Venice
Imagine the audacity of building a city of marble palaces on a lagoon – and that was only the start.
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- Attraction in VeniceBasilica di Santa Maria della Salute
- Attraction in VeniceCa' Rezzonico
- Attraction in VeniceGallerie dell'Accademia
- Attraction in San Polo & Santa CroceI Frari
- Attraction in VeniceMuseo Correr
- Attraction in VenicePalazzo Ducale
- Attraction in San Polo & Santa CrocePalazzo Mocenigo
- Attraction in VenicePeggy Guggenheim Collection
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Venice and beyond
- destinationSan Polo & Santa Croce
- destinationMurano, Burano & the Northern Islands
