Peace of Tau: A Quieter Venice

With millions of Venice visitors, there is no shortage of photos of Saint Mark's Square, the Rialto, the Bridge of Sighs and other famous locations. The following pictures are mostly from less crowded spots, quiet campos, the outer islands, and lesser canals. Also included are a few easily missed views from main walkways or waterways.
Not every canal is Grand, but each one is vital in a city with streets of water. Notice how the Venetian flag sits above the Italian flag, not surprising when one considers Venice's thousand year history of independence versus its brief century and a half as part of a united Italy.

And the lesser canals that wind through the inner parts of the city hold their own simple, special attraction.

Some of the quieter campos, like this one, are found in the Castello sestieri, or section, in the eastern part of Venice.

These windows look over the Campo Do Pozzi (two wells).

Pisa may have a leaning tower, but so does the Church of San Pietro di Castello.

It's not difficult to discern residential parts of Venice on laundry days.

Here, in the neighborhood east of the Arsenale, Venice's old shipbuilding area, is a unique door.

Close by is the local Communist Party Headquarters, marked by a red flag, a religious shrine, laundry, pigeons and, inside, a picture of Che Guevara. (Not exactly the combination one is likely to find in other communist hotspots)

Those familiar with the movie Pane e Tulipani might recognize this small shrine near the Campo Do Pozzi.

Venice has many sotoporteghi, or walkways that pass under buildings. Above an entry to one in the Arsenale area is an interesting combination of an angel and two hedgehogs, perhaps symbols from a family coat of arms.