So I visited the Museo Correr and the Museo Archeologico, a rambling complex containing some fine art and classical statues, as well as interesting scenes of Venetian life.
And with my shoes beginning to let water, the only thing to do was to get out of the rain. The covered colonnades around St Mark's Square had become a refuge and gathering point for hundreds of bright waterproof-clad tour groups.īefore long I found that getting around and sightseeing was far from straightforward. Tourists in Venice aren't put off my the rain (most are only here for a day or two), and negotiating crowded thoroughfares with an umbrella while jumping puddles is no easy task. For a start, they're mostly narrow lanes, with room for only two people holding umbrellas to pass. And wandering the streets of Venice in the rain isn't as easy as it sounds.
#DOES ITRAIN IN VENICE WINDOWS#
With rain outside and condensation inside there wasn't a view through the windows of the vaporetto I took over the lagoon to Venice. So what is there to do in Venice in the rain? I soon discovered the limitations. My first day started with the ominous sound of raindrops on tarmac. By now it was too late to go out for the evening, so having found my accommodation ( Hotel Reiter) I did not leave again till morning. The Lido itself was unromantic – streets and cars rather than the canals and gondolas of Venice – but I was too tired to care about my surroundings. Murano appeared out of the night, looking picturesque, then vanished again. My delayed flight arrived at Marco Polo Airport at around 10pm and I didn't see much on the ferry journey to the Lido. So, if during your next trip someone wishes you to get a bit of rain in Venice … thank them, you’re in for a real treat and an unique taste of this marvellous city.This was my second visit to Venice and it started off in the dark and in the rain. That is for sure the absolute moment we fell in love with Venice and we truly hope we will get another chance like this again. Under that leaden sky, the cafes were closed and even the gondolas have been retired for the day and the yet the music of the drizzle hitting the pavement and the restless lagoon figgeting through the canals made everything still feel very much alive.įor many hours we wondered through a soaking Venice, marvelling at all those magical places we never thought we would ever experience in such sublime tranquility.
#DOES ITRAIN IN VENICE MOVIE#
Sometimes the silence is so deep that you can actually start to feel like you are touring a disaffected movie set, but the many covered boats of the locals hiding inside their houses remind you that the place is not deserted but only beautifully torpid. No crowds, no queues, no bumping into other people on the tiny bridges! There was just us, the ocasional shrivelling passer-by and details of Venice that otherwise would have been impossible to notice.Įven the Dodge’s Palace finds a new form of secluded dignity when there are no flashes and noises to spoil it’s grandeur.
It truly felt like we had Venice all to ourselves. The fact is, one of our most wonderful experiences was re-discovering Venice during a rainy and cold February day! Almost deserted by tourists and covered in a shroud of absolute silence, those old wet walls spoke to us in a way forever cherished as one of our most precious travelling memories! 🙂 Yet, sometimes, a rainy day can be a true blessing even when exploring new places during a holiday. Granted, rainy weather is not something one usually hopes for during a vacation – and indeed it can actually spoil a lot of the fun – not to mention that pictures rarely turn out looking good under gloomy skies. Rain brings magic every time it falls… or at least that’s how we feel about it! There is something clean and fresh and a smell of new when the moist of rain fills the air.
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