Finestrella
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andycoldham
Crawley, UK908 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
This is a tourist gimmick and I would not recommend anyone going out of there way to visit this site. Having said that if one is in the area, it is a nice chance to see one of the last remaining canals that has remained uncovered in the city. The window makes for a nice souvenir photo, and best of all its free.
Written 7 October 2023
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK179,691 contributions
May 2023
The Ventana al canal is a little window over La Piccola Venezia canal. There’s a small door on the opening of the window where people have placed love locks. Otherwise, it’s a small window with a square view of the canal. Not amazing, but it does provide a more picturesque view of the canal, especially in photos.
Written 24 July 2023
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jordanellie41
Longridge, UK1,069 contributions
Feb 2023
This is nothing more than a purpose built little square cut out of the wall for a view of the canal. Directly across the road you get a full view of the canal in the opposite direction and around the corner you get another view in the same direction as the 'window'. The full views at each end are much better than this gimmick
Written 19 February 2023
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Nicholas N
Copenhagen, Denmark904 contributions
Jan 2023
It's a hole in the wall so you can see the river. Quite a cute feature and worth goint a small detour to see.
Written 13 January 2023
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Norma C
3 contributions
Sept 2022 • Business
The service leaves a lot to be desired.
It took over 1 hour to get the main course and 30 minutes foe the appetizer.
Food was average.
It took over 1 hour to get the main course and 30 minutes foe the appetizer.
Food was average.
Written 26 September 2022
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stevebintley
Bedford, UK7,051 contributions
Jun 2022
If you didn’t know then you’d easily walk straight past this spot, and although as an “attraction” its pretty underwhelming it’s well worth passing by to get a unique view of the famous waterways. A hotspot for photographers, and I’m not sure I ever understood the significance of the small door and padlocks, but peeping through the small hole felt like glimpsing back in time and was well worth the small detour I took.
Written 14 August 2022
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Cymro
Coimbra, Portugal3,357 contributions
Mar 2022
Finestrella means window in Italian, and that is exactly what it is. A window through which you can see what is called a canal, but appeared to me to more of a brook. Most of these canals/brooks are no longer visible, as in other cities, such as London, but they were used, apparently for the transportation of goods in time gone by. It presents a good opportunity to take an interesting photograph. The brook was fast flowing when I was there, but from some of the reviews here it seems that during the summer months it dries up. On the other side of the bridge there is no wall and you can see the brook as it makes its way between the houses.
Written 7 March 2022
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Escape256540
189 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
A very pretty place for photos in central Bologna. Makes you feel like you are in Venice. There were quite a lot of people taking photos.
Written 23 October 2021
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Anita R
London, UK398 contributions
Oct 2020 • Solo
I wasn’t expecting much, but since I was passing thought I’d take a quick look and get a photo of the ‘canal’. Except there IS no canal- see photo, nothing there. Disappointing.
Written 4 October 2020
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Erika
Caracas, Venezuela9,856 contributions
Aug 2020
I don't understand all the attention to this place, is nothing speecial at all. Is just a whole in tha wall to see a dirty river.
Written 12 September 2020
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