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The main tourist spots are all known and almost always over-crowded.
Take a chance, you can't get too lost, you're surrounded by water... get away from the crowds and walk the back streets.
See some of the real neighborhoods. Look out across the water at the nearby islands.
Take a vaparreto to one the other islands.
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View of the Rio de l'Arsenal, a canal that accesses the old ship building and armory district, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 2013.
Tourists rarely venture east of this canal. Take a chance and maybe you'll see some real people...
Locals trying to catch their dinner in the lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1991.
Keep your eyes open... beauty, grace, and charm take many forms in Venice, Veneto, Italy - 1999.
On the right day, you may see the children of Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1978.
Isola Giorgio, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1994.
On the back streets, you may come upon one of these small "chapels" and realize that religion is still alive, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1994.
Because of the crowds, many of the big churches seem to be only tourist attractions.
Take a chance on a small, out-of-way, ristorante. Lynn and I and my parents enjoyed pizza at just such a place, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1978.
Here, on our first trip to Venice, and for that matter, Italy, we found out what a real Venetians meant by pizza...
crisp crust, cheese and marinara sauce, and a fried egg... dead in the center.
Informational sign, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 1994.
Some tourists like to complain about the smell of the canals at certain times of the year.
You'll have to decide whether this sign expains the problem or whether a city worker has a good sense of humor.
Politically incorrect souvenir t-shirts reflect the growing influx of Asian tourists, Venice, Veneto, Italy, 2017.
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