Portions of this travelogue were previously published in 2009.] USAG BAVARIA-GARMISCH, Germany – For those who live in Garmisch, the ...

Its nickname derives from its resemblance to St. Mark's Campanile in Venice. The 61 bells in the carillon are played three times daily, except during exams. The four clocks, the largest in California, ...

If you join one of the best Venice tours ... just outside St. Mark's Basilica. The price for touring the campanile is 10 euros, or about $11. Children under the age of 6 are free.

Saint Mark's is the most famous of a host of monuments endangered by the worst week of flooding seen in Venice since 1872. Venice's historic Saint Mark's Basilica will need millions of Euros of ...

One such journey will take the reader to St Mark’s Basilica, in which the genesis of Venice as a major power and trading hub will be explored. “The remains of St Mark are, according to legend ...