Venice - one of the world's most beautiful and most romantic towns - is a must see! Venice is situated about four kilometres from the mainland, on 117 islands of the Venetian Lagoon, with an intricate network of more than 150 canals and 400 bridges.

Locals and tourists frequent rowing boats, waterbuses and the famous romantic gondolas instead of cars. One of the main attractions for tourists is to sail on the Grand Canal and see the famous Rialto Bridge. The whole city is a famous architectural work of art where you can view work by some of the best artists in the world, such as Giorgione, Canaletto and Tintoretto

Venice top sights: - Piazza San Marco, Basilica di San Marco, Venice Waterfront, St. Mark's Basin, Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, Rialto Food Markets, Venetian Ghetto, Canali, Campi, and Calli, Churches,- Shopping Streets, Islands of the Lagoon - Burano and Murano with their world famous glass-makers ...

Venice is a great place for shopping; local souvenirs include carnival masks made from terracotta or pottery and traditional Murano glass made on the island of Murano. Techniques have remained unchanged for centuries. You can pick up a ‘La murrina’ which is a pendant made from the coloured glass, a vase or a Venini lamp. There are plenty of fashion boutiques with Mercerie the main shopping district to find designer names. The streets here are narrow and winding and you can find designer clothes, leather goods, glassware and linens. The island of Burano’s traditional occupation is lace making and here you can purchase anything from doilies and table linens to a wedding dress. Another favourite is a Venetian sweet known as ‘zaeti’ that can be purchased from the many cake shops in Venice.

Art-lovers will find a welcome break from the mixture of traditionally hugely ornate and Byzantine style of Venetian heritage, in the famous Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

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