Venice is a truely unique city, built in a lagoon with canals instead of roads and a labyrinth of alleyways to explore. The great Venetian Republic made the city rich and prosperous allowing its residents to build a dazzling array of churches and palaces which stand to this day as museums, hotels and private houses.

Gondola in the canals of Venice

Venice Grand Canal and gondola

Venice Grand Canal and gondola

Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice

Venice canals and gondola

Grand Canal, Vaporetto ferries and Dorsoduro, Venice