Life on the Lagoons

Adriatic Alps ancient bancali bank barge Bassano beautiful Beppi blue boat bows breeze Brenta bridge Burano called campanile Castellani centesimi century ceremony Chioggia church colour comes crimson crowd custom doge door faction felze ferro ferry flood forcola Fusina gardens gastaldo Gesuati ghosts Giudecca gondola Grand Canal green grey hand hills island Istrian Italian lagoon liberties lidi Lido light look Madonna Malamocco Marostica Mazzorbo medal morning neighbours never Nicolo Nicolotti night noble once osele palace Palazzo Foscari parish paron pass piazza poetry Pola polenta popular Poveglia Republic Rialto round rowers sail Saint Mark's San Giorgio Santa Maria Zobenigo Schio scirocco side solitary stands stern supper sweep terno thee tide Torcello town traghetto trees Tuscany Venetian plain Venice villotta walls whole wind wine wine-shop witches women