Daily Mail, 24th March 2002

Just look now

Frank Barrett

...The real charm of Venice lies in its quiet backwaters. By day, as du Maurier notes, they are perfectly lovely. Follow John and Laura to the Greeks' church, San Giorgio dei Greci (easily located by its drunkenly leaning bell tower), and you will find yourself walking along Fondamenta San Lorenzo.

With a copy of the wonderful Venice For Pleasure by J.G.Links in your grasp, you will learn that it was here that Bellini set his easel to paint Miracle Of The Cross at the Bridge of San Lorenzo almost 500 years ago. Study this view carefully: When you look for the painting later at the Accademia you will see how little Venice has changed. Yet the Venice revealed in Don't Look Now is a very different city from the one seen by most tourists...