When All The Tourists Have Gone Away
...Venice becomes eerily beautiful! * People like to joke that Venice is one giant tourist trap!
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The Basilica of St. Mark and the Treasures of Constantinople
Nothing quite prepares you for the spectacle of seeing the interior of the Basilica of St. Mark for the first time. A symbol of Venetian majesty, wealth, and power, the Basilica has also been referred to as the Church of Gold . * And for good reason! This was probably how the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (then Constantinople) looked like before it was defaced and converted into a mosque.