Bridge of Sighs
Piazza San Marco, Venice
It might be the most romanticised piece of infrastructure in the world, but the Bridge of Sighs was built for an entirely unromantic purpose: shuttling prisoners from the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace to the cells in the New Prison across the canal.
Caffè Florian
57 San Marco, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30124, Italy
Caffè Florian has been serving coffee in Piazza San Marco since December 29, 1720, making it, by its own reckoning, the oldest coffeehouse in continuous operation in the world.
Campanile di San Marco
Piazza San Marco, Venice
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Doge's Palace
1 San Marco, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30124, Italy
For over a thousand years, this was the nerve centre of one of history's most successful republics — a state that lasted longer than the Roman Empire and ran a trading network that stretched from London to China.
Grand Canal
Grand Canal, Venice
Venice's main street is made of water.
Harry's Bar
1323 San Marco, Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, 30124, Italy
The most famous bar in Venice was bankrolled by a drunk American.
Piazza San Marco
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Napoleon called it "the drawing room of Europe," and for once, the little emperor wasn't exaggerating.
Rialto Bridge
Venezia Murano Burano (Venezia Insulare), Venice, Italy
The oldest bridge across the Grand Canal was designed by a man whose surname literally means "of the Bridge.
Santa Maria della Salute
Dorsoduro 1, Venice
This church is a prayer made stone.
St. Mark's Basilica
Piazza San Marco, Venice
This church exists because of one of history's greatest heists.
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