Venice, Grand Canal - Italy
Grand Canal – Venice's great waterway
The Grand Canal (or Canale Grande in Italian) is Venice’s main canal and the city’s most important waterway. It winds like a big S through the city center, dividing Venice into two parts. With its beautiful palaces, churches, and bridges along its sides, the Grand Canal is both a practical transportation route and a historical jewel. Along the banks of the Grand Canal are over 170 buildings, most of which were built between the 13th and 18th centuries. Here you can see a mix of Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture. Since Venice has no cars, the Grand Canal is used as a main street – albeit on water. Local public transportation, tourist boats, and private transport run here. Many people use the vaporetto, the Venetian water bus, to get between different parts of the city.
Facts about the Grand Canal
• Length: Approximately 3.8 kilometers
• Width: Between 30 and 70 meters
• Depth: Approximately 5 meters
• Connects: Santa Lucia Train Station in the west with St. Mark's Square in the east
• Traffic: Vaporetti (water buses), gondolas, taxi boats and cargo boats operate here
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