Venice, the city built on water, is probably the most romantic city all over the world. Surely it is the most touristic city in Italy.

There are numerous attractions in Venice, such as St Mark's Basilica, Square and Clock, and the Grand Canal with Rialto Bridge to name a few. But Venice is much more than these famous icons. Venice is history, architecture, religion, deep cultural and food tradition, but also fun and fashion. Take your time to discover all its treasures.

Not to be missed:

Saint Mark’s Square: heart of the city, it is the only “Square” in Venice as all other squares are called “campi”. Here you can find the most famous sights such as Saint Mark’s Basilica with its gold and mosaics , The Doge’ s Palace, which is connected with the Church through the Paper Door , The Clocktower, the column with the winged lion, Venice symbol. In the Square you can enjoy a good coffee at historical cafès such as Caffè Florian or Caffè Quadri or Caffè Lavena, each of which offer an open-air orchestra.

The Fenice Opera House where you can see old and new operas all year long (for major info please see (www.teatrolafenice.it)

Canal Grande with its historical palaces and Rialto Bridge with its jewels’ shops and fish market.

Venice Casinò where you can challenge fortune.

A walking tour along the Zattere to enjoy Venice sunset and view of Giudecca Canal and Madonna della Salute Church

Surroundings:

From Venice you can easily reach many tourist attractions nearby such as:

Venetian Lagoon and Venetian Palladian Villas through Riviera del Brenta, the islands Murano, Burano and Torcello (by boat), Chioggia (1 hour by bus) which is called “the little Venice” and which possess one of the oldest clock in the world (Sant’ Andrea Tower Clock) and other important cities as Padova , Vicenza, Treviso, Verona all of which can be reached by train or by car (please see www.trenitalia.it for connection information)

The Lido di Venezia is also a popular international luxury destination; here you can enjoy the beach and particularly in September it attracts thousands of actors, critics, celebrities and tourists for Venice Film Festival.