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Piazza San MarcoFrom: Venice's Top 11 Free Sights
ABOVE: A view of the Piazza and Campanile di San Marco from the arcades that surround the square.  The
Piazza San Marco, or St. Mark's Square, is one of the world's
great squares. It's also a honeypot for swarms of daytrippers and other
tourists, but don't let that bother you: The square is vast, the crowds are
good-natured, and backpackers coexist peacefully with the well-heeled tourists
who enjoy overpriced drinks and orchestral music at the café
tables.
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Some
Venetians claim that pigeons outnumber the tourists. Certainly there are plenty
of them, although their numbers have dwindled since the city began enforcing an ordinance against feeding the birds. (Tip: Rick Steves suggests
letting pigeon poop dry before brushing it off; this may work on clothing, but
it's less effective when the poop is sliding down a balding scalp.)
From fall through spring, the square and the neighboring Piazzetta
occasionally resemble a wading pool as 
