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ABOVE: A reduced-size version of an Aerial Venice close-up showing the Santa Maria della Salute Church and the Grand Canal.

Our main Google satellite photo map is a great way to see Venice from above, but if you aren't intimately familiar with the city's geography, zooming in on landmarks may leave you more confused than enlightened.

In this new gallery at AerialVenice.com, we solve that problem with dedicated aerial photos of Venice's main attractions, monuments, bridges, transportation hubs, and other landmarks.

Each page has at least two large satellite images--typically an overview and a 45-degree close-up--with descriptions of what you'll see in the photos. We also link to related pages and articles whenever we can.

If you wish, you can:

• Zoom in or out on a photo;

• Switch from "Satellite" to "Map" or "Terrain" view--or to Google's dazzling 3D "Earth" view, if you have the free Google Earth Plug-in installed in your browser.

• Move the image around in its frame with your mouse.

To expore Aerial Venice at home--or while you're traveling--please go to our Index of Locations. And if you'd like a bird's-eye view of places to stay in Venice, see Aerial Venice Hotels.

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Hotel Advice:

Location can be important in a car-free city with 400+ bridges, especially when you're walking with luggage. Before you book, see:

• Hotel Recomendations by Area
  Find hotels that are handy to the airport, railroad station, cruise port, or Piazza San Marco, and in Mestre.

• Aerial Venice Hotels
  Read our tips on choosing the right sestiere or district. Then view individual hotels and their surroundings in large satellite photos and aerial close-ups.

Venice for Cruisers:

• All Venice Cruising Articles
• Roundtrip Cruises from Venice
• MSC Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Review

From our Venice Travel Blog:

A water taxi ride to Venice Airport
A warning about water taxis
Venice Railroad Station: a vaporetto view
Long lines at Venice Airport
Free boat trips to Murano
Need to pee? Prepare to pay
Crime in Venice
The perils of overpacking
Stupid tourist tricks
Venetian daily life

From Maggie in Venice:

A dog's life in Venice
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Maggie in Venice video clips

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