Venice, known as La Serenissima or the Most Serene, has been enchanting travelers for centuries. Decaying buildings never looked more romantic than they do here, where the muted tones of centuries-old palazzi are mirrored in this city’s labyrinth of canals. Glide along the Grand Canal in a gondola, climb to the top of St. Mark’s. Venice is extraordinary and magical. Its existence defies logic, but underneath its otherworldly beauty and sometimes-stifling tourism, Venice is a living, breathing, singular city that seems almost too exquisite to be genuine, too fragile to survive the never-ending stream of visitors who have been making the pilgrimage here for 1,500 years.







