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When to Go

One thing Venice has in common with much of Italy: spring and fall are the best times to visit. Summers...

Top 5 Reasons to Go to Venice

Basilica di San Marco: Whether its opulence seduces you or overwhelms you, it's a sight to be seen...

Great Itineraries

There are enough interesting things to see and do in Venice alone (not to mention the surrounding region)...

Venice with Kids

Dining in Venice can present some obstacles if you're traveling with children. Most notable is the fish...

Venice Through the Ages

Venice was founded in the 5th century when the Veneti, inhabitants of the mainland region roughly corresponding...

The World's Most Elegant Taxi

More than winged lions or Carnevale masks, gondolas have become the symbol of Venice, re-created en masse...

How to Live Like a Doge

It wasn't easy being the doge. Called the Serenissimo ("Most Serene"), Venice's head of state led a life...

Odes to Venice

Since the early 19th century, Venice has been a stop on every sensitive scribe's Grand Tour, and the...

Navigating the Venetian Menu

The seafood piled high at the Rialto pescheria (fish market) comes from local waters and carries names...

The Biennale, an Arts Feast

A Venice institution, the Biennale (as the name suggests) started as an art festival held every two years...

What Mardi Gras is to New Orleans and Carnaval to Rio, Carnevale is to Venice. For the 12 days leading...

A Day at the Races

Venice's most distinctive spectator sports, fittingly enough, take place on the water. The city conducts...

Venetian Masks Revealed

In the time of the Republic, the mask trade was vibrant -- Venetians wore masks all year to go about...

A Well-Woven Tradition

The craft of weaving brocades, damasks, and velvets is still very much alive in Venice, with top manufacturers...

According to Venetians, Marco Polo imported from China a dessert called panna in ghiaccio (literally...

Venetians have always loved pastry, not so much as dessert at the end of a meal, but rather as something...

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