Attraction Highlights
The singular beauty of Venice, the uniqueness of a canal city without cars, is enough to warrant a trip. Then add the splendor of San Marco, the Gothic richness of the Ducal Palace, the Palladian churches, the museums and scuolas with their Bellinis, Carpaccios, Titians, Tintorettos, and Tiepolos, and you'll find there is never enough time to see it all.For excursions, there are the lagoon islands, each a small Venice. Especially lovely is Torcello, with its farms and ancient Byzantine church. Every amateur of Italian villas should consider a leisurely boat trip past the palazzi on the Brenta Riviera. The famous Lido is a short vaporetto ride away, though you may want to save your swimming for the highest tide.