- Top lodging and dining picks for every budget

- All the legendary sights, from the Piazza San Marco to the Grand Canal

- Traditional trattorias, seafood specialists, pizzerias, wine bars, and gelaterie

- Centuries of churches: Renaissance, Gothic, and the Byzantine domes of the Basilica di San Marco

- Side trips to the islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello

- Decadent shopping for Murano glass, Carnevale masks, and jewelry