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Up Above Venice, Where the Pigeons Don't Fly

If you've got your shirt on in Venice, and you've behaved yourself while checking out the ground level sights, then you're ready to get out of St Mark's Square and get above it. Turn to St Mark's Basilica and right next to it you can climb the Bell Tower for the very best views over the square and the canals. As with nearly everything in Venice, you might need to queue for a while--but wait it out if you can, it's worth it.

The Bell Tower (Salita Al Campanile) used to be a lighthouse for ships, but now all the flashes that comes out of the top are from tourist cameras. You can get a blurry bit of an idea of what your view will look like from the Venice tourist board's webcam. You're up high enough that all those streetside cafes look like wallpaper patterns and those annoying pigeons have all disappeared.

[Photo: Aussie Rae]

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