Sentences with phrase «venetian buildings»

Finally, many boutique hotels and guesthouses can be found around Chania Town, a lot of them in renovated Venetian buildings, in close proximity to the Venetian harbor.

The harbour is the centre of the action, an elegant ensemble of Venetian buildings overlooking wooden fishing boats and yachts.

You will glide past some of the most beautiful Venetian buildings, including palazzos with intricate columns and pointed arches and the famous fondaco houses.

On the islet of Spinalonga, opposite the small village of Plaka with its lovely pebble beaches, the Venetians built a seemingly impregnable castle.

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He quickly demolished it and in its place built the Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo Convention Center.

For the Venetian empire was built on naval power and trade with a sprinkling of religion plus some motivation to glory the motherland.

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The gorgeous city of Chania Town, which was the Cretan capital for centuries, is built around a beautiful Venetian harbour.

The luxurious NH Collection Venice Palazzo Barocci is a historic building every bit as beautiful and atmospheric as you'd expect a former Venetian palace to be.

After watching the sun set at Maslinica bay, check out the island's peppering of stylish beach clubs, seaside bars, and open - air restaurants — then drop your bags at the Heritage Hotel Martinis - Marchi, built inside an 18th - century Venetian fort - castle and ideally situated for those who want to explore Šolta's ancient villages and crystal - clear bays.

A 20 - minute stroll will take you into the Old City where historic churches and mosques are surrounded by ancient Venetian Walls, once built to defend the city.

The main tower - The Venetian opened in 1999, the second The Venezia built on top of the Venetian's parking garage opened June 27, 2003.

The main square, Piazza dei Martiri, boasts lovely gardens and 16th to 20th century buildings with typical Venetian porticoes.

From a former monastery on a private Venetian island, to a historic building that encompasses an ancient Chinese courthouse and Old Qing Dynasty theater, each reflects its destination's heritage through design and architecture.

Not only is it a great place to shop, but its Venetian - inspired layout with Mediterranean - styled buildings and winding waterways makes it the perfect place to enjoy a walk, too.

This picturesque little village is surrounded by city walls that were once built by the Venetians to protect the Bay from invaders.

The elegant harbour, one of the most beautiful in the Mediterranean, was built under the Venetians, and is overlooked by an Ottoman - era mosque and a charming lighthouse built to resemble a minaret.

Although inspired by the Venetian Ceremonial Gondola, these gondolas have been specifically designed and built for Australian conditions while providing passengers with total privacy and the ultimate in comfort and luxury.

The building in which Ca» Valeri bed & breakfast is housed has retained the antique elegance of Venetian palaces also thanks to its recent renovation that not only kept its essence in tact, but also raised its history, personality, and architecture.

Set within a heritage - listed Venetian Gothic style building lies a unique 69 room boutique hotel.

Some rooms have four - poster beds complete with canopies, in keeping with the Venetian origins of the building.

This is a beautifully restored building of Venetian renaissance architecture.

In Malcesine you can walk back in time to visit the medieval buildings, stunning Venetian villas and wonderful ruins that lie untouched in this town.

The Venetian Arsenal is a former shipyard, built by the Venetians in the 1700s when they ruled Corfu.

Rethymnon still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hellenic - Roman remains, small Venetian harbour and narrow streets.

This area leads out onto an inviting balcony, with a splendid, typically Venetian view out over the rooftops, roof terraces, buildings and hidden gardens, where our guests can sip a leisurely glass of wine, or get the day off to a fine start with a tasty breakfast of our chef's freshly cooked specialties.

Apart from the Venetian military, the problem was, as he wrote, «first from the numbers of modern houses built within the walls of the palace and even upon its old foundations; secondly from the inhabitants having pulled to pieces and utterly destroyed some parts of the antique work; and lastly from their having so blended the ancient and modern work together by repairs and alterations that it was not without great difficulty they could be distinguished.»

In this building, dating back to the 16th century and designed by the Venetian architect Jacopo Sansovina, the artist Å 1/2 ilvinas Kempinas presents his large - scale installation, TUBE.

The Venetian works were made in response to the four noble rooms of Palazzo Fontana, a 16th century building located on the Grand Canal in Venice.

The hotel marries classic Venetian architecture from the two centuries in a building rich with architectural wonder.

Originally home to the city rulers, the building exemplifies the Venetian Late Byzantine Neo-Gothic style of architecture.

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 complex was built in the 15th century to accommodate the Sea Customs House of Venice, called in Venetian dialect Dogana del Mar, which was formerly located at the Arsenale.

Luisa Lambri's elegant, often monochromatic photographs of isolated architectural details like facades, corridors, and venetian blind — covered windows could represent any number of buildings anywhere.

In each case this scene is surrounded by a rich Venetian red ground, built up in layers with the whole measuring no more than 11.5 by 15 cms.

While fighting through personal tragedy, she maintained her vision to build one of the most important collections of modern art, now enshrined in her Venetian palazzo.

The building was a building of fear to Venetians during the war.

At the Met, he organised the exhibitions Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932 - 47 (2013); Amie Siegel: Provenance (2014); and devised and led, together with co-curator Andrea Bayer, one of the Met's opening exhibitions at the Breuer building for March 2016.

Yes, Peggy Guggenheim's collection may be housed now in a Venetian palazzo, and admittedly the most important Guggenheim collection in the US is now that of her uncle Solomon, mainly housed in Frank Lloyd Wright's building in New York.

The «Sustainable Planet» TechZone is a joke, and this year it was moved out of the main conference building altogether and put in the Venetian where far fewer people will stumble across it.

Built in 1902, the museum is modeled after a 15th century Venetian palazzo.

To give your venetian blinds a really good clean, wipe down each slat starting from the edge and working your way to the centre to prevent dust building up on and around the cords.