![]() ![]() Venice is so beautiful you'll want to see it all at once. It's a place where you see the real Venice." also lovely because the guys who are cleaning the gondolas will be chatting in Venetian. The guys who clean them taking off the tarps and cleaning the gondolas one by one. If you go in the morning at 07:30 or 08:00, you'll find 30, 35 gondolas all shuttered in the same place. "The gondolas that work in that area park there all night in that little basin. "It's a minute away from Piazza San Marco," he said. "With the Palazzo Ducale behind you, you can shoot three, five, seven gondolas depending on how wide your lens is, with the Island of San Giorgio in the background," said Mazzola.īut to witness the gondoliers themselves in their natural state, Mazzola loves visiting Bacino Orseolo. If you want to get an unfettered look at gondolas, Mazzola suggests heading – once again, at dawn – to Bacino di San Marco, the city's main harbour on the lagoon, where gondolas park at night. The gondolier – gondoliere/a in Italian – is an iconic figure yet shrouded in myth. Best for observing gondolas and gondoliers: Bacino di San Marco and Bacino Orseolo "You can get images at sunrise with the first rays of light on the Grand Canal and this amazing building on the left and the Basilica della Salute on the right of the Grand Canal. "If you're on the Ponte dell'Accademia, looking towards the Grand Canal, Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti is the first building on the left," said Mazzola. The mammoth wooden structure arching across the Grand Canal is one of Venice's four principal bridges, and according to Mazzola, offers a unique view as the light shimmers over the rainbow-hued buildings. Mazzola’s pick for experiencing daybreak is Ponte dell'Accademia. Getting an early start is the key to snapping great photos in this heavily touristed city – without someone’s head in the frame. The real Venice, the one of the high quarters, is still gorgeous." "The touristy Venice that runs from Piazza San Marco to the Rialto Bridge that’s invaded from 09:00 in the morning to 06:00 or 07:00 in the afternoon. Here is photographer Stefano Mazzola's list of the most photo-worthy scenes in Venice. Venice is a walkable jewel, its six sestieri (districts) easily crossed by foot or canal using one of the city's vaporetti (waterbuses). ![]() ![]() Stop every hour to have a glass of wine or a cicchetto and keep walking… That's how you're going to discover the most hidden gems, the street corners, the most beautiful things." Go get lost with your partner, with a friend. "Yes, of course, go see the Basilica di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace), the prisons, Piazza San Marco," he advised. Mazzola takes visitors on Venice photo walks to discover the city's most iconic treasures, as well as its exquisite quirks. "The tide comes in for six hours, it's slack for one hour, and then it ebbs for six hours… it's a city that changes every hour because of the changes in the water and the light." "Water is the crucial element," said Mazzola. His tip: visit the iconic wonders at dawn or after sunset, when the day trippers have fled, and then embrace Venice’s peculiarities. We spoke to Venetian native, Getty photographer Stefano Mazzola, for his niche take. ![]()
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