Around the end of January and the beginning of February the city is awaking from its winter hibernation.For the streets and squares it's a lively, colourful, noisy awakening, attracting a diverse crowd of people.It's the Carnival…

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…

The ancient Jewish quarter of Venice was named after the old foundry (getto) that once stood here. This was the first ghetto ever created, and Jews were forced to live here from 1516 until the 1800s. Now, the large central campo i…