[2024 Florence Attraction] Travel Guide for Piazza San Marco (Updated Oct)
Squares
Historical Sites
Address:
Piazza San Marco, 50121 Florence
Opening times:
Open year round, 24/7Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-2 hours
Five facts about San Marco Piazza in Venice
below are some interesting facts I learned about this beautiful square (San Marco) in Venice:
1. It’s the lowest point in Venice (around 90 cm above sea level) which makes it prone to flooding and is the first area to get flooded in a situation of an Acqua Alta.
2. The Piazza San Marco is the only square in Venice which is called a Piazza.
3. Napoleon named it “the world’s most beautiful drawing room”.
4. There are 3 flagpoles on the front of the basilica that refer to the 3 kingdoms Venice conquered: Crete, Cyprus and the Peloponnese.
5. The square was first paved in the 12th century, but was renovated in 1723 in to a more geometric design.
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All photos locations are in or very close to the San Marco piazza
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Don’t get wrong with Italians!
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Tourists often break some rules of food consumption, for which Italians can both ridicule and get seriously angry:
- Cappuccino is only supposed to be drunk in the morning. Ordering a cup at dinner will make the bartender and visitors laugh until they cry.
- Salad is eaten after the main course, and not as an appetizer.
- Under no circumstances should you combine fish with cheese (or sprinkle parmesan on pasta with seafood). But melon with ham - please!
- The worst thing you can do in relation to Italian cuisine is to dress pizza or pasta with ketchup. If an Italian sees this, you will be forever cursed and excommunicated from Italian culture. And also, NEVER tell Italians that you use pasta as a side dish!