Venice | Veneto

What more can be written about Venice, a city that defies superlatives, other than this: for all her crowds, this is still a destination that bleeds magic and elicits sighs of utter appreciation as a matter of course. And the fact is, a brief walk away from the chatter of St Mark’s Square still yields narrow alleys and canalside ambles that immediately refresh the soul. To avoid crowds, visit outside of summer and the Carnival season.