Famous the world over, the area in and around Piazza San Marco is a concentration of mythical and compelling Venetian monuments that are just impossible to ignore. Get there early, to avoid the crowds!

Byzantine style (St Marks Basilica), flowery Gothic (Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo), Renaissance (San Rocco) and Baroque (Santa Maria della Salute, a masterpiece by Baldassarre Longhena), the Venetian churches unfold all of the magnificent history..

The Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, located in the relatively peaceful district of Dorsoduro, remains one of the main attractions of Venice. At the end of the peninsula, Douane de mer is experiencing a second life thanks to an exhibition of wor..

The main artery and backbone of Venice, the Grand Canal weaves a reverse S shape along 3.8 km. Traveling its course by boat offers the best views of the palaces and churches built specifically shimmer in the water. This walk, that allows for breaks t..

The first Jewish quarter in the history of the West, the Ghetto of Venice - originally its proper name before becoming a common name synonymous with mourning - is a piece of hidden Cannaregio. Although its atmosphere is quite similar to that of the S..

To escape the hustle and bustle of the crowds, nothing can beat a vaporetto trip to discover the lagoon and its radically differing islands and islets... Radically opposing atmospheres await, the serenity of the cemetery at San Michele and the cheerf..