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The Bridge of Sighs: Venice's most romantic (and misunderstood) bridge
The story behind the name, what prisoners actually saw, and the best spots to photograph it.
4 min · 2026-08-08
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Things to do
From St Mark's Basilica to a quiet rowing lesson on a back canal — what's actually worth your time in Venice.
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Doge's Palace: inside the seat of Venetian government
Thirteen centuries of Venetian power, in one building — the council chambers, the armoury, and the Bridge of Sighs.
5 min · 2026-08-21
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Gondola rides: what they actually cost and how to book one properly
Official rates, how to avoid getting overcharged, and whether a gondola ride is actually worth it.
4 min · 2026-04-15
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The Grand Canal: Venice's main street, explained
The S-shaped waterway that every vaporetto rides and every postcard frames — what's along it, and how to see it properly.
5 min · 2026-08-08
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection: modern art on the Grand Canal
One of Europe's best modern art collections, housed in the unfinished palazzo where the heiress actually lived.
4 min · 2026-08-22
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Piazza San Marco: going beyond the postcard
What the square actually contains, how to see it at its best, and why early morning changes everything.
5 min · 2026-08-08
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The Rialto Bridge and market
Venice's oldest Grand Canal crossing, and the market that's fed the city for over 600 years.
4 min · 2026-04-02
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San Giorgio Maggiore: the view Venice doesn't show you first
A five-minute vaporetto ride to a Palladio masterpiece, a bell tower with the best skyline view in the city, and a fraction of the crowd.
4 min · 2026-08-21
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St Mark's Basilica: what to know before you go
Byzantine mosaics, the Pala d'Oro, and the practical details that save you the longest queue in Venice.
5 min · 2026-05-24
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Things to do in Venice: the actual shortlist
Not a list of 100 — the landmarks, experiences and detours that are genuinely worth your limited time, organised by how much time you have.
7 min · 2026-08-21
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Rowing a gondola, standing up: learning voga alla veneta
The standing, forward-facing rowing style unique to Venice — and where to actually try it yourself.
4 min · 2026-08-23
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