One local company, Venice by Tour Boat, offers a four-hour tour of Venice's lagoon, which includes a stop on the island for a leisurely stroll on its sandy shores and a cool dip in the brackish water.

For a deeper understanding of the ghetto's history, book a walking tour; some of the best Venice tours include stops here. Several water bus lines stop near the neighborhood, but you can also ...

Sunset on the lagoon. Venice is everyone's dream city. —Gillian Price What to see at the Venice Biennale this year What to see at the Venice Biennale this year ...

Petros is usually sighted between Little Venice all along the waterfront up to Paralia Choras Mikonou, or the town's small northside beach. According to local legend, a group of migrating pelicans ...

But despite this, Venice never loses its capacity to enchant: stepping out of the station to be greeted by a glittering canal with the dome of San Simeon Piccolo beyond remains heart-stopping ...