The Grand Canal (Italian: Canal Grande [kaˌnal ˈɡrande], locally and informally Canalazzo; Venetian: Canal Grando, locally usually Canałaso [kanaˈɰaso]) is the largest channel in Venice, Italy, forming one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.

Venice, Italy has some 150 canals that range from tiny, quiet 'side canals' to the busy Grand Canal (a former river) and the Giudecca canal (which is big enough for cruise ships). Go for a walk or a boat ride, and here's what you'll find.

2024年5月8日 · 1. Explore the “Main Street” canal in Venice: Canal Grande; 2. Snap your perfect small canal photo along Rio della Toletta; 3. Dive into local Venetian life from the Canale di Cannaregio 4. Be inspired by the picturesque Canale di San Pietro; 5. Pass under the Bridge of Sighs on the Rio del Palazzo; 6. Relive a piece of history from Rio di ...

2024年12月24日 · Grand Canal, main waterway of Venice, Italy, following a natural channel that traces a reverse-S course from San Marco Basilica to Santa Chiara Church and divides the city into two parts. Venice: Grand Canal Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice.

2023年2月28日 · If you’ve seen photos of Venice over the past few weeks, there’s one thing you won’t have missed: the half-dry canals, containing more mud than water. It’s the result of bassa marea, or low tide – although in Venice that means something rather different to …

The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles, California. The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America .

Venice’s early residents built a sophisticated system of canals and sewage pipes that carried waste out of the city and into the lagoon, helping to prevent the spread of disease and improve public health.

2024年11月22日 · The canals of Venice are its essence, a mesmerizing network of waterways that replace streets and create a floating city like no other. With over 150 canals and 400 bridges, Venice is built on a series of islands, all connected by these waterways.

2025年1月21日 · Venice - Canals, Bridges, Gondolas: The best-known form of transport on the waterways of Venice is the gondola. Today there are only several hundred of these unique, keelless boats left, and they have long been outnumbered by other vessels. But their elegant, sleek shape and gleaming black paintwork have made them a symbol of Venice.

More than 170 buildings line the Grand Canal. These date from the 13th to the 18th century and virtually every one is a beauty as the rich noble Venetians all strove to outshine each other with their palazzos.