Seeing Venice from above is always spectacular. The eye skims over the city's rooftops, each different from the other, while the steeples of the city's many churches also rise right up, soaring skywards.It's a vision that also fas…

St Mark’s Square, known as “the drawing room” of Venice, is undoubtedly the main attraction for any tourist coming to the city.Even for a native like me, who has spent over half a century living in Venice, the square still has the…

The Venetian Lagoon divides up into two parts, the Northern and Southern Lagoon. Both areas are dotted with islands, large and small. Many of these islands are now uninhabited and abandoned, but they still offer a strong sense of…