Venezia (Venice), Veneto. A voyage to Venice, Italy, Europe.

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text-align: center;"></div><div class="copy--body"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJut9yj2SbQMYmo64h8xLYfoN9cg2GWo0Qo_tByq5RvarJChUJFyXl8_4xVKi67Jn2esEsISRrUBoZKnXJI-KUIeJYpnxgTT0aTaDyU5XIWQTHTlPfpWbOc9OSKpyZp5N5BuhFqMEsVb4r/s1600/Venice+55+Italy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJut9yj2SbQMYmo64h8xLYfoN9cg2GWo0Qo_tByq5RvarJChUJFyXl8_4xVKi67Jn2esEsISRrUBoZKnXJI-KUIeJYpnxgTT0aTaDyU5XIWQTHTlPfpWbOc9OSKpyZp5N5BuhFqMEsVb4r/s320/Venice+55+Italy.jpg" width="320" /></a>From the look of it, you'd think <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice">Venice</a> spent all its time primping. Bask in the glory of Grand Canal <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/400359">palaces</a>, but make no mistake: this city's a powerhouse. You may have heard that Venice is an engineering marvel, with <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/400309">marble churches</a> built atop ancient posts driven deep into the <i>barene</i> (mud banks) – but the truth is that this city is built on sheer nerve. Reasonable people might blanch at water approaching their doorsteps and flee at the first sign of <i>acqua alta</i> (high tide). But reason can’t compare to Venetian resolve. Instead of bailing out, Venetians have flooded the world with voluptuous Venetian-red paintings and wines, music, Marco Polo spice-route flavours, and bohemian-chic <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/shopping/400453">fashion</a>. And they’re not done yet.</div><div class="copy--body">With the world’s most artistic masterpieces per square kilometre, you’d think the city would take it easy, maybe rest on its laurels. But Venice refuses to retire from the inspiration business. In narrow <i>calli</i> (alleyways), you’ll glimpse artisans hammering out <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/shopping/400447">shoes</a> crested like lagoon birds, cooks whipping up four-star dishes on single-burner hotplates, and musicians lugging 18th-century cellos to riveting baroque concerts played with punk-rock bravado. As you can see, all those 19th-century Romantics got it wrong.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspwyKIy4qmsHDRVkaAQBZt0jzSWyvcM8pTYXecyEA0VfAtovDII9P-xkJOTJL2rcw6iBEKMb87G2OtXBzlM5gIi_LYz5mE13HGwUs5scCCWFn7JoldHMOJ7gcMRwqDK8B7SJZZ_a5L7Vf/s1600/Venice+56+Italy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjspwyKIy4qmsHDRVkaAQBZt0jzSWyvcM8pTYXecyEA0VfAtovDII9P-xkJOTJL2rcw6iBEKMb87G2OtXBzlM5gIi_LYz5mE13HGwUs5scCCWFn7JoldHMOJ7gcMRwqDK8B7SJZZ_a5L7Vf/s320/Venice+56+Italy.jpg" width="320" /></a>Venice is not destined for genteel decay. Billionaire benefactors and cutting-edge biennales are filling up those ancient <i>palazzi</i> (palaces) with restored masterpieces and eyebrow-raising <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/399959">contemporary art</a> and architecture, and back-alley galleries and artisan showrooms are springing up in their shadows. Your timing couldn’t be better: the people who made walking on water look easy are already well into their next act.</div><div class="copy--body">But don’t go expecting to have the city to yourself. Even in the foot-stomping chill of January, Venice has its admirers. The upside is that you’ll keep fascinating company here. More accessible than ever and surprisingly affordable given its singularity, Venice remains a self-selecting city: it takes a certain imagination to forgo the convenience of cars and highways for slow boats and crooked calli. Sculptors, harpsichordists, sushi chefs and dreamers passing as accountants might end up bumping elbows over heaping plates of <i>risotto di seppie</i> (squid risotto) along scuffed wooden tables in authentic <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/restaurants/399999">osterie</a> (pub-restaurants). Judging by the crowd, you might think the Art Biennale must be happening – but no, that’s just an average Wednesday night in Venice.</div><div class="copy--body"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJylrf6QA8knPAemLqHAzCi7tyxsIbtGRO1KMxT57nPhUuwLoYv9MDpiTAQ12ri4ZR4EPQFnurzBnHnfGQ6Vl9ZM98h3cJb-BqBB-7-5FMFAQas7klmDUmcXthUrWz2ch0X97lZGYUL_7C/s1600/Venice+50+3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJylrf6QA8knPAemLqHAzCi7tyxsIbtGRO1KMxT57nPhUuwLoYv9MDpiTAQ12ri4ZR4EPQFnurzBnHnfGQ6Vl9ZM98h3cJb-BqBB-7-5FMFAQas7klmDUmcXthUrWz2ch0X97lZGYUL_7C/s400/Venice+50+3.jpg" width="400" /></a>Venice is best when caught between acts, after the day trippers rush off to beat afternoon traffic, and before cruise ships dump dazed newcomers off in Piazza San Marco with three hours to see all of Venice before lunch. Those visitors may never get to see Venice in its precious downtime, when gondoliers warm up their vocal chords with scorching espresso on their way to work, and mosaic artisans converge at the bar for tesserae shoptalk over a spritz (<i>prosecco</i>-based drink).<b> </b><br /><b> </b><a class="js-nav-item nav__item nav__item--secondary" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/places">Places</a>  <a class="js-nav-item nav__item nav__item--secondary" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/things-to-do">Things To Do</a>  <a class="js-nav-item nav__item nav__item--secondary" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/hotels">Hotels</a>  <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/practical-information/health">Need to know</a>  <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips and Articles</a>  <br /><b> </b><b><a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice">Show in Lonely Planet</a></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHiK2QLXZMtSCO8UcddylY4cXxZd1ldWHnZXWbYwyICGoIjOVO2yDbHDa0uAlSXe4H0h2D9tEyYYzwd2f8OgsFmA2_33IOSiuuMozC4EknfJWh1YKHXhuBGQTVt9ZBUDd8uoW0h6izLMq/s1600/Venice+50+15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHiK2QLXZMtSCO8UcddylY4cXxZd1ldWHnZXWbYwyICGoIjOVO2yDbHDa0uAlSXe4H0h2D9tEyYYzwd2f8OgsFmA2_33IOSiuuMozC4EknfJWh1YKHXhuBGQTVt9ZBUDd8uoW0h6izLMq/s1600/Venice+50+15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEischoBFGVw961Upuhsq_jIjFQ5fuCUYpb-Criu21gyehkrq_26uVZ0KsJNFG8EC8GHsf-qZt-peMGd5IykzBCAc9CKFbPNrqVS1TNmgRduzGKh8WbSCPRCkPI9dKB6jHDBva0-W4-cqnlV/s1600/Venice+66+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEischoBFGVw961Upuhsq_jIjFQ5fuCUYpb-Criu21gyehkrq_26uVZ0KsJNFG8EC8GHsf-qZt-peMGd5IykzBCAc9CKFbPNrqVS1TNmgRduzGKh8WbSCPRCkPI9dKB6jHDBva0-W4-cqnlV/s640/Venice+66+Italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrSyV7JMT8kcvIxi2YfTkBEs7wLqTyyDq3IqZC2n5yRUGwA-vkI2G07BApcRAjKEdCEYM9lG6OQtnDKaT6CPozdkjba8jB0onhYomh-Q0KsujbHIP-wrL6fho-hIjzyD_zIGCWG5bg8Qg/s1600/Venice+82+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrSyV7JMT8kcvIxi2YfTkBEs7wLqTyyDq3IqZC2n5yRUGwA-vkI2G07BApcRAjKEdCEYM9lG6OQtnDKaT6CPozdkjba8jB0onhYomh-Q0KsujbHIP-wrL6fho-hIjzyD_zIGCWG5bg8Qg/s640/Venice+82+Italy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div></div><div class="copy--body"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9h9LcuvzDOhJsoqxBUnau3DcvwVG-johd7VKOcStbH82-kzRqHZPfFIEnAsZtLmhuwAqaN27X5ECBxynOu9zCaHfAmv5ejvSjxHRh_A4BspVg2xHAvf6BVTIW7E9Z7FkdPihHuW-NOZ36/s1600/Venice+60+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div></div>

Venezia (Venice), Veneto. A voyage to Venice, Italy, Europe.

From the look of it, you'd think Venice spent all its time primping. Bask in the glory of Grand Canal palaces , but make no mistake: th...

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Venice ( Venezia ). A voyage to Venice, Italy, Europe - Piazza San Marco, carnival, marble churches, palaces...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MjlmdVAnNFISnviDw8xbiAlbk2E5aAQtXZSdDCU5fKsFQbWb1BSm3E4RAIuSkzprD7ylrwXcHDewou9nQFY6PS-A3G1gZv-RlNhF1a1ho0s6HNqSRKuuo1_Bj3TLatGew8W6t9w-PHX5/s1600/Venice+50+Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MjlmdVAnNFISnviDw8xbiAlbk2E5aAQtXZSdDCU5fKsFQbWb1BSm3E4RAIuSkzprD7ylrwXcHDewou9nQFY6PS-A3G1gZv-RlNhF1a1ho0s6HNqSRKuuo1_Bj3TLatGew8W6t9w-PHX5/s640/Venice+50+Italy.jpg" width="640" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNyTDga6eYM/TyrWkB_HDuI/AAAAAAAABrU/fl-DJwZ5H9s/s1600/Venice+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNyTDga6eYM/TyrWkB_HDuI/AAAAAAAABrU/fl-DJwZ5H9s/s640/Venice+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7aIzqbjul0/UeeLtaTIkpI/AAAAAAAAqZU/QFff12a55XA/s1600/Venezia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i7aIzqbjul0/UeeLtaTIkpI/AAAAAAAAqZU/QFff12a55XA/s640/Venezia.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div>                                                                                               <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0WaEiL2maA/TyrWqxpkQqI/AAAAAAAABrs/ZpDqrGBFFzE/s1600/Venice+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_0WaEiL2maA/TyrWqxpkQqI/AAAAAAAABrs/ZpDqrGBFFzE/s200/Venice+7.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vpvd3wKkw4E/TyrWovR5jmI/AAAAAAAABrk/16HsMV5HDY8/s1600/Venice+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vpvd3wKkw4E/TyrWovR5jmI/AAAAAAAABrk/16HsMV5HDY8/s320/Venice+6.jpg" width="320" /></a>From the look of it, you'd think Venice spent all its time primping. Bask in the glory of Grand Canal <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/400359">palaces</a>, but make no mistake: this city's a powerhouse. You may have heard that Venice is an engineering marvel, with <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/400309">marble churches</a> built atop ancient posts driven deep into the <i>barene</i> (mud banks) – but the truth is that this city is built on sheer nerve. Reasonable people might blanch at water approaching their doorsteps and flee at the first sign of <i>acqua alta</i> (high tide). But reason can’t compare to Venetian resolve. Instead of bailing out, Venetians have flooded the world with voluptuous Venetian-red paintings and wines, music, Marco Polo spice-route flavours, and bohemian-chic <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/shopping/400453">fashion</a>. And they’re not done yet.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"><br /><a name="more"></a><br /></div></div></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxzKMckn8_A/TyrXwSpua2I/AAAAAAAABr8/oUQjigCKrTE/s1600/venise+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxzKMckn8_A/TyrXwSpua2I/AAAAAAAABr8/oUQjigCKrTE/s320/venise+9.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TOW3dyxfKvQ/TyrWfmOWDSI/AAAAAAAABrE/e7Y5dvGGpVw/s1600/Venice+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TOW3dyxfKvQ/TyrWfmOWDSI/AAAAAAAABrE/e7Y5dvGGpVw/s320/Venice+2.jpg" width="214" /></a>With the world’s most artistic masterpieces per square kilometre, you’d think the city would take it easy, maybe rest on its laurels. But Venice refuses to retire from the inspiration business. In narrow <i>calli</i> (alleyways), you’ll glimpse artisans hammering out <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/shopping/400447">shoes</a> crested like lagoon birds, cooks whipping up four-star dishes on single-burner hotplates, and musicians lugging 18th-century cellos to riveting baroque concerts played with punk-rock bravado. As you can see, all those 19th-century Romantics got it wrong. Venice is not destined for genteel decay. Billionaire benefactors and cutting-edge biennales are filling up those ancient <i>palazzi</i> (palaces) with restored masterpieces and eyebrow-raising <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/sights/399959">contemporary art</a> and architecture, and back-alley galleries and artisan showrooms are springing up in their shadows. Your timing couldn’t be better: the people who made walking on water look easy are already well into their next act.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText"></span></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hFwHnKoWssw/TyrWhpl8WwI/AAAAAAAABrM/eHVoLPKyuQ8/s1600/Venice+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hFwHnKoWssw/TyrWhpl8WwI/AAAAAAAABrM/eHVoLPKyuQ8/s200/Venice+3.jpg" width="200" /></a>But don’t go expecting to have the city to yourself. Even in the foot-stomping chill of January, Venice has its admirers. The upside is that you’ll keep fascinating company here. More accessible than ever and surprisingly affordable given its singularity, Venice remains a self-selecting city: it takes a certain imagination to forgo the convenience of cars and highways for slow boats and crooked calli. Sculptors, harpsichordists, sushi chefs and dreamers passing as accountants might end up bumping elbows over heaping plates of <i>risotto di seppie</i> (squid risotto) along scuffed wooden tables in authentic <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/restaurants/399999">osterie</a> (pub-restaurants). Judging by the crowd, you might think the Art Biennale must be happening – but no, that’s just an average Wednesday night in Venice.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wzNvKVkbUoc/TyrWdR5gk0I/AAAAAAAABq8/v_uq6bugf4A/s1600/Venice+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wzNvKVkbUoc/TyrWdR5gk0I/AAAAAAAABq8/v_uq6bugf4A/s320/Venice+1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Venice is best when caught between acts, after the day trippers rush off to beat afternoon traffic, and before cruise ships dump dazed newcomers off in Piazza San Marco with three hours to see all of Venice before lunch. Those visitors may never get to see Venice in its precious downtime, when gondoliers warm up their vocal chords with scorching espresso on their way to work, and mosaic artisans converge at the bar for tesserae shoptalk over a spritz (<i>prosecco</i>-based drink).<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><b></b><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71I-kAZUGrg/TyrXzv6DF6I/AAAAAAAABsE/cV6e8lkTCb8/s1600/Venice+10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71I-kAZUGrg/TyrXzv6DF6I/AAAAAAAABsE/cV6e8lkTCb8/s400/Venice+10.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><h3 class="themeHeading"> More about Venice</h3><ul><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/weather">When to go & weather <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/practical-information/money-costs">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy/venice/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips & articles <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=413">Hotels</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading"> Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=venice%5E2+or+Italy">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=413">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIDtSQAEhTf8HTl6kptR7NYEUwbuDt8sUZdmnCLKOZGstkIxeRmbfipr5b4TRXxLsFsdxw4oYybR8khMOhCzRgAB7Cq5ldiCf6WJl4Rmmcjn21Axb3pjwTm4iIcD6CxwvJIoZErBzaFR5/s1600/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIDtSQAEhTf8HTl6kptR7NYEUwbuDt8sUZdmnCLKOZGstkIxeRmbfipr5b4TRXxLsFsdxw4oYybR8khMOhCzRgAB7Cq5ldiCf6WJl4Rmmcjn21Axb3pjwTm4iIcD6CxwvJIoZErBzaFR5/s640/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3c0f/0/0/%2a/b;44306;0-0;0;56529921;33734-479/303;0/0/0;;%7Eokv=;ctt=europe;cnty=italy;dest=venice;tnm=overview;tnm=sponsor-large;rsi=J08781_10159;rsi=J08781_10291;rsi=J08781_10287;rsi=J08781_10052;rsi=J08781_10205;%7Esscs=%3f" target="_top"><img alt="Click here to find out more!" border="0" src="http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/817-grey.gif" /></a></div></div>

Venice ( Venezia ). A voyage to Venice, Italy, Europe - Piazza San Marco, carnival, marble churches, palaces...

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