This little island may be Venice's best-kept secret - well, until now
About 30 million tourists descend on the world's most famous aquatic city each year. Here's how to escape them.
About 30 million tourists descend on the world's most famous aquatic city each year. Here's how to escape them.
If you're visiting the world's greatest floating city, you may as well float through in incredible luxury.
If you're after the ultimate, intimate sail through centuries of culture, a Venice river cruise provides a glorious unfolding of art and architecture.
Many cities can claim the title 'Europe's other Venice'. And you can reach them all on an outstanding train journey.
There's more to Venice than the Grand Canal and gondolas.
Padua is an odd mix of gritty and pretty, but it has three absolutely stellar attractions.
Winter isn't exactly peak season for tourism in Venice—it's cold, deserted and often rainy—but that's exactly why you should go.
So what is it like to be an artisan oarmaker in Venice? Now you can find out first hand.
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There is no other city quite like Venice. In summer, its alleyways sink under the weight of tourists. In winter, it sinks under the weight of water; either way, this canal city is a spectacle. No trip is complete without getting lost for hours in its meandering laneways, being serenaded by a gondolier, gawping at St Mark's Square, or slurping risotto di seppie by the Grand Canal.