Italy Blog #4: A Boat Tour Through Venice's Grand Canal

View of the Grand Canal from our room

In this 4th blog about our trip to Italy,and we're taking you on a tour into the Grand Canal

WHAT IS THE GRAND CANAL? - The Grand Canal is a canal in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola. It is 2 miles long.

A picturesque view of the Grand Canal

 One end of the canal leads into the lagoon near the Santa Lucia railway station and the other end leads into Saint Mark Basin; in between, it makes a large reverse-S shape through the central districts (sestieri) of Venice. It is 3.8 km long, and 30 to 90 m wide, with an average depth of five meters (16.5 ft).

The water comes to the level of the doors

VIDEO OF ONE OF OUR BOAT RIDES- When we first arrived at the hotel, we knew that a tour guide would be waiting for us in 4 hours. After a quick nap, we met our tour guide and he took us on a boat through the Grand Canal, and you can see the video below.

NEXT: A WALKING TOUR THROUGH VENICE'S ISLAND OF DOSODOURO & THE "BEAKED" DOCTOR