Venice is not a city that reveals itself easily. The first-time visitor arrives at the train station or the Piazzale Roma, steps out into a world of water and stone, and realizes that the rules are different here. There are no cars. There are no straight lines. The streets are narrow, the canals are everywhere, … Read more
I will never forget the first time I went to Venice, my wife in tow. Usually, I do all the planning, and she is ever happy with my choices. Sometimes I make mistakes but we have learned not to let mistakes ruin our trips. Venice was however different from the cities we had visited before. … Read more
Somewhere out in the Venetian lagoon, there’s an island that looks like a box of crayons melted into a fishing village. And about twenty minutes before that, there’s an island where men have been turning molten sand into art for over seven hundred years. Together, Murano and Burano offer something Venice proper cannot: breathing room, … Read more
There is no city on Earth like Venice. Actually, Venice is one of those places you should see at least once before you kick the bucket. But here is the uncomfortable truth. Venice is also one of the easiest cities in the world to have a genuinely disappointing experience in. I have seen it happen … Read more
Venice is a place that exists in defiance of logic, a maze of stone and water that has somehow survived for over a thousand years. The first time you step out of the Santa Lucia train station and see the Grand Canal stretching before you, with its palazzos rising directly from the water and gondolas … Read more
Venice. One of the most iconic cities in the world. You may think you have read and seen everything there is about it. So it’s easy to arrive with a simple plan: see St. Mark’s Square, walk across the Rialto Bridge, take a gondola ride, and move on. But Venice is much more than its … Read more
There is no city on earth quite like Venice. It is a place that exists in a state of perpetual contradiction—both impossibly beautiful and deeply flawed, utterly romantic and frequently exasperating. Some travellers return home with stars in their eyes, already planning their next visit. Others shrug and wonder what all the fuss was about. … Read more
Venice is a city like no other, but that magic comes with a practical challenge: choosing where to stay. With no cars, 400 footbridges, and a maze of canals, your choice of neighborhood can make the difference between dragging suitcases up endless steps or stepping out your door into the perfect postcard scene. My wife … Read more