Venice on the Silver Screen
Venice has long been a fertile field of inspiration for many of the world's finest film-makers and writers.
From Shakespeare to the James Bond films, the mystical floating city, with its winding alleyways, gothic architecture, beautiful artwork and silky canals, has captured the artist's imagination like no other city on earth.
For starters, just ask the driver of any Venice airport transport, about the tales of various novelists and auteurs in the city.
Their journeys throughout the city, both physically and psychologically, have gone down in folklore, leaving, for those interested in film and literature, an interesting array of places to visit.
Moonraker The 11th James Bond film, 1979's Moonraker, saw Roger Moore visit Venice to investigate the disappearance of a space shuttle.
Many of the city's most famous locations pop up in the film.
At one point, Bond, in a comic scene that was lambasted by the critics, steers an inflatable gondola around the canal network and St Mark's Square.
Bond also has a fight with a henchman called Chang by the famous clock-tower, and, in an important plot-point concerning mysterious glassware, the spy visits Drax's glassworks and museum, which is just off Piazza San Marco.
So, if you get a Venice airport transport transfer, ask the driver to point you in the direction of some of these great locations.
Death in Venice As you might expect from its title, Thomas Mann's famous 1912 novella, which was adapted into a film in 1971 with Dirk Bogarde, is set predominately in the water city.
Both heavily feature the Lido, an 11km long sandbar in the city which is easily accessible from Venice airport transport.
The Grand Hôtel des Bains, made famous by the story, closed its doors, however, in 2010, and will re-open as a luxury apartment complex.
This was not due to a cholera epidemic, it must be pointed out! For fans of the book and film, you can still savour the elegance of the Lido and the nearby beach where Gustav von Aschenbach obsessed daily over Tadzio, the handsome, blonde-locked young boy.
The Last Crusade In the third instalment of the Indiana Jones trilogy, Harrison Ford's character arrives in the city to investigate the disappearance of his father who had been searching for the Holy Grail.
In a memorable moment in the film, Indy discovers an important clue in the Church of San Barnaba.
Any driver of Venice airport transport or otherwise - should be able to take you to this church, situated in the Dorsoduro district, which is across the Grand Canal from St Mark's.
The church, which was built in 1749, is open daily from 7.
30am to noon and 4.
30pm to 7pm, wherein you can view this iconic interior made famous by Spielberg and crew.
From Shakespeare to the James Bond films, the mystical floating city, with its winding alleyways, gothic architecture, beautiful artwork and silky canals, has captured the artist's imagination like no other city on earth.
For starters, just ask the driver of any Venice airport transport, about the tales of various novelists and auteurs in the city.
Their journeys throughout the city, both physically and psychologically, have gone down in folklore, leaving, for those interested in film and literature, an interesting array of places to visit.
Moonraker The 11th James Bond film, 1979's Moonraker, saw Roger Moore visit Venice to investigate the disappearance of a space shuttle.
Many of the city's most famous locations pop up in the film.
At one point, Bond, in a comic scene that was lambasted by the critics, steers an inflatable gondola around the canal network and St Mark's Square.
Bond also has a fight with a henchman called Chang by the famous clock-tower, and, in an important plot-point concerning mysterious glassware, the spy visits Drax's glassworks and museum, which is just off Piazza San Marco.
So, if you get a Venice airport transport transfer, ask the driver to point you in the direction of some of these great locations.
Death in Venice As you might expect from its title, Thomas Mann's famous 1912 novella, which was adapted into a film in 1971 with Dirk Bogarde, is set predominately in the water city.
Both heavily feature the Lido, an 11km long sandbar in the city which is easily accessible from Venice airport transport.
The Grand Hôtel des Bains, made famous by the story, closed its doors, however, in 2010, and will re-open as a luxury apartment complex.
This was not due to a cholera epidemic, it must be pointed out! For fans of the book and film, you can still savour the elegance of the Lido and the nearby beach where Gustav von Aschenbach obsessed daily over Tadzio, the handsome, blonde-locked young boy.
The Last Crusade In the third instalment of the Indiana Jones trilogy, Harrison Ford's character arrives in the city to investigate the disappearance of his father who had been searching for the Holy Grail.
In a memorable moment in the film, Indy discovers an important clue in the Church of San Barnaba.
Any driver of Venice airport transport or otherwise - should be able to take you to this church, situated in the Dorsoduro district, which is across the Grand Canal from St Mark's.
The church, which was built in 1749, is open daily from 7.
30am to noon and 4.
30pm to 7pm, wherein you can view this iconic interior made famous by Spielberg and crew.
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