Venice is the only city of its kind in the world. It was built on over 100 islands in a lagoon four km’s from the mainland. The entire historic centre is a treasure from both an artistic and architectural point of view.

Venice’s beating heart is St Mark’s square, Europe’s most elegant living room, which is surrounded by works of indisputable mastery and prestige. Among them, a masterpiece of Romanesque-Byzantine architecture, St Mark’s Cathedral, with its five imposing oriental-style domes and gilded oriental mosaics dominates the square.

The Grand Canal is the city’s most important gateway. Almost four hundred meters long, thirty to seventy meters wide, it divides the historic centre into two parts and is crossed by water busses and traditional gondolas. Along its banks you can admire the most beautiful Venetian palaces from the Middle Ages up until the eighteenth century.

The Venetians say that the best way to get to know their unique city is to take any “calle” (narrow street) and walk it with your “nose in the air.” That way you can observe everything in front of you without consulting a map, and without missing a beat; don’t be afraid to get lost, as the enchanting paths will always take you back… to St Mark’s Square!