Great Canal Journeys
Venice, Italy
Season 5 Episode 1 of 3
Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on a spectacular canal journey to Venice, beginning 14 miles west of the Italian city on the Brenta. Lined with palaces which were once holiday homes for Venetian nobility, they follow the route that Casanova and Lord Byron took to the city. After crossing the Venetian lagoon, Tim and Pru arrive at St Mark's Square, where they escape the busy Grand Canal and discover the tranquillity and beauty of the smaller canals that tourists rarely see
Great Canal Journeys airs on Yesterday at 4:00 PM, Saturday 20 April. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Timothy West
Presenter
Prunella Scales
Presenter
Daniela Neumann
Executive Producer
Mike Taylor
Series Director