12 Poetic Quotes & Photos of Venice That Will Make You Wonder If This City Is Real

Everything I saw made me wonder if I’m in a dream

I gathered these quotes when I was in Venice because I was so overwhelmed by its charm, that I couldn’t find my own words to describe it (meanwhile I wrote this and a slow day guide which you can find it below).

I was in a constant awe wherever I was going, everywhere I was looking, everything I saw made me wonder if I’m in a dream.

And I decided at that moment to let myself absorb the magic of Venice and unravel all the feelings later.

So here are the most dreamy words and quotes about this amazing city that I found at that moment.

Dream with me.

If I could re-name love, I’d call it Venezia. — Conny Cernik

To build a city where it is impossible to build a city is madness in itself, but to build there one of the most elegant and grandest of cities is the madness of genius. — Alexander Herzen

The surface of Venice is constantly metamorphosing [and] painting Venice is almost like being a restorer, peeling off the layers to find the picture after picture underneath. — Arbit Blatas

It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. — Erica Jon

Venice, it’s temples and palaces did seem like fabrics of enchantment piled to heaven. — Percy Bysshe Shelley

In the winter, Venice is like an abandoned theatre. The play is finished, but the echoes remain. — Arbit Blatas

I will never forget experiencing Venice for the first time. It feels like you are transported to another time — the art, music, food and pure romance in the air is like no other place. — Elizabeth Barkley

An orange gem resting on a blue glass plate: it’s Venice seen from above. — Henry James

Venice, the most touristy place in the world, is still just completely magic to me. — Frances Mayes

This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty this city, half fairytale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism. — Thomas Mann

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him. — Arthur Symons.

Venice is eternity itself. — Joseph Brodsky

Sweet notes:

1. Which quote and/ or photo is your favorite? I’m really curious to know write me in the comments :)

2. As I promised, you can find here the slow guide for a day in Venice:

3. You can join me on Medium to read my stories and a lot of amazing articles from other writers.

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You can read below all the letters that are now published on Medium: