Campanili
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At the end of one of the most
entertaining books ever written about Venice, Venice for Pleasure, the author, J. G. Links, proposed a number of
games to play when visiting the city with
children. One of them was identifying the bell-towers and belfries,
twenty seven of them, shown in some very old drawings. I read the book
years ago well past my youth, but the kid still in me will always be
grateful to Mr. Links for including such a wonderful pastime. It gave
me countless hours of fun trying to locate the campanili and, I must confess,
there is still one that remains unidentified to this day.
As a tribute to Mr. Links, I
have recreated his game but instead of a drawing of the isolated campanile, like in the original
game, I have included pictures that show a bit of background or the
surrounding buildings hoping that these details will help you, just a
little. The six sestieri are
represented as well as many of the islands of the lagoon. For those
familiar with Venice, many of the campanili
will be very easy to spot, still others may prove difficult. If I was
playing the game myself, I am afraid that this time more than one campanile would remain
unidentified without the help of Google Maps or Venice Connected.
For the playful child in you,
here are fifty six campanili
and belfries of Venice and beyond to study and locate. Have fun!
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