Venice is a simply unique architectural jewel set among the treasures of the lagoon and those of the Veneto region of Italy.
It is a city with the most extraordinary history and artistic and cultural heritage.
Home to the Doges, the Maritime Republic of the “Serenissima”, and a harmonious fusion of unmistakeable styles that include Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical… this city has at all times attracted artists, literati, humanists and thinkers from all over the world, as it continues to do. A heterogeneous group of humanity yearning to enter what Napoleon called the “world’s most beautiful sitting room”.
Venice envelopes the visitor with its exclusive, dreamlike atmosphere as he or she sets about the delightful task of discovering its wonders such as St. Mark’s Square and the Basilica, the Grand Canal, all the smaller canals, the bridges the narrow streets or “calli”, the small squares or “campielli… and the sumptuous and elegant palazzi that seem to float on the city’s brackish green waters.
The traveller can indulge in such unforgettable pursuits as strolling under the evening lights of St. Mark’s Square, sipping an aperitif to the sound of a string orchestra, wandering through the labyrinth of streets or pausing to lean over a canal bridge to watch a gondola pass below, while rushing to catch the last ferry boat ride.
The visitor can feel the bow spray through closed eyes while heading for Burano and soak in the magic of the arrayed houses of Murano.
Venice is a “window to the world” par excellence for art and great events. To mention but a few there is the International Biennale of modern art, the major exhibitions, the carnival in February and the Venice Film Festival in September that attracts stars from all over the world.
Venice is all of these things and much more.
Make the decision to discover its charms and you will remain touched for life.
There is no doubt that at the end of your stay you will feel you are leaving a part of yourself behind and you will promise yourself to return one day.
