Feb 16, 2025 · Start in the Basilica di San Marco, the Byzantine basilica that glitters with golden mosaics inside.Then move on to the Campanile, where elevators whisk you up 98.6m (323ft) …

Mar 14, 2015 · Basilica di San Marco. Venice. With a profusion of domes and more than 8000 sq metres of luminous mosaics, Venice's cathedral is unforgettable. It was founded in the 9th …

Feb 22, 2025 · It’s not a big deal – you can always get around, it lasts under an hour, and for tourists, it’s more beautiful than annoying – but if you want to check levels before heading over …

Musée d’Unterlinden. 0.4 MILES. Gathered around a Gothic-style Dominican cloister, this revamped museum hides a prized medieval stone statue collection, late-15th-century prints by…

Feb 20, 2025 · From festivals like Carnevale to the quieter winter months, we suggest when is best for you to visit the storied city of Venice. The Venice Carnevale is one of those must-do …

Apr 25, 2024 · Speaking to the Guardian today, Secchi said: “You can’t impose an entrance fee to a city; all they’re doing is transforming it into a theme park. This is a bad image for Venice." …

After losing her father on the Titanic, heiress Peggy Guggenheim became one of the great collectors of the 20th century. Her palatial canalside home, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, …

Venice’s main market has been whetting appetites for seven centuries, with fruit and vegetable stands abutting the rather more pungent Pescaria.To see it at its best, arrive in the morning …

Oct 6, 2020 · This weekend, Venice took the first step in preventing the high tide from flooding the city centre by deploying its new sea dams in an unofficial test drive –…

Basilica di San Marco. 0.52 MILES. With a profusion of domes and more than 8000 sq metres of luminous mosaics, Venice's cathedral is unforgettable. It was founded in the 9th century to…