We're about to launch a new subsidiary site of Venice for Visitors. It's called "Aerial Venice," and it's designed to let you explore Venice from above before your visit.
The site makes use of Google satellite-photo maps. Each image measures at least 750 x 500 pixels (which is fairly large, as such maps go), and the typical page has two pictures:
1. A satellite-photo map that looks straight down and gives an overview of the featured location and its surroundings.
2. A close-up or "bird's eye" view, usually at a 45-degree angle, that matches what you might see in the final minute or two of a parachute descent.
To provide a more enjoyable experience, we've avoided the use of the teardrop-shaped markers and dialogue balloons that clutter and hide details so many Google-based photo maps. Instead, we've preceded each set of images with a description of what you'll see. (We've also included links to related Aerial Venice pages and Venice for Visitors articles in our descriptions.)
Aerial Venice topics range from major squares and sights to transportation hubs such as the Santa Lucia Railroad Station, the Piazzale Roma, Venice Marco Polo and Treviso Airports, and the Venice cruise port.
If you'd like to see the pages that are online when you read this, click the link below or type the name into your browser:
Photo in banner: Matthew Dixon.
