Venice -Grand Canal - Bridges & Grand Canal Video
Day 9 & 10 - Grand Canal Cruise The Grand Canal "The Most Beautiful Street in the World" The Grand Canal is Venice's pride and joy. This ancient waterway follows a natural channel that winds its way through the city in a large reverse S shape, traveling from the San Marco Basin on one end to a lagoon near the rail station on the other. It is roughly 16 feet deep, 2.36 miles long, and ranges from 100-300 feet wide. At various points, the Grand Canal connects with a maze of much smaller and more narrow water channels that snake through the city, connecting the more than 120 little islands. The blue line traces the Grand Canal. All of the other dark lines represent the lesser waterways that define the 120 little islands which are connected by all types of bridges. All of these waterways are the lifeline of Venetian life. Everything that is done by motor vehicles in most cities must be done by watercraft in Venice. There a...