Europe holds a collection of cities that make the word "picturesque" feel utterly inadequate. Walking through cobblestone streets where Renaissance masters once lived or gazing at Gothic spires rising ...

Luigi Frizzo was warned that the property he was about to lease could be in a flood zone because of its proximity to the water and rising sea levels in Venice, Italy. It actually sparked his decision ...

The Italian city of Venice, world-famous for its romantic canals, has a smaller, little-known doppelgänger: Chioggia. But although it is only a short distance from the “original”, far fewer visitors ...

St. Mark’s Basilica (above) reflects the apogee of Venetian influence: gilded ornamentation, including equine figures looted from Constantinople in 1204, caused it to be known as the Chiesa d’Oro ...

For most people, Venice is the first destination that pops up when we think of canal cities. Sure, it’s iconic and amazing, but there are plenty of equally beautiful (and, more importantly, quieter) ...

There’s just something about Venice that makes it feel like a place made for love. Maybe it’s the quiet corners you stumble into by accident, or the way the light hits the water in late afternoon.