Signs in Venice
Submitted by Editor on December 5, 2011 – 4:29 am2 Comments
Which way?
The new Doge, Mr Clooney?
More advertising
Restoration work is going on behind the hoardings. The Gritti Palace Hotel on the Grand Canal will be closed for some time yet it has no advertising to demean it. Nor do many others. When the casino was closed, they had a hoarding that was clever in being just an image of the building. Still in this age of austerity, the politicians of Venice seem to want every penny they can lay their hands on. Such as the bed tax introduced last August. Maybe Michael O’Leary is acting as a consultant to them!
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If you know Venice the sigfn makes perfect sense. There are always several ways over bridges, along canals, to get anywhere.
Re advertising hoardings. This seems particularly prevalent on restoration work in Italy. A few years ago the church of Trinità dei Monti at the top of the Spanish steps in Rome, was completely obscured by a jewellery ad, ruining one of the most iconic views in Rome. I know Italy is broke, but really!
Thanks for the comment Angela, I agree, that the signs can make sense if you know Venice. But for those going for the first time, it can be very confusing. Even having been there some ten or twelve times, there are still places I get lost in. Adrian