior of local residents- you will get great pleasure and and ... Read the whole review

Evaluation 10

The best place in the whole of Venice 06-May-2014

Maria

was here in April 2014

The Grand Canal in Venice is the main transport artery of the city. On it, in addition to pleasure boats, a vaporetto, a gondola, a lot of police, ambulance, taxi, cargo transportation are moving. Immediately you can see the Venetians, chatting with each other with two katerochkov, floating nearby. For them, this is a normal way of life. Previously, they rode on boats and gondolas, now - on boats with a motor or boats. Depending on their size and the power of the motors on the management of boats, you need to receive special ... Read full review

Evaluation 10

Main street of Venice April 22, 2014

Len_Chik

was here in June 2012

In Venice, all the streets are in the water. And it is most convenient to navigate them on a gondola. But here on the widest street, the Grand Canal, we rolled on a vaporetto. Near the bridge near the Rialto bridge, almost all the passengers leave. We took the most convenient seats on the nose and prepared cameras. We went through the Grand Canal in one direction and set off on the return journey on the same water tram. It is not possible to look at luxurious palaces from two banks at the same time. Therefore photographed and absorbed beauty at the beginning ... Read the whole review

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Palaces on the Grande Canal April 02, 2014

Egor

was here in October 2013

With my guide drove a vaporetto across the Grande Canal, looking and listening to the stories of these majestic palaces that overlook the facades of the water.
A half-hour walk (the traffic is very saturated, constantly stopped to miss the gondolas) made an impression - each palace has its own story, in each of them either great people lived - or stayed temporarily - politicians, artists, poets, writers.
Then a walk through the Grande Channel was repeated in the evening, after sunset, when in the windows ... Read the whole review

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Walk through the Grand Canal of Venice February 20, 2014

Sole

was here in October 2013

The Grande Canal is one of Venice's two largest canals. The second is the Giudecca Canal. And both of them must be sure to look and make a walk on them.
The most quiet and inexpensive way - on a vaporetto. The price of one ticket for 60 minutes is 7 euros. This time is quite enough for a full walk.
You can start from either San Marco Square or from Tranqueto - there are parking lots and there is also the final ferry for cars that goes to Lido di Venezia. The directions of traffic are indicated on the route schemes ... Read the whole review