Grand Canal of Venice

The Grand Canal is Venice's largest waterway. Running through most of the city, it "starts" from the lagoon at the train station, makes a large S-shape through the central parts of Venice, and ends by the Canal of San Marco at Piazza San Marco (Saint Mark's Square). It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. Its banks are lined with some of the most beautiful buildings of the city, amongst the many palazzos and churches are the Ca' Rezonico and the Ca d'Oro. Because most of the city's traffic goes along the Canal rather than across it, there are only three bridges, the most famous of which is the covered Rialto Bridge. Category:Venice