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Things to see in Veneto

Every monument worth the detour in Veneto, city by city.

All the monuments, city by city

The landmarks and masterpieces worth planning a day around.

Grand Canal, ItalyVeniceGrand CanalVenice's main street of water, palace facades, vaporetto Line 1, reverse-S sweepThe Grand Canal traces what was likely once a branch of the Brenta River, and it became Venice's central artery once the doge's seat moved to the Rialto area in the early ninth century. Its reverse-S curve runs about 3.8 kilometers from the railway station to St. Mark's Basin, lined by more than 170 palazzi built mostly between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries as Venice's noble families competed to outbuild one another along its banks: Ca' d'Oro's Gothic lace facade and Ca' Foscari among the best known. For nearly a thousand years the Rialto Bridge was the only fixed crossing, and even now just four bridges span it, so most Venetians still cross by traghetto or simply walk to the nearest one. Mechanized public transport (the vaporetto) has run its length since 1881, though routes and fares always need checking on the day, since Venice adjusts them often.Plan the visit

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