Sentences with phrase «grand canal takes»

Once the lights start to dim, Venice Grand Canal takes on romantic undertones.

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New presenter Mairéad Ronan joins regular host Joe Lindsay (far left) for a new season of the travel show by paying a visit to Las Vegas, where Mairéad takes a gondola ride along something that looks remarkably like a Venetian canal, Joe flies over the Grand Canyon in a helicopter, and they dine at the famous Bellagio and tour the neon museum.

• Amsterdam: Explore the canals by night in a saloon boat • Athens: View the Parthenon from the Grande Bretagne Hotel rooftop • Barcelona: Go on a tapas crawl • Belle - Île, France: Enjoy oysters at Le Bistrot du Port • Berlin: Tap into the underground nightlife scene • Budapest: Stay at the restored Four Seasons Gresham Palace • Copenhagen: Browse contemporary design shops • Florence: Tour the Vasari Corridor at the Uffizi • Galway, Ireland: Pair oysters with Guinness at Moran's Oyster Cottage • Iceland: Marvel at the Northern Lights • Isle of Skye, Scotland: Go for whisky tastings at Tallisker distillery • Istanbul: Wander the Grand Bazaar • London: Start with breakfast at the cabmen's shelter on Pont Street • Madrid: Visit the Black Paintings room at the Museo del Prado • Moscow: Tour the Diamond Vaults within the Kremlin • Paris: Snack on bread from Du Pain et Des Idees • Peloponnese, Greece: Stay at the ultra-luxe Amanzoe • Prague: Explore Prague's historic center • Rome: Buy a gelato at San Crispino • Santorini, Greece: Lounge at Red Beach • Sicily: See the mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale • Siena, Italy: Attend the medieval - era Palio horse race • Spain: Take an architecture - themed drive from Bilbao to Granada • Stockholm: Visit the Vasa Museum • Venice: Shop for glassware at L'Angolo del Passat • Versailles, France: Explore Andre Le Notre's gardens at Versailles • Vienna: Attend a concert at the Musikverein

You could ride in a gondola — or take the water bus — along the Grand Canal, marvelling at the gilded palazzo on the banks, or head out the Venice Lido to hit the heavenly beaches or enjoy a cocktail or two at one of the spectacular hotels.

Whether you want to journey down the Grand Canal in a gondola in Venice, take a trip to Juliette's balcony in Verona, wander around the Roman Forum in Rome or eat authentic Neapolitan Pizza in Naples: Italy has it all!

Check - in took some time as all the passports have to be scanned and we were delighted to get an upgrade to the Grand Canal view rooms — thanks to our SPG Gold status and our prior request.

I have been to Abu Dhabi many times and stayed across the canal but have yet to make it to the grand mosque but next time I am there I will be inspired to take a boat across and stop in for a visit!

Just a stone's throw away you will find Campo Santa Sofia from where you can take the characteristic gondola ferry that crosses the Grand Canal and that will bring you to the Rialto market in just a few minutes the market takes place adjacent to the famous Bridge.

Address: XenoZero 24A Orchard Street * New York, NY 10002 * Located between Canal and Hester Street Take the D or B train and get off on Grand Street, walk down to orchard and take a riTake the D or B train and get off on Grand Street, walk down to orchard and take a ritake a right.

On the other side of the island, Scotland + Venice have taken over an elaborate Venetian palace where artist Graham Fagan has developed a carefully choreographed display which leads visitors through opulent rooms of Murano glass chandeliers and views over the Grand Canal, culminating in a multi-channel video installation entitled The Slaves Lament.

Overlooking the Grand Canal, the Ca» Pesaro palace, once belonging to the Pesaro noble family from which it takes its name, was built in from 1659 to 1710 after a design by Baldassarre Longhena, one of the most renowned Venetian architects of the Baroque period.

The exhibition takes place at Ca» Dandolo, Grand Canal, San Polo 2879, 30100 Venice from 13 May — 26 November 2017 (Tuesday — Sunday 10 — 6 pm).

Meanwhile, with everyone in the industry aware of General Growth's precarious status, even those buyers who have the funds to purchase its Las Vegas assets (the 1.75 - million - square - foot Fashion Show Mall, the 510,285 - square - foot Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian and the 450,000 - square - foot Shoppes at the Palazzo) are waiting for the bankruptcy, when they can buy the assets off the auction block or take ownership through the purchase of General Growth shares, says Cunning.