St. Mark's Square/Piazza San Marco

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Venice, Italy 30124
Description: St. Mark’s Square is the principle hub for life in Venice. Popular amongst tourists and pigeons, the square is iconic when it comes to Venetian architecture. With St. Mark’s Basilica anchoring one side of the piazza, St....Read More
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Piazza San Marco

by kimca

Victoria, British Columbia

March 11, 2001

Best of IgoUgo Piazza San Marco is definitely the heart of Venice. In fact Napoleon called it "the most beautiful drawing room of Europe", which sums it up nicely. Most likely you will find it by following the "Piazza San Marco" signs tacked on to the sides ...Read more

From journal For the Love of Venice

St Mark's Square
St Mark's Square

by Kathy

Northern Va Suburbs of DC, Virginia

January 1, 2001

This is the place to be. Except I have a fear of pidgeons so I tend to stay away from the center of the place, where they have vendors selling pidgeon food. There are a lot of places you can sit and order drinks and lunch but they are super ...Read more

From journal The canals of Venice

St. Mark's Square

by jwagner

Des Moines, Iowa, Afghanistan

August 25, 2000

St. Mark's is surrounded by a rich mixture of architecture and is filled with tourists and the pigeons who love them. The square is the size of nearly two football fields and includes buildings of Renaissance and Baroque design. Napoleon left his ...Read more