Concordia (1935- ) Public Transport, Venice

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The four vessels of Class “4 Li” were all built at Cantieri Breda di Porto Marghera in 1935. The class consists of Altino, Aquileia, Concordia and Eraclea. They still see daily use on Route LN from San Marco to Lido and Punta Sabbioni (on a peninsular of the mainland). The continuation of Route LN from Punta Sabbioni to Burano, Faro and Fondemente Nove is operated by smaller motonavi such as Mestre and the Venezia class. Class “4 Li” are37.4 metres long, and carry 800 passengers. Their Fiat or Alfa Romeo diesels give them a speed of 13.5 knots.

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Castle ahead

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Have you seen this castle before? Have you ever rudely stood in-front of someone when they’ve taken a photo in a bus?

Here is a closeup of two men in this bus – just noticed this

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Atomium

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Overlooking the valley

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The Sea

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Looking at the Vatican

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Standing on the Ponte Umberto (Built 1885). The building on the right in red brick is Castel Sant’Angelo‎

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Standing watch

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Under the Eiffel

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Santa Maria della Salute

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The Basilica of St Mary of Health (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It stands on a narrow finger of land between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di San Marco making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water. The Salute is part of the parish of the Gesuati and is the most recent of the so-called Plague-churches.

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Windmills

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Netherlands?

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Yellow waiters

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Beach Scene

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Palais des Parfums

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The building was erected from 1868 to 1873, and mixes elements of the Neo-Renaissance and Second Empire architectural styles. It has an abundance of ornaments and sculptures, created by famous artists, including the brothers Joseph and Jacques Jacquet, Guillaume de Groot, French sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and his then-assistant Auguste Rodin.

(found by Mark Lobo)

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Church courtyard?

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Tintoria it’s Italian for dry cleaners

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Out on the town

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