To really discover Venice, you need to get lost.
Don’t worry, it’s not hard. The city is built across an archipelago of 118 islands, most of them linked by narrow canals, centuries-old bridges and the vaporetto, or ferries, that zigzag across the lagoon and waterways carrying passengers to the city’s farthest reaches. Turn any corner on foot and you’re likely to end up at a bridge, a square or a dead end. In many of these ancient streets, GPS doesn’t work, and maps are often indecipherable.
Venice was once the richest and most powerful city in the world, and its architecture is achingly beautiful, made more poignant by its
