{"id":16845,"date":"2023-04-12T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/?p=16845"},"modified":"2023-06-26T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T14:53:52","slug":"top-italy-attractions-st-marks-square-in-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walksofitaly.com\/blog\/attractions\/top-italy-attractions-st-marks-square-in-venice","title":{"rendered":"Top Italy Attractions: St. Mark\u2019s Square in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Mark\u2019s Square was once famously called \u201cThe drawing room of Europe\u201d and it only takes one visit to understand why. Both grandiose and intimate, dripping with embellishments yet utterly refined, and teeming with people yet somehow familiar, the largest piazza in Venice is truly one of Italy\u2019s most breathtaking.<\/span><\/p>\n\"St.\n

Like much of Venice, it emanates outward from the Basilica of St. Mark, both physically and spiritually. Many of its most famous adornments can be traced back to the 13th century siege of Constantinople that brought Venice much of its most famous riches in the form of plunder. <\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you see the main sites like the basilica, the Doge\u2019s Palace and the Clock Tower, or just sit in a cafe as watch the crowds stroll by, you can\u2019t visit Venice without pausing for a moment in its heart and soaking up the atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

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