Water transportation is easy to arrange in Venice, and if your hotel is on a canal (and most are), your ride will pick you up at your front door.
San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice. San Giorgio is now best known for the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, designed by Palladio and begun in 1566.
Venice is all about ambiance, as this quiet little corner certainly proves.
The profession of gondolier is controlled by a guild, which issues a limited number of licenses granted after periods of training and apprenticeship, and a major comprehensive exam which tests knowledge of Venetian history and landmarks, foreign language skills, and practical skills in handling the gondola which is necessary in the tight spaces of Venetian canals.
Delivery barges (boats) are common in Venice. They will pass by stacked with anything from casks of wine to shoeboxes. Some have freezers to transport cold food and drink. Once goods get as near to their destination as the canals permit, they are unloaded and wheeled on handcarts through the lanes to their destination, and even the Italian postal service has their own delivery boats.
I found this golden head displayed above a door near Piazza San Marco; I have no idea what it's about, I just liked it.
Most businesses have a sign above their door; in Venice, business sign are frequently classy and worth photographing.
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