The city’s outer islands offer beaches, shimmering ocean vistas, a fishing village and the rhythms of ancient Italian life.

Travel expert Rick Steves recommends many Italian destinations, and one way to avoid Venice crowds is by heading to a small ...

I'm not saying you shouldn't go to Venice, but you have to be a bit strategic about it-both for the city's sake and your own. (Feeling like a sardine crammed into a narrow calle blocked by tour groups ...

Featuring winding canals, Art Nouveau architecture and colourful tapered boats, this city has its own unique attractions to offer tourists looking for an alternative to Venice ...

A good chunk of Venice's attractions ... Visitors today can climb it for spectacular views of the Venetian lagoon and Lido Island. If you walk past the buildings and follow the crowds of pigeons ...

Join the Monaco Smart Marina competition to design sustainable architecture for Certosa Island, Venice. Submit by August 20, ...

Wander around the Rialto market and its many fruit and vegetable stalls, and fishmonger stands. Watch out for the supersize ...

This is Venice, after all ... Nine-tenths of the Lagoon is less than 2m deep – some parts are barely 60cm in depth – which is why antique Venetian boats were designed with flat-bottomed ...

This Venetian four-star is conveniently placed on oh-so-central Riva lagoon-side promenade, though at the quieter end, and handily close to the Arsenale and Giardini if you’re here for the Biennale.

The opening weekend of Carnival in Venice culminated with a water procession along the Grand Canal that finished in front of the Rialto Bridge with a flourish of colorful streamers and confetti — all ...